Pups Alone

Pups Alone (2021) is a family Christmas comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Inventor Robert lands a job at a pet-gadget company and moves into a tech-filled new house with his teenage daughter and their border collie Charlie right before the holidays. While the family is away, two bumbling burglars decide the place is an easy target.

The ones standing guard, though, are not people but the neighbourhood dogs. Charlie and a feisty collie named Gidget dig up Robert's inventions and turn the house into a Home Alone-style obstacle course, run entirely on paws and noses. A side plot follows a scheming careerist neighbour and his bullying bulldog getting between two lonely single parents.

The real draw is the voice cast: the dogs are played by Jerry O'Connell, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Rob Schneider, Danny Trejo, Malcolm McDowell and even Dolph Lundgren. No lofty ambitions here, just a warm, silly slice of holiday fun for kids and parents alike. Stream Pups Alone (2021) online on iFILM.