A tear-jerking adaptation of the Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari (1987), in which Richard Gere (Parker Wilson) gains the unwavering trust, loyalty and affection of Hachi, a Japanese Akita dog. When Wilson dies – oops, spoiler – Hachi continues to wait by the train station for his beloved owner.

Hachi waits, and waits. And the audience weeps, and weeps, and when the credits roll they google how much Akita puppies cost.

Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009) is unique as it’s the only film in the coveted IMDb top 250 with a major American film star that did not get a US theatrical release. Instead, it found its home on the Hallmark channel. But not before raking in over $45m in foreign box office. Beige people went absolutely wild for this film. With box office like that they’d be crazy not to green-light a sequel. Hachi Waits Even More.