Must Love Dogs is a 2005 English-language Comedy Romance movie written by Claire Cook and Gary David Goldberg. The movie is directed by Gary David Goldberg and produced by Gary David Goldberg, Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd under the banner of Team Todd in collaboration with Ubu Productions. A forty-something preschool teacher looks to the personals for a change of pace and a relationship, with hilarious results. Must love dogs features Diane Lane, John Cusack, Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Perkins, Stockard Channing, Christopher Plummer and Rose Davidson. The motion picture is based on Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook. The music was composed by Craig Armstrong. Cinematography was done by John Bailey and editing by Roger Bondelli and Eric A. Sears. The film has a running time of 98 minutes. It was released on 18th August 2005. The Film was successful at box office. Must Love Dogs was made on a budget of $30 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $58 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures.