What are the best movies featuring animals?
There were plenty too choose from and animal and pet movies are fun for the whole family, including your four-legged friends. With our top recommendations, you’re sure to have a few experiences, learn some valuable lessons, and discover a lot to enjoy.
In terms of polling ‘ The Lion King’ did not make the cut. So what did not make it…101 Dalmations, The Witches, War Horse, Free Willy, Max, Lady and the Tramp, Marley & Me, We Bought A Zoo, Kung Fu Panda, Life of Pi, Ratatouille, Turner & Hooch.
1. Babe (1995)
U | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family 6.8 Rate 83 Metascore
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs on a rural English farm, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.
Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 123,007 | Gross: $66.60M
2. Mousehunt (1997)
PG | 98 min | Comedy 6.5 Rate 54 Metascore
Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.
Stars: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis, Maury Chaykin
Votes: 55,733 | Gross: $61.92M
3. Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009)
U | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Family 8.1 Rate
A college professor bonds with an abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Stars: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer
Votes: 273,973
4. Iron Will (1994)
U | 108 min | Adventure, Family 6.6 Rate 56 Metascore
A brave young man is thrust into adulthood as he and his courageous team of sled dogs embark on a grueling and treacherous cross-country marathon.
Stars: Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers, August Schellenberg
Votes: 8,430 | Gross: $21.01M
5. The Black Stallion (1979)
A | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Sport 7.4 Rate 84 Metascore
After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.
Stars: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse
Votes: 12,621
6. Snakes on a Plane (2006)
15 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Crime 5.4 Rate 58 Metascore
An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly venomous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss.
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips, Rachel Blanchard
Votes: 137,676 | Gross: $34.02M
7. Jaws (1975)
A | 124 min | Adventure, Thriller 8 Rate 87 Metascore
When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it’s up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 574,450 | Gross: $260.00M
8. Run Wild, Run Free (1969)
U | 100 min | Drama, Family 6.4 Rate
Philip Ransome, a boy from the west of England about ten-years-old, has been mute since age three and spends his days roaming the moors alone. His parents despair of a cure.
Stars: John Mills, Gordon Jackson, Sylvia Syms, Mark Lester
Votes: 457
9. Firehouse Dog (2007)
PG | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Family 5.5 Rate 43 Metascore
Rexxx, Hollywood’s top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.
Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Bree Turner, Bill Nunn
Votes: 5,897 | Gross: $13.92M
10. Marmaduke (2010)
U | 99 min | Comedy, Family 4.3 Rate 30 Metascore
A suburban family moves to a new neighborhood with their large, yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way.
Stars: Owen Wilson, Judy Greer, Lee Pace, Emma Stone
Votes: 15,331 | Gross: $33.64M
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