Top 10 movies starring animals

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