The 25 best dog movies of all time!
- from Claudia Weise
- Updated: January 6, 2025
You want to see your favorite animal not only next to you, but also on TV? Then you've come to the right place. The 25 best dog movies from animation to adventure to romantic comedy can be found here:
Hachiko - A wonderful friendship
A music professor named Ueno (Richard Gere) finds an abandoned puppy and takes it in. The beginning of a moving friendship. A true story from Japan filmed by America.
Isle of Dogs: Atari's journey
A boy is in search of his beloved dog. During his odyssey he lands on an island full of dogs. Famous names like Edward Norton and Bill Murray lend their voices to the animated film set in Japan.
Wallace & Gromit - On the hunt for the giant rabbit
Wallace and his four-legged companion Gromit are on the chase. A monstrous giant rabbit devastates the gardens in their hometown. The film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Red Dog
This is also a true story. The legendary Red Dog is on a search for his long-lost master. While it goes across the Australian outback, his fur takes on a red color due to the dust.
Cap and Capper
Cap the fox and Capper the hunting dog have been friends since childhood. When Capper is trained by his humans to hunt, Cap is naturally on his bag list. Will friendship or human compulsion win?
Antarctica - Trapped in the ice
Three men are in Antarctica on a research trip. After they get into an emergency situation, they leave the sled dogs behind. The film shows the struggle for survival of the eight huskies in the ice, based on a true story.
Lady and the Tramp
One of the first animated films about dogs by Walt Disney. The spoiled and conceited dog lady Susi spends an unforgettable day with the naughty street dog Scamp.
101 Dalmatians
The evil fashion designer Cruella De Vil kidnaps the Dalmatians. She plans to make a coat out of their spotted fur. The families and friends of the Dalmatians do everything possible to save them.
My dog Skip
The film is set in Mississippi in the 1940s. Little Willie is a lonely boy. When he gets the dog puppy Skip as a gift from his mother, an inseparable friendship begins.
Marley & Me
Journalist couple John (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Jennifer Aniston) want to take the next step in their marriage and get a Labrador puppy. With Marley they have so some eventful moments.
Balto
Balto lives as a lonely stray in Alaska and is half dog, half wolf. But he doesn't really belong to either. After a plague breaks out in his hometown, he sets out to get help. Once again, a true story!
Baily - A friend for life
Golden retriever puppy Bailey grows up together with Ethan. After his death, however, he does not end up in dog heaven, but is always reborn. So you see him in different dog bodies and breeds, until he ends up with Ethan again.
Frankenweenie (2012)
Tim Burton shows us here "Frankenstein's monster" in dog form. Little Viktor Frankenstein manages to bring his dead dog back to life. Frankenweenie received numerous awards in the animation category.
The incredible journey
Shadow the golden retriever, Chance the American bulldog and Sassy the cat break out of a farm. Not knowing that their family is only on vacation, they try to get home on their own. A journey across America begins.
Bolt - A dog for all occasions
TV star Bolt is a true superhero in his series. However, he really believes he is one. So he also plays the hero in real life and is cocky.
Call of the wild
The film is an adaptation of Jack London's novel "The Call of the Wild" and tells the story of a pet dog named Buck, who is taken from his loving home in California to the Yukon in Alaska. During the gold rush of the 1890s, he has to make his way as a member of a postal dog sled team until he meets the loner Thornton. The journey with him through thick and thin changes both Buck and Thornton and becomes their true destiny.
Wolf's Blood (1991)
The dog-wolf mongrel is raised by Indians in Alaska. He then joins two young men and goes on a gold hunt with them. The animal film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name with magnificent nature shots.
Lassie (2005)
The impoverished family of Lassie, a collie dog, must sell her to a duke in order to survive. But Lassie leaves no stone unturned to get back to her family.
Oliver & Company (1988)
The street kitten Oliver joins the dog Dodger and his gang. Quickly his life changes among the dogs.
Pets
The terrier Max lives spoiled and sheltered in Manhattan. But soon the quiet life is over. His new roommate, the mongrel Duke, brings quite a stir into his life.
Benji
Two boys befriend a street dog named Benji. After both are kidnapped by burglars, Benji sets out to rescue them.
Dog Days
Through their dogs, a group of different people get to know each other. Their lives change a lot through these acquaintances.
Scott & Huutsch
One of Tom Hanks' first films. As detective Scott Turner he tries to solve a murder case. The giant slobbering mastiff Hooch des Ofers helps him.
Woman with dog seeks... Man with heart
The newly divorced Sarah is again looking for a man. To trick fate, she borrows a Newfoundland dog, which changes her life completely.
A dog named Beethoven
A mean veterinarian conducts experiments on animals. When his animal catchers hunt down a St. Bernard puppy, it manages to escape to the home of its new family.
If you are an absolute dog fan, you should watch these movies. You'll be blown away! I've already watched them all with my pug on the couch 🙂 .
I'm editor-in-chief at Hundeo and when it comes to dogs, my heart beats faster. My goal is to publish the best dog guides on the web. There is a lot of passion in every article and I welcome any feedback to constantly improve our content.
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