The 25 best dog movies of all time!
- from Claudia Weise
- Updated: February 7, 2024
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:
1. 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.
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IMDB Rating | 8,1 |
Year of publication | 2009 |
Genre | Drama, Family |
Duration | 1h 33min |
Dog main roll | Hachiko, Akita |
2. 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.
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IMDB Rating | 7,9 |
Year of publication | 2018 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
Duration | 1h 41min |
Dog main roll | - |
3. wallace & gromit - chasing 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.
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IMDB Rating | 7,5 |
Year of publication | 2005 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
Duration | 1h 25min |
Dog main roll | - |
4. red dog (2011)
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.
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IMDB Rating | 7,4 |
Year of publication | 2011 |
Genre | Biography, Comedy, Drama |
Duration | 1h 32min |
Dog main roll | Red Dog, mixed breed dog (Kelpie x Cattle Dog) |
5. cap and caper
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?
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IMDB Rating | 7,3 |
Year of publication | 1981 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Drama |
Duration | 1h 23min |
Dog main roll | Capper, hunting dog |
6. 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.
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IMDB Rating | 7,3 |
Year of publication | 2006 |
Genre | Adventure, Drama, Family |
Duration | 2h |
Dog main roll | Huskies |
7. 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.
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IMDB Rating | 7,3 |
Year of publication | 1955 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
Duration | 2h |
Dog main roll |
Susi, cocker spaniel Tramp, mixed breed dog |
8. 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.
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IMDB Rating | 7,2 |
Year of publication | 1961 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
Duration | 1h 19min |
Dog main roll | Dalmatian |
9. my dog skip
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More InformationThe 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.
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IMDB Rating | 7,1 |
Year of publication | 2000 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama, Family |
Duration | 1h 35min |
Dog main roll | Skip, Terrier |
10. marley & me
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More InformationJournalist 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.
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IMDB Rating | 7,1 |
Year of publication | 2008 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama, Family |
Duration | 1h 55min |
Dog main roll | Labrador |
11. balto
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More InformationBalto 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!
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IMDB Rating | 7,1 |
Year of publication | 1995 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Drama |
Duration | 1h 18min |
Dog main roll | Husky |
12. bailey - a friend for life
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More InformationGolden 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.
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IMDB Rating | 7,1 |
Year of publication | 2017 |
Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
Duration | 1h 40min |
Dog main roll | a.o. Golden Retriever |
13 Frankenweenie (2012)
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More InformationTim 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.
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IMDB Rating | 7 |
Year of publication | 2012 |
Genre | Animation, Comedy, Family |
Duration | 1h 27min |
Dog main roll | Sparky, Bull Terrier |
14. back home - the incredible journey
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More InformationShadow 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.
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IMDB Rating | 6,9 |
Year of publication | 1993 |
Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
Duration | 1h 24min |
Dog main roll |
Shadow, Golden Retriever Chance, American Bulldog |
15 Bolt - A dog for all occasions
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More InformationTV 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.
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IMDB Rating | 6,9 |
Year of publication | 2008 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
Duration | 1h 36min |
Dog main roll | Bolt, White Shepherd Dog |
16th call of the wild (2020)
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More InformationThe 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.
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IMDB Rating | 6,7 |
Year of publication | 2020 |
Genre | Adventure, Drama, Family movie |
Duration | 1h 40min |
Dog main roll | St. Bernard-Scotch Collie mixed breed |
17th Wolf's Blood (1991)
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More InformationThe 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.
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IMDB Rating | 6,7 |
Year of publication | 1991 |
Genre | Adventure, Drama |
Duration | 1h 47min |
Dog main roll | Wolf Blood, Mongrel (Dog x Wolf) |
18th Lassie (2005)
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More InformationThe 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.
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IMDB Rating | 6,7 |
Year of publication | 2005 |
Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
Duration | 1h 40min |
Dog main roll | Lassie, Longhair Collie |
19 Oliver & Company
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More InformationThe street kitten Oliver joins the dog Dodger and his gang. Quickly his life changes among the dogs.
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IMDB Rating | 6,7 |
Year of publication | 1988 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
Duration | 1h 14min |
Dog main roll | Dodger, Mongrel |
20. pets
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More InformationThe 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.
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IMDB Rating | 6,5 |
Year of publication | 2016 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
Duration | 1h 27min |
Dog main roll | Max, Terrier/ Duke, Mongrel |
21 Benji
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More InformationTwo boys befriend a street dog named Benji. After both are kidnapped by burglars, Benji sets out to rescue them.
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IMDB Rating | 6,4 |
Year of publication | 2018 |
Genre | Crime, Drama, Family |
Duration | 1h 27min |
Dog main roll | Benji, mixed breed |
22nd Dog Days
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More InformationThrough their dogs, a group of different people get to know each other. Their lives change a lot through these acquaintances.
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IMDB Rating | 6,2 |
Year of publication | 2018 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Duration | 1h 53min |
Dog main roll | Mabel, Pug |
23rd Scott & Huutsch
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More InformationOne 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.
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IMDB Rating | 6,1 |
Year of publication | 1989 |
Genre | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
Duration | 1h 37min |
Dog main roll | Hooch, Great Dane |
24th 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.
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IMDB Rating | 5,9 |
Year of publication | 2005 |
Genre | Comedy, romantic movie |
Duration | 1h 37min |
Dog main roll | "Mother Theresa", Newfoundland dog |
25 A dog named Beethoven
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More InformationA 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.
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IMDB Rating | 5,6 |
Year of publication | 1992 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama, Family |
Duration | 1h 27min |
Dog main roll | Beethoven, Saint Bernard |
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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