The best movies with animals

Author: Laura McKinney
Date Of Creation: 8 August 2021
Update Date: 22 June 2024
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The animal world is so vast and enchanting that it extends to the universe of the seventh art. Movies with the special appearance of dogs, cats and other animals have always been part of cinema. From supporting actors, they started to star in countless stories.

With the emergence of animated films and the advancement of technology, today it is possible to watch a series of very realistic animal movies capable of entertaining and moving us. And as animal lovers that we are, it is clear that PeritoAnimal had to prepare this article about the best movies with animals. Choose your movie, make some good popcorn and action!

Animal movies - The classics

In this section we list some of the classic animal movies. There are some even from the time of the black and white cinema, thrillers, stories that have animals only in the background, movies about animals and horror movies with animals.


In this list we highlight "Lassie", a very sensitive film that emphasizes respect for dogs from a strong link between child and dog. It's a real classic from the animal cinematographic world, and that's why there are different versions. The first is from 1943 and the most recent is from 2005. Now let's see what are the classics among animal films:

  • Lassie – The Strength of the Heart (1943)
  • Moby Dick (1956) - not suitable for children
  • Cruel Dilemma (1956)
  • My Best Companion (1957)
  • The Amazing Journey (1963)
  • The Birds (1963) - not suitable for children
  • The Great Witness (1966)
  • Kes (1969)
  • Shark (1975) - not suitable for children
  • The Dog and the Fox (1981)
  • The plagued dogs (1982)
  • The White Dog (1982)
  • The Bear (1988)
  • Beethoven the Magnificent (1992)
  • Free Willy (1993)

Movies with animals to get emotional

Among the movies with animals to be emotional, we list those that touch us for their beautiful stories. Here's a warning: if you love animals too, it may be impossible to hold back your tears:


  • Always by your side (2009)
  • Heart Rescue (2019)
  • Mogli - Between Two Worlds (2018)
  • Okja (2017) - indicative classification: 14 years old
  • Four Lives of a Dog (2017)
  • Marley and Me (2008)
  • Fluke: Memories from Another Life (1995)
  • Lassie (2005)

Another beautiful story that will thrill you is this one, from real life: meet Tara - the cat heroine from California.

Animal Films - Box Office Hits

Animals dominate the cinema. The theme attracts children, young people and adults and fills movie theaters around the world. Here we put a list of films that were hugely successful and raised big box office in the movies and, of course, could not be left out of this selection of the best films with animals.


It is worth noting that we separated some films about animals - in which they are the protagonists - and others, like Frozen, in which they are only supporting characters. There's even a movie from Super hero and about chickens. have you seen the escape of the chickens? This amusing animated comedy shows us the story of a group of chickens who decide to flee the farm where they live and, to do so, create an infallible plan. In addition to being hilarious, it's a moving movie.

  • Avatar (2009) - rating: 12 years
  • The Lion King (1994) - Drawing
  • The Lion King (2019) - Live action
  • Babe - The Fumbled Pig (1995)
  • The Chicken Run (2000)
  • How to Train Your Dragon 3 (2019)
  • Happy Feet (2006)
  • Garfield (2004)
  • Jurassic Park - Dinosaur Park (1993)
  • Jurassic Park - The Lost World (1997)
  • Jurassic Park 3 (2001)
  • Jurassic World: The World of Dinosaurs (2015)
  • Jurassic World: Threatened Kingdom (2018)
  • Shrek (2001)
  • Shrek 2 (2004)
  • Shrek 3 (2007)
  • Dr. Dolittle(1998)
  • Dolittle (2020)
  • The Ice Age (2002)
  • The Ice Age 2 (2006)
  • The Ice Age 3 (2009)
  • The Ice Age 4 (2012)
  • Jumanji (1995)
  • Finding Nemo (2003)
  • Looking for Dory (2016)
  • Beauty and the Beast (1991) - drawing
  • Beauty and the Beast (2017) - Live action

Animal movies for kids

Among the movies we've listed above, several have children's themes and others make any adult rethink our daily actions with complex themes. In this section, we highlight some animal movies to amuse children. Among them, there are movies with wild animals, like Tarzan, and animated animal movies, like Zootopia:

  • On the way home (2019)
  • The Lady and the Tramp (1955)
  • The Adventures of Chatran (1986)
  • Bambi (1942)
  • Bolt - Superdog (2008)
  • Like cats and dogs (2001)
  • Madagascar (2005)
  • Zootopia (2016)
  • Good hotel for dogs (2009)
  • Island of Dogs (2018)
  • Brother Bear (2003)
  • Marmaduke: He came out bouncing (2010)
  • Bush without a dog (2013)
  • My Dog Skip (2000)
  • Snow for Dog (2002)
  • Stuart Little (1999)
  • Santa's Penguins (2011)
  • The animal caretaker (2011)
  • Pets: the secret life of animals (2016)
  • Pets: The Secret Life of Animals 2 (2019)
  • Ratatouille (2007)
  • Mogli - The Wolf Boy (2016)
  • Spirit: The indomitable steed (2002)
  • All Dogs Deserve Heaven (1989)
  • An almost perfect pair (1989)
  • Canine Patrol (2018)
  • Paddington (2014)
  • The Kingdom of Cats (2002)
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
  • Bee Movie: The Story of a Bee (2007)
  • Tarzan (1999)
  • We Buy a Zoo (2011)
  • Sing - Who sings your evil scares (2016)
  • The Bull Ferdinand (2017)
  • Dumbo (1941) - drawing
  • Dumbo (2019) - Live Action
  • The Girl and the Lion (2019)
  • Seventeen (2019)
  • The House is for the Dogs (2018)
  • Benji (2018)
  • White Canines (2018)
  • Rock My Heart (2017)
  • Gibby (2016)
  • Amazon (2013)
  • Dance of the Birds (2019)
  • I am the legend (2007)
  • Redemption below zero (2006)
  • The march of the penguins

Films with supporting animals

They are supporting actors of "human" actors but shine with a more than special presence in these films. In other words, without them, the stories would certainly not have the same grace. Here we separate some movies with animals as supporting actors:

  • Aladdin (1992) - drawing
  • Aladdin (2019) - Live action
  • Black Panther (2018)
  • Frozen (2013)
  • Frozen II (2019)
  • Aquaman (2018)
  • Alice in Wonderland (2010)
  • Fantastic Animals and where they live (2016)
  • Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald's Crimes (2018)
  • E.T - The extraterrestrial (1982)
  • Pi's Adventures (2012)

Ranking of the best movies with animals

As you've seen, we've listed a series of wonderful animal movies for you to have a lot of fun with. We at PeritoAnimal made a ranking with the Top 10 best movies with animals with our favorites. For this selection, we based on the quality of the script and the messages of the films:

  1. The Lion King (1994)
  2. Shrek (2001)
  3. Finding Nemo (2003)
  4. How to train your dragon (2010)
  5. Mogli - Between Two Worlds (2018)
  6. Madagascar (2005)
  7. The Ice Age (2002)
  8. Pets (2016)
  9. Insect Life (1998)
  10. The Chicken Run (2000)

So, do you agree with our list? What are your favorite animal movies? Remember to always check the parental rating of each movie before watching it with children or teenagers!

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