Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "scientist", "talking-animal"

1. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.

Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Karin Konoval

Votes: 562,585 | Gross: $176.76M

2. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

PG-13 | 181 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth

Votes: 1,268,310 | Gross: $858.37M

3. Planet of the Apes (1968)

G | 112 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans

Votes: 194,317 | Gross: $33.40M

4. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Amber Heard

Votes: 84,121

5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Chukwudi Iwuji, Bradley Cooper, Pom Klementieff

Votes: 381,780 | Gross: $359.00M

6. SpongeBob SquarePants (1999– )

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Stars: Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown

Votes: 111,590

7. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.

Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson

Votes: 402,169 | Gross: $343.26M

8. The Suicide Squad (2021)

R | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker, and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman

Votes: 410,468 | Gross: $55.82M

9. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

PG-13 | 149 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans

Votes: 1,205,682 | Gross: $678.82M

10. Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.

Director: Jeff Fowler | Stars: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter

Votes: 159,799 | Gross: $148.97M

11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

PG | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.

Directors: Jeff Rowe, Kyler Spears | Stars: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon

Votes: 64,305

12. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

PG | 117 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.

Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman | Stars: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali

Votes: 673,245 | Gross: $190.24M

13. Up (2009)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.

Directors: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson | Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer

Votes: 1,126,566 | Gross: $293.00M

14. The NeverEnding Story (1984)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Gerald McRaney

Votes: 157,192 | Gross: $20.16M

15. Tarzan (1999)

G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.

Directors: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima | Stars: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed, Glenn Close

Votes: 247,620 | Gross: $171.09M

16. The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder.

Director: Mark Dindal | Stars: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton

Votes: 225,876 | Gross: $89.30M

17. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Noel Fisher

Votes: 220,127 | Gross: $191.20M

18. Howard the Duck (1986)

PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a struggling female rock singer.

Director: Willard Huyck | Stars: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale

Votes: 50,804 | Gross: $16.30M

19. Bolt (2008)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.

Directors: Byron Howard, Chris Williams | Stars: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton

Votes: 229,267 | Gross: $114.05M

20. Congo (1995)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.

Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Laura Linney, Tim Curry, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson

Votes: 48,731 | Gross: $81.02M

21. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy's farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new threat, and Ginger and her team decide to break in.

Director: Sam Fell | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton

Votes: 22,766

22. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

PG | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Turtles discover their origins while they endeavour to save New York City from the evil Shredder and his Foot Clan.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Paige Turco, David Warner, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden

Votes: 61,063 | Gross: $78.66M

23. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Turtles get into another battle with their enemy the Shredder, who has acquired new allies: the mutant thugs Bebop and Rocksteady and the alien being Krang.

Director: Dave Green | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Laura Linney

Votes: 99,888 | Gross: $82.05M

24. The Secret of NIMH (1982)

G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.

Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Dom DeLuise, Arthur Malet

Votes: 45,245 | Gross: $10.14M

25. Epic (2013)

PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and evil is taking place. She bands together with a ragtag group of characters to save their world--and ours.

Director: Chris Wedge | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Beyoncé, Colin Farrell

Votes: 109,968 | Gross: $107.52M

26. PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)

G | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ryder and the PAW Patrol pups are called to Adventure City in order to stop the recently-elected Mayor Humdinger from wreaking havoc.

Director: Cal Brunker | Stars: Tyler Perry, Ron Pardo, Will Brisbin, Kingsley Marshall

Votes: 8,407 | Gross: $40.13M

27. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he's forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational, and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids.

Directors: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn | Stars: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 114,930 | Gross: $119.79M

28. Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.

Directors: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino | Stars: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett

Votes: 150,391 | Gross: $154.53M

29. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.

Directors: Joe Dante, Chuck Jones | Stars: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Howie Mandel, Tony Randall

Votes: 112,966 | Gross: $41.48M

30. Infinity Train (I) (2019–2021)

TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action

Various people get trapped on a mysterious train with an endless number of cars, each one being its own universe, and they must resolve their psychological trauma and emotional issues in order to get home in this animated anthology series.

Stars: Ashley Johnson, Owen Dennis, Jeremy Crutchley, Kirby

Votes: 9,678

31. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Looney Tunes search for a man's missing father and the mythical Blue Monkey diamond.

Directors: Joe Dante, Eric Goldberg | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Heather Locklear

Votes: 40,457 | Gross: $20.99M

32. Cats & Dogs (2001)

PG | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, of which their human owners are blissfully unaware.

Director: Lawrence Guterman | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Tobey Maguire, Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins

Votes: 62,611 | Gross: $93.39M

33. We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

G | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic adventures.

Directors: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag | Stars: John Goodman, Charles Fleischer, Blaze Berdahl, Rhea Perlman

Votes: 16,095 | Gross: $9.32M

34. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A ten-year-old scientist secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother, escapes home, and travels across the country aboard a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie, Kyle Catlett

Votes: 19,984 | Gross: $0.10M

35. Igor (2008)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.

Director: Tony Leondis | Stars: John Cusack, Molly Shannon, Steve Buscemi, Myleene Klass

Votes: 24,350 | Gross: $19.53M

36. A Fish Tale (2000)

G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Three children accidentally get turned into fish after drinking a potion made by an eccentric scientist. When the kids end up in the sea, they must find the antidote within 48 hours or remain as fish forever.

Directors: Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring, Michael Donovan, Michael Hegner | Stars: Nis Bank-Mikkelsen, Søren Sætter-Lassen, Morten Kerrn Nielsen, Sebastian Jessen

Votes: 7,343

37. The Cat from Outer Space (1978)

G | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Three scientists help an Alien feline, stranded on Earth, to repair its damaged spacecraft in order to return home but their efforts are hampered by inept army officials and foreign spies.

Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 6,102

38. T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010–2015)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Short, Action

A secret agent labradoodle is recruited into a task force called T.U.F.F and fights injustice throughout the city in which he lives.

Stars: Jerry Trainor, Grey Griffin, Daran Norris, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 3,767

39. The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

PG | 104 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, John Dehner

Votes: 3,535 | Gross: $2.30M

40. April and the Extraordinary World (2015)

PG | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

It's 1941 but France is trapped in the nineteenth century, governed by steam and Napoleon V, where scientists vanish mysteriously. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.

Directors: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Marc-André Grondin, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort

Votes: 8,450 | Gross: $0.29M

41. Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The vulgar adventures and exploits of a squirrel with a hangover, just trying to get back home while being forced to save the world.

Director: Chris Seavor | Stars: Chris Seavor, Louise Ridgeway, Chris Marlow

Votes: 1,510

42. Runaway Brain (1995)

G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Action

In an attempt to convince Minnie that he hasn't forgotten to buy her an anniversary present, Mickey Mouse ends up promising to take her to Hawaii. Funds being short, he applies for a job as... See full summary »

Director: Chris Bailey | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, Kelsey Grammer, Jim Cummings

Votes: 1,311

43. Pups Alone (2021)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family

While everyone is away on a company ski trip, Robert's neighbor hires two inept thieves to steal his latest invention. The neighborhood dogs will use Robert's inventions to set up a house of horrors for the thieves.

Director: Alex Merkin | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Rob Schneider, Danny Trejo

Votes: 1,478

44. Simsala Grimm - Die Märchen der Brüder Grimm (1999–2010)

Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

In each episode of this German animated series, one of the famous Classical fairy tales of the brothers Grimm is told in the magical land of Simsala. The local characters Doc Croc and Yoyo ... See full summary »

Stars: Nigel Pegram, Nigel Greaves, Bert Franzke, Jörg Stuttmann

Votes: 954

45. The Fungies (2020–2021)

TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Explore Fungietown through the whimsical quests of Seth, one of the town's young mushroom inhabitants.

Stars: Harry Teitelman, Stephen P. Neary, Justin Michael, Jennifer Coolidge

Votes: 214

46. Lajka (2017)

88 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Life is not easy for Laika, a dog on the outskirts of a big Russian city. She is caught and forcibly retrained to become a pioneer in astronautics. Soon after her lift-off into space, a ... See full summary »

Director: Aurel Klimt | Stars: Jan Budar, Petr Ctvrtnícek, Helena Dvoráková, Cenek Koliás

Votes: 100

47. Fairy Tale Police Department (2001–2005)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Who do you call when in fairy tale land there's a crime being committed? The F.T.P.D.. Two crack detectives named Kris Anderson & Johnny Legend solve all the cases involving our beloved & ... See full summary »

Stars: Keith Scott, Maggie Dence, Sarah Aubrey, Drew Forsythe

Votes: 75

48. The Beast (1995)

12 min | Sci-Fi, Short

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Director: Rhoderyc C. Montgomery | Stars: Roscoe Lee Browne, David Graf, Richard Keats, Darice Rhym

Votes: 51

49. Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek (2005 Video Game)

Adventure, Family

Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek is a platform game in Polish, inspired by the cult comic book by Henryk Chmielewski. The player takes control of the comic's protagonist - Tytus, a talking chimpanzee... See full summary »

50. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Bunjee Venture (1984)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Originally telecast on March 24 and 31, 1984, as a two-part animated episode of the Saturday morning ABC Weekend Special anthology, "The Amazing Bunjee Venture" juxtaposes the Stone Age ... See full synopsis »

Director: Steve Lumley | Stars: Frank Welker, Nancy Cartwright, Robbie Lee, Michael Rye

Votes: 49