Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "speciesism"

1. Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)

PG | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.

Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad

Votes: 334,474 | Gross: $504.01M

2. E.T. (1982)

PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace

Votes: 437,388 | Gross: $435.11M

3. District 9 (2009)

R | 112 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.

Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Vanessa Haywood

Votes: 716,675 | Gross: $115.65M

4. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart

Votes: 479,520 | Gross: $218.97M

5. 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: 247,128 | Gross: $171.09M

6. Luca (2021)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.

Director: Enrico Casarosa | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo

Votes: 194,178

7. The Jungle Book (2016)

PG | 106 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba

Votes: 292,004 | Gross: $364.00M

8. The Jungle Book (1967)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman

Votes: 198,602 | Gross: $141.84M

9. 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: 50,723 | Gross: $16.30M

10. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.

Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Judith Barsi

Votes: 46,092 | Gross: $27.10M

11. The Beast (1975)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In order to inherit a fortune a young woman agrees to marry a young man. She soon discovers that his family harbours a dark past involving a monstrous beast.

Director: Walerian Borowczyk | Stars: Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza, Pierre Benedetti

Votes: 5,343

12. Fantastic Planet (1973)

PG | 72 min | Animation, Sci-Fi

On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.

Director: René Laloux | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Drake, Eric Baugin, Jean Topart

Votes: 36,803 | Gross: $0.19M

13. Alien Nation (1988)

R | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine.

Director: Graham Baker | Stars: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard

Votes: 16,663 | Gross: $25.22M

14. Alien Nation (1989–1990)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

In the near future, a human cop and his alien partner fight crime and discrimination in Los Angeles.

Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland

Votes: 5,506

15. Max My Love (1986)

R | 92 min | Comedy

A married French woman takes a zoo chimp named Max to be her lover.

Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins, Victoria Abril, Anne-Marie Besse

Votes: 1,278

16. Earthlings (2005)

95 min | Documentary

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.

Director: Shaun Monson | Star: Joaquin Phoenix

Votes: 19,801

17. Sleeping Dogs Lie (I) (2006)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A recently engaged woman's life is thrown into turmoil after confessing to her fiancé that she once experimented with bestiality.

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Brian Posehn, Geoff Pierson

Votes: 3,486 | Gross: $0.01M

18. All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)

G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Charlie and Itchy return to Earth to find Gabriel's Horn, but along the way meet up with a young boy named David, who ran away from home.

Directors: Larry Leker, Paul Sabella | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Sheena Easton, Dom DeLuise, Ernest Borgnine

Votes: 6,661 | Gross: $8.62M

19. Coming Soon (I) (2006)

Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Equality for all? Or not really? And why not? And how about next year? These eternal questions are explored in this genre-bending film which follows our civilization's eternal quest for "... See full summary »

Director: Sir Tijn Po | Stars: Antonín Baudys, Milan Drimal, Jakub Forejt, Jaroslav Formánek

Votes: 144

20. Casa privata per le SS (1977)

Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Thriller, War

Nazi officials recruit prostitutes to gather intelligence on potential plots against Hitler by seducing those suspected of disloyalty within the military ranks.

Director: Bruno Mattei | Stars: Gabriele Carrara, Marina Daunia, Macha Magall, Vassili Karis

Votes: 736

21. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

After being framed for a murder, a monster slayer must find the assassin and clear his name.

Director: Adam Badowski | Stars: Doug Cockle, Alexander Morton, Antony Byrne, David Annen

Votes: 6,616

22. Intruders (1992)

163 min | Biography, Horror, Mystery

All over the world, people report being visited by aliens, taken aboard spaceships and clinically examined. Authorities seem to know all about these visitations but will not admit it publicly.

Stars: Richard Crenna, Mare Winningham, Susan Blakely, Daphne Ashbrook

Votes: 1,457

23. Prey (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Bio-anthropologist, Dr. Sloan Parker, her colleague, Dr. Ed Tate, their associate Tom Daniels, and their friends, discover and investigate a secret new dominant humanoid species which is looking for a way to replace humans.

Stars: Adam Storke, Frankie Faison, Larry Drake, Debra Messing

Votes: 593

24. Erotic Campus: Rape Reception (1977)

66 min | Comedy

A serial rapist transfers to a new high school, and starts sexually assaulting a group of female students, including the school's top athlete and its most influential student, a track and field star.

Director: Koretsugu Kurahara | Stars: Asami Ogawa, Asami Morikawa, Jun Aki, Tatsuya Hamaguchi

Votes: 148

25. Neigh Means Yes (1991)

58 min | Drama

Yuu is living with her Ryusei horse on the edge of the sea. One day, a young researcher and three artists arrive and they disturb Yuu's quasi-telepathic relation with a horse.

Director: Hisayasu Satô | Stars: Yukinojô, Mineo Sugiura, Rie Asai, Kôichi Imaizumi

Votes: 65

26. Padre Padrone (1977)

Not Rated | 114 min | Biography, Drama

The son of a shepherd embarks in the quest of emancipating himself from a tough lifestyle that his condition and his father force on him.

Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Omero Antonutti, Saverio Marconi, Marcella Michelangeli, Fabrizio Forte

Votes: 4,363

27. Animal Passions (2004 TV Movie)

49 min | Documentary

A British documentary on zoophilia presenting various personal, religious, psychological, and sociological views on the phenomenon of sexual relations between humans and other animals.

Director: Christopher Spencer | Stars: Mark Matthews, Hani Miletski, Jerry Springer, John Money

Votes: 118

28. 9 Souls (2003)

120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Nine convicts escape from prison; most are convicted murderers. They commandeer a van from a strip club.

Director: Toshiaki Toyoda | Stars: Yoshio Harada, Ryûhei Matsuda, Michio Akiyama, Yû Fujiki

Votes: 1,912

29. Sex en gros (1971)

83 min | Documentary

The aftermath of the summer of pornography 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Live-show-clubs close down. Young Christians protest against the lack of morals.

Director: Nils Vest | Stars: Bodil Joensen, Jens Theander, Peter Theander

Votes: 12

30. Behind the Mask (2006)

Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary

Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals is a 2006 documentary film about the Animal Liberation Front. It took three years of filming, interviewing, and editing to complete.

Director: Shannon Keith | Stars: Shannon Keith, Keith Mann, Kevin Kjonaas, Rod Coronado

Votes: 199

31. Speciesism: The Movie (2013)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Comedy

A young man begins investigating the underworld of "factory farming" and soon discovers a growing political and intellectual movement that considers animals as important as humans.

Director: Mark Devries | Stars: Steven Best, Richard Dawkins, Gary Francione, Bruce Friedrich

Votes: 1,348

32. Zombeo & Juliécula (2013)

35 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

An upbeat adaptation of Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet set in an elementary school, where young zombie boy and young vampire girl befriend each other despite the ongoing feud between the vampire, human and zombie students.

Director: Stev Elam | Stars: Kai Whitaker, Madeline Moon, Michael Dorn, Mackenzie Astin

Votes: 623

33. Instinct for Survival (1972)

G | 104 min | Documentary

Documentary that explores the differences and similarities between human behavior and that of animals.

Director: Bert Haanstra | Stars: Bert Haanstra, Anton Koolhaas, Stephen Murray, Alexander Scourby

Votes: 275

34. Hi no tori: Uchû-hen (1987 Video)

48 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

This animated version of the original story by Osamu Tezuka depicts the cruelty of love through the fate of spacemen destined to drift through the universe after losing their mother ship.

Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Katsunosuke Hori, Akira Kamiya, Keiko Toda, Tesshô Genda

Votes: 69

35. The Superior Human? (2012)

73 min | Documentary

A documentary that systematically challenges the common human belief that humans are superior to other life forms. The documentary reveals the absurdity of this belief while exploding human bias.

Director: Samuel McAnallen | Stars: Steven Best, Nick Gylaw, Bernard Rollin, Richard Ryder

Votes: 192

36. Citizen Animal (2017)

101 min | Documentary

"Do animals have Civil Rights?" An unusual and provoking question. We, the Pegasus family, have travelled more than 12.000 kilometers throughout Europe to give voice to the animals of this ... See full summary »

Director: Oliver Kyr | Stars: Martin Blake, Christa Blanke, Gieri Bolliger, Mercedes Cano

Votes: 9

37. Facing Animals (2012)

30 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

We see the world from the perspective of pigs, chickens, cows and dogs. With unique access, the stunning visuals take us on a roller coaster of emotions and make us question our strange ... See full summary »

Director: Jan van IJken

Votes: 14

38. Stan oblezenia (2011)

21 min | Documentary, Short

Without commentary, the documentary highlights speciesism, or the belief in species superiority, through images from various animal trades, including the egg industry, butchers, zoos, cage ... See full summary »

Director: Xavier Bayle

39. State of the Earth (2011 Video)

Documentary

The three-part documentary explores actionable steps individuals can take to address global problems. It seeks critical and ethical solutions that positively impact human, animal, and ... See full summary »

Directors: Jane Gray Morrison, Michael Tobias | Stars: Paul Ehrlich, Bob Gillespie, Thomas Gillespie, John Harte

40. Flashes of Flesh (2003)

19 min | Documentary, Short

Flashes of Flesh bring the process of processing living beings, often thought of as mere commodities, closer to the moment they are sent for sale or purchase. The accompanying human voice ... See full summary »

41. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )
Episode: Linda Lovelace (2000)

TV-PG | Documentary, Biography

Television documentary about the life and career of X-rated film actress, and later anti-porn activist, Linda Lovelace. The film features clips from her most famous movies including 'Deep Throat' and 'Linda Lovelace for President'.

Stars: Linda Lovelace, William Margold, Sharon Mitchell, Luke Ford

Votes: 21

42. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: The Grell (1999)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An alien slave belonging to the species Grell rescues his owner's family after their plane is shot down in an attack by the Grell rebellion.

Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Ted Shackelford, Maurice Dean Wint, Britt McKillip, Blair Slater

Votes: 245

43. The Real... (1998–2004)
Episode: Linda Lovelace (2002)

63 min | Documentary

Takes a look at the rise and fall of Linda Lovelace, the first porn star.

Directors: Andrew Abbott, Russell Leven | Stars: Mark Kermode, Leslie Hendry, Howard Booker Bridges II, John Cumiskey

Votes: 86

44. The Dark Side of Porn (2005–2006)
Episode: The Real Animal Farm (2006)

Documentary

A look at the story behind the bestiality tape ANIMAL FARM. From its production in early 70's Denmark, to when it was smuggled to the UK and distributed in 1981.

Director: Molly Mathieson | Stars: John Simm, Chris Bedwell, Julie Bindel, Leif Botger

Votes: 101

45. Planet Earth: The Future (2006)
Episode: Living Together (2006)

Documentary

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Stars: Simon Poland, David Attenborough, Mark Brownlow, Huw Cordey

Votes: 41

46. Pauw & Witteman (2006–2014)
Episode: Episode #4.97 (2010)

Talk-Show

Topics: What is allowed when trying to find tax dodgers? What can be done to tackle the problems caused by young Morrocan Dutch troublemakers? The new law that forbids animal sex has advocates and opponents.

Stars: Jeroen Pauw, Paul Witteman, Niko Koffeman, Midas Dekkers