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1. Donovan's Brain (1953)
Approved | 84 min | Sci-Fi, Horror
Three scientists unlawfully remove the still living brain of a dead tycoon and experiment with it but the evil brain begins to telepathically control the lead scientist.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Reagan, Steve Brodie
Votes: 1,718
2. Bold Native (2010)
R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Charlie Cranehill, an animal liberator wanted for domestic terrorism, emerges from the underground to coordinate a nationwide action as his estranged CEO father tries to find him before the FBI does.
Director: Denis Henry Hennelly | Stars: Joaquin Pastor, Randolph Mantooth, Sheila Vand, Matt Shea
Votes: 549
3. The Animal People (2019)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
A chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power.
Directors: Denis Henry Hennelly, Casey Suchan | Stars: Steven Best, Heidi Boghosian, George W. Bush, Brian Cass
Votes: 291
4. Amazing Ape (2015)
Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adventurous young boy, Albert, is diagnosed with terminal cancer and given only a matter of weeks to live. While undergoing aggressive medical treatments Albert befriends a laboratory ... See full summary »
Director: Juliano | Stars: Benjamin Stockham, Louise Griffiths, Jessica Morris, Ian Patrick Williams
Votes: 62
5. The Animals Film (1981)
Not Rated | 136 min | Documentary
The film offers a comprehensive examination of the exploitation of animals in modern society.
Directors: Myriam Alaux, Victor Schonfeld | Stars: Julie Christie, Richard Course, Sandy Dennis, Robin Howard
Votes: 148
6. A.L.F. (2012)
96 min | Drama
What happened, that 24th of December? This is what officer Chartier wants to find out. To understand, he will have to go back 48 hours earlier to Franck's Christmas eve. Franck is an ... See full summary »
Director: Jérôme Lescure | Stars: Alexandre Laigner, Alice Pehlivanyan, Jean-Pierre Loustau, Stéphane Rouabah
Votes: 134
7. 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: 195
8. Animal Farm (2006 TV Movie)
22 min | Documentary
The documentary depicts the protests of animal rights activists against the construction of a new experimental laboratory planned by the University of Oxford in Great Britain. It also ... See full summary »
Stars: Mel Broughton, Keith Mann
9. Unnecessary Fuss (1984)
26 min | Documentary, Short
26-minute excerpt from films made by the researchers themselves at Dr. Genarelli's head injury laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania. The tapes were secretly taken by members of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Ingrid Newkirk, Alex Pacheco | Star: Ingrid Newkirk
Votes: 16
10. Animal Passions (1982 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
The documentary discusses controversial issues surrounding animal testing, including the use of stolen pets and animal testing of cigarettes. It features interviews with members of the RSPCA, BUAV and the Scottish Anti-Vivisection Society.
Stars: Nigel Havers, Jim Allcock, Roy Calne, Barry Cross
11. Unter Menschen (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
In a hermetically sealed-off safari park in Austria our civilization's moral challenges collide under a magnifying glass: guilt, responsibility, redemption. Fourty chimpanzees survived HIV ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Rost, Claus Strigel | Stars: Renate Foidl, Annemari Kuti, Bettina Gaupmann, Bianca Pokorny
Votes: 38
12. Hillgrove Farm: Breed Cats for Torture (1997)
Documentary, Short
The campaign video by the "Save The Hillgrove Cats" who successfully closed down a vivisection breeder of innocent cats for animal testing, in the 1990's.
13. Science (1911)
Drama, Short
Dr. Crawford and his wife with their little daughter, Elsie, are at home amusing themselves with the Scotch collie puppy, Imp, when another doctor is announced and he is shown an article in... See full summary »
Stars: Mary Pickford, King Baggot, Lassie, Imp the Dog
Votes: 13
14. The Test of a Civilization (2006)
18 min | Documentary, Short
A detailed look behind the locked doors of America's medical, university, and cosmetic testing labs. The footage is from an older period, but narrator James Cromwell reports on the situation in 2006. It contains sensitive footage.
Stars: Neal Barnard, James Cromwell
15. Saints & Angels (2007 Video)
119 min | Drama
"Saints and Angels" is a compelling fictional account of an Animal Liberation cell that has been organized for one evening in order to free animals from the daily tortures of ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Cardinal | Stars: Chuck Ardezzone, Scott Cardinal, Tara Cardinal, Dustin Dyson
16. Animal Liberation: The Movie (1993)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Exploring the ideology of the international group Animal Liberation Front (ALF), which strives to prevent the mistreatment of animals by humans, especially in the fields of laboratory ... See full summary »
Star: Jill Phipps
Votes: 15
17. Breaking Free 2 (2001)
30 min | Documentary, Short
The second part of the video magazine, Breaking Free, informs about direct actions in the animal rights movement, mainly focusing on Animal Liberation Front (ALF) groups.
Stars: Josh Harper, Joshua Kielas, Kristen Taylor, Gary Yourofsky
18. The Curiosity That Kills the Cat (1975)
Documentary, Short
A short documentary by the non-profit organization National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) provides information about experiments on cats.
Director: Cedric Maggs | Star: David Rees
20. Wasted Lives (2001)
21 min | Documentary, Short
The video, intended primarily for medical school students, will present the reality of vivisection.
Stars: Chris Day, Ray Greek, Gill Langley, Peter Simmons
21. Animal Warfare (2006 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
The film dramatizes the activities of radical groups from the animal liberation movement in the USA, England and Sweden, as well as the well-known organization PETA.
Stars: Pamela Anderson, Mel Broughton, Rod Coronado, James Cromwell
23. Lethal Medicine (1997 Video)
56 min | Documentary
The documentary exposes the fundamental medical and scientific flaws in using the animal model to search for cures for human diseases. It highlights the subsequent failures of scientists ... See full summary »
Directors: Javier Burgos, Hoorik Davoudian | Stars: Christopher Anderegg, David H. Jaggar, Andre Menache, Robert S. Mendelsohn
24. Smile (1989)
1 min | Short
The public information film by the BUAV protests against cosmetic testing on animals. "Smile" illustrates the effects of such testing on animals and, by extension, on humans: A woman makes ... See full summary »
Stars: Judi Dench, Angie Hill
Votes: 10
25. A.L.F.: The Frontline (2004)
17 min | Documentary, Short
The film depicts the philosophy of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) in action. It includes footage of breaking the pheasant pens, raiding laboratory breeders, sabotaging battery farms, burning cars, attacking boats and disrupting hunts.
Star: Daniel Andreas San Diego
26. Silver Spring Monkeys (1981)
17 min | Documentary, Short
An undercover investigation by PETA revealed animal abuse at a laboratory in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Director: Alex Pacheco | Star: Alex Pacheco
27. Angels of Mercy? (2006 TV Movie)
26 min | Documentary
Documentary about the legendary Animal Liberation Front activist Keith Mann and several convicted activists from the UK.
Director: Yousaf Ali Khan | Stars: John Curtin, Tim Green, Celia Hammond, Angela Hamp
29. Access Denied (II) (1996)
8 min | Documentary, Short
The National Anti-Vivisection Society entered London's Institute of Neurology, Westminster, and Charing Cross medical schools, capturing brutal footage of animal suffering.
Director: Tim Phillips | Star: Vincent Brimble
Votes: 9
30. Chiudere Morini (2003 Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short
The documentary sheds light on the campaigns of activists from the animal liberation movement, featuring footage from coordinated protests and archival material from the historical fight ... See full summary »
Star: Barry Horne
31. Britches (1986)
12 min | Documentary, Short
The story of Britches, a little monkey whose eyes were sewn shut after birth due to a cruel experiment. Fortunately, she was rescued by the Animal Liberation Movement (ALF).
Director: Lori Gruen
32. All My Heroes Still Wear Masks (2002)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Bringing the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) closer, it discusses the issue of vivisection and features interviews with ALF activists and other campaigners to shut down vivisection labs.
Director: Aimee Lee | Stars: Kim Berardi, Darius Fullmer, Kevin Kjonaas, Andrew Stepanian
Votes: 8
33. Counterculture 101 (2008)
10 min | Documentary, Short
A lyrical documentary essay on the true significance of counterculture and its relevance today. Chris DeRose, David Ulansey, and others elucidate the meaning behind various forms of civil ... See full summary »
Director: Danielle Stallings | Stars: Chris DeRose, Enci, Ruth Gould-Goodman, David Ulansey
Votes: 17
34. Pokusná zvírata (2006 TV Short)
27 min | Documentary, Short
Through various opinions, the document offers insight into the issue of animal experiments and answers the question of whether people even have the right to use animals for such purposes.
Director: Zdenek Plachý | Stars: Martin Dohnal, Kevin Kjonaas, Michal Kolesár, Miroslav Petrícek Jr.
Votes: 6
35. SHAC: Time for Action 2 (2002)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) in Great Britain is a contract research organization that owns one of Europe's largest animal testing laboratories. In 2002, they euthanized 500 animals a day... See full summary »
Stars: Greg Avery, Kevin Kjonaas, Lynne Sawyer
36. Breaking Free (1999)
30 min | Documentary, Short
A video magazine that informs about direct actions in the animal rights movement and the environmental movement. It will present the activities of the Animal Liberation Front, Earth First. and many others.
Director: Josh Harper | Stars: Angela Cox, Josh Harper, Joshua Kielas, Chelsea Lincoln
37. SHAC: Time for Action 3 (2005)
5 min | Documentary, Short
The video from SHAC's campaign to shut down HLS, one of the largest animal testing centers in the world, consists of footage from protests in the US and European countries. We also see statements from the other side.
Star: Brian Cass
38. Poisoning for Profit (2003 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
This film is derived out of a long undercover operation supported by BUAV inside a contract animal testing laboratory in Germany. It shows the alleged mistreatment of monkeys and caused a ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Brend, Jane Goodall, Jenny Seagrove
39. Time for Action (2001)
7 min | Documentary, Short
The short video presents an international campaign by Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), which seeks to close the Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) experimental facility.
Stars: Heather Nicholson, Nancy Phipps, Natasha Taylor
40. Djurens krigare (1999 TV Movie)
110 min | Documentary
The documentary film, directed by Birgitta Svensson and broadcast on Swedish television SVT, features interviews with activists, not only from the largest Scandinavian animal rights organization, NSMPD.
Director: Birgitta Svensson | Stars: Frida Forsén, Jens Holm, Barry Horne, Claes Kampe
41. ALF: Civil Disobedience (2007)
16 min | Documentary, Short
A student film by high school students demonstrates that the actions of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and their individual volunteers best exemplify the philosopher and abolitionist ... See full summary »
Star: Kevin Kjonaas
42. Canada: Part of the Pain (1981)
52 min | Documentary
These were the first vivisection videos taken by an organization who wants to stop animal experiments. In 1981 Lifeforce Founder Peter Hamilton and camera person Chas Leckie travelled to ... See full summary »
Star: Peter Hamilton
44. Huntingdon Life Sciences: Pure Evil (2005)
5 min | Documentary, Short
The video documentary takes viewers inside Europe's largest vivisection center, Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), where five hundred animals are euthanized daily. It depicts experiments on ... See full summary »
45. Breaking Barriers (1986 TV Short)
15 min | Documentary, Short
An investigation of an AIDS research facility called SEMA prompted Dr. Jane Goodall, the world's foremost primate specialist, to call for its closure and the suspension of experiments using... See full summary »
Star: Ingrid Newkirk
Votes: 9
47. From Mice to Men? (2007)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Can we learn anything about human behavior by observing animals in laboratory tests? This documentary offers interviews with psychiatrists and psychologists who describe well-known animal experiments that partially answer the question.
Stars: Donald Barnes, Rick Bogle, Tom Regan
48. SHAC: Time for Action 4 (2009)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Footage from the global campaign against Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), one of Europe's largest animal testing laboratories. These brutal experiments result in the deaths of up to 500 animals every day.
49. One Movement Against Vivisection (1993)
Documentary, Short
Directors: Tony Pattinson, Tim Phillips
50. Strike Back (2005)
13 min | Documentary, Short
The video documentary from activists of the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) campaign focuses on Europe's largest vivisection laboratory, owned by Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), where... See full summary »
Star: Kevin Kjonaas