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by road-traveled | created - 04 Jul 2014 | updated - 19 Nov 2017 | PublicTitles not found on IMDb: 1) Caution: Show Dogs. A dogumentary by Leslye Abbey and David Patrick. 4 breeds highlighted: Chinese Crested, Australian Shepard, Lhasa Apso, Afghan. 2010. Available on Amazon. 2) The Year of the Working Sheep Dog. Narrated by Christopher Timothy. Border Collies. Rescue dogs, working dogs, service dogs, sled dogs.
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1. The Biscuit Eater (1972)
G | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two Georgia young boys team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Earl Holliman, Pat Crowley, Lew Ayres, Godfrey Cambridge
Votes: 543 | Gross: $0.42M
A bird dog in Georgia, 1940s.
2. The Legend of Lobo (1962)
Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Family
When both parents are killed by man, the wolf Lobo learns the ways of the hunter.
Director: James Algar | Stars: Rex Allen, Ingvald Lieberkind, Robert Dalban
Votes: 574
3. Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
G | 74 min | Adventure, Family
The rugged Canadian wilderness is the backdrop to this story of a dog separated from his owner.
Directors: Jack Couffer, Don Haldane | Stars: Jean Coutu, Émile Genest, Uriel Luft, Robert Rivard
Votes: 511
4. My Dog Shep (1946)
Approved | 70 min | Drama
An orphan boy on his way to live with his uncle picks up a stray dog, and the two become fast friends. However, the uncle doesn't want the dog, and when chickens are found dead, the uncle ... See full summary »
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Flame, Tom Neal, William Farnum, Lanny Rees
Votes: 85
Flame, a German Shepard, is a boy's best friend. Flame is in his first appearance in this movie. A gorgeous, large dog. Rural America, 1940s. Swimming in the river.
5. White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf (1999)
PG | 87 min | Action, Adventure
Three teenagers are stranded in the wilds of Northern Canada after a plane crash and they must call upon an Aboriginal Canadian spirit of a legendary white wolf to help them survive.
Director: Victoria Muspratt | Stars: Mick Cain, Mercedes McNab, Rodney A. Grant, Robin Clarke
Votes: 194
6. Max (I) (2015)
PG | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A military dog that helped American Marines in Afghanistan returns to the United States and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank, Lauren Graham
Votes: 28,173 | Gross: $42.65M
7. Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006 TV Movie)
76 min | Family
Mist is one of three pups born at Borough Farm. From the moment she opens her eyes, she dreams of one day becoming a real sheepdog. Can Mist prove herself worthy of a place on the team of sheepdogs?
Director: Richard Overall | Stars: Mel Giedroyc, Brian Blessed, Una Stubbs, Sandra Dickinson
Votes: 92
Sheepdogs, sheep, ducks.
8. Barren Lives (1963)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
A poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place... See full summary »
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro, Orlando Macedo, Jofre Soares
Votes: 2,898
A family dog that follows the family. Northeastern Brazil, Early 1940s.
9. DogTown (2008–2010)
46 min | Documentary
DogTown documents the work of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, where trainers and vets rescue and rehabilitate dogs no one else wants. Follow the stories of dogs and the people who love them enough to give them a second chance at life.
Stars: Chuck Thompson, Sherry Woodard, John Garcia, Pat Whitacre
Votes: 83
Dog rescue near Kanab, Utah. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary rescues all animals. This show is about the rescue and rehabilitation of dogs. 3 full programs: 1)Second Chances. rescuing dogs and getting them ready for adoption. 2)Crisis Dogs. puppy mill rescue and rehabilitation. 3)The Outsiders. Disabled, shy, aggressive, debilitating allergy dogs. Special features: Doggy update, where are they now? and about Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
10. Caryl of the Mountains (1936)
Approved | 68 min | Western
Funds are embezzled and a fur trapper is murdered. Rin Tin Tin to the rescue!
Director: Bernard B. Ray | Stars: Rin Tin Tin Jr., Francis X. Bushman Jr., Lois Wilde, Josef Swickard
Votes: 84
Rin Tin Tin Filmed outdoors in the Ponderosa pine forest. Canadian mounties ride their horses, no cars for them.
11. Through a Dog's Eyes (2010 TV Movie)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary
Follows a handful of people as they journey through the heartwarming and often challenging process of receiving their service dogs from Canine Assistants in Georgia.
Director: Peter Schnall | Star: Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 53
Dogs at a leading service dog organization. Jennifer Arnold, founder of Canine Assistants. Dogs and their bond with people with disabilities.
12. Poco... Little Dog Lost (1977)
G | 88 min | Family, Adventure, Drama
It looks like the end of the line for Poco and Kim when they are separated following a car accident. Poco's relentless search takes him through the desert. Bravely facing the odds, Poco encounters many dangers, and makes some new friends.
Director: Dwight Brooks | Stars: Chill Wills, Michelle Ashburn, Muffin, Sherry Bain
Votes: 76
a Benji-looking dog. Small, long hair. He runs through the desert, through Bodie State Historic Park, California- near Nevada, through Yosemite. This is the movie to watch if you want to check out America in the 1970s.
13. Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
G | 97 min | Drama, Family
Where the Red Fern Grows is the heartwarming and adventurous tale for all ages about a young boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: James Whitmore, Beverly Garland, Jack Ging, Lonny Chapman
Votes: 3,757
Red-bone hound dogs for hunting. 1930s Ozarks. Rural life in the Great Depression. Working hard to save and buy hunting dogs. Hunting through the woods. Filmed in Tahlequah and Vian, Oklahoma.
14. Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
As a Labrador puppy, Quill is sent to live with a couple, Isamu and Mitsuko Nii, who work as volunteers, training guide dogs (seeing eye dogs). When he grows to an adult dog, he is taken to... See full summary »
Director: Yôichi Sai | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Kippei Shîna, Teruyuki Kagawa, Keiko Toda
Votes: 1,759 | Gross: $0.01M
A Japanese guide dog.
15. Angel Dog (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This heartwarming film is about a dog named Cooper who is the lone survivor of a terrible car accident. Jake, a family patriarch, loses his wife and children in the accident. Not being a ... See full summary »
Director: Robin Conly | Stars: Jon Michael Davis, Farah White, Maurice Ripke, Ashley Hallford
Votes: 453
A border collie and a greyhound. Filmed in Texas oak tree country, San Antonio area.
16. Lassie (1954–1974)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The ongoing saga of the Martin family and their beloved collie, Lassie.
Stars: Lassie, Jon Provost, June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly
Votes: 3,785
Lassie in the country. 1950s America.
17. Big Red (1962)
Not Rated | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A wealthy sportsman's decision to hire a backwoods orphan to exercise a champion Irish Setter has unexpected consequences.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Gilles Payant, Émile Genest, Janette Bertrand
Votes: 838
An Irish Setter in 1960. Dog shows. Rural life and cabins,farms. Many scenes of Rene and Rig Red running in the hills of Quebec. Fields of wildflowers, streams. Filmed in La Malbaie, Quebec and Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California.
18. The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947)
Approved | 65 min | Drama, Family
The bond between the boy and his dog is the only thing that could bring the boy out of his shell. The plot moves along as Villains plan to steal the dog.
Director: Max Nosseck | Stars: Rin Tin Tin III, Donald Woods, Robert Blake, Claudia Drake
Votes: 145
Filmed at Santa Inez Mission, California. Cows and chickens. 1940s.
19. Red Dog (2011)
PG | 92 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.
Director: Kriv Stenders | Stars: Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rohan Nichol, Luke Ford
Votes: 19,358
Australian cattle dog.
Red, the dog. Red, the long haired cat.
early 1970s.
Western and south Australia.
Adelaide, Victoria, Dampier, Karatha, Pilbara.
No smoking or smokers in movie.
20. Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003 TV Movie)
TV-G | 107 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
The saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Keith David, Tom Hanks, Adam Arkin, Tom Bodett
Votes: 593
The first Bulldog, Bud, to travel by automobile in 1903, from Caldwell, Idaho to New York. Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first person to cross the continent in an automobile, in 1903. Jackson traveled from San Francisco to New York, getting the dog Bud in Idaho. Bud enjoyed the ride, sitting up front. A Ken Burns film.
21. My Family and Other Animals (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
An English family relocates to sunny Greece four years before WWII.
Director: Sheree Folkson | Stars: Eugene Simon, Imelda Staunton, Chris Langham, Omid Djalili
Votes: 1,917
The family dog in most scenes. Greece, 1930s. Wildlife of Greece, in a menagerie and not in the wild. Magpies and turtles and insects.
22. The Journey (2001)
93 min | Documentary, Adventure
Eric Saperston directs this amazing journey about a group of young Americans who decide to ask the age old question in life, "what do our elders have to pass down to us?"
Director: Eric Saperston | Stars: Eric Saperston, Jimmy Carter, Max Cleland, Billy Crystal
Votes: 216
A Golden Retriever on a VW bus trip
23. Sweetgrass (2009)
Unrated | 101 min | Documentary, Adventure, Western
In the summer of 2003, a group of shepherds took a herd of sheep one final time through the Beartooth Mountains of Montana, in the extreme north-west of the United States. It was a journey ... See full summary »
Directors: Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Votes: 1,100 | Gross: $0.21M
Great Pyrenees and collies. Sheep, several thousand, take an annual journey up the Montana mountains to summer pasture. Great Pyrenees dogs and collies herd the sheep, along with the men on horseback.
24. Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
Approved | 75 min | Adventure, Family
When a cougar raised by a group of loggers in the Pacific Northwest reverts to its natural instincts, the consequence could threaten its life.
Director: Winston Hibler | Stars: Ron Brown, Brian Russell, Linda Wallace, Jim Wilson
Votes: 933
a Fox Terrier dog called Chainsaw. living in Oregon in the 1960s in a lumber camp. Logging activities.
25. Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Brian Pettifer, Stuart Davids
Votes: 2,406
A West highland terrier named Wee Jock, who lives in rural Scotland.
26.
The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2020)
Episode:
Animals
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Geraldine is struck at how upset people are when their pets die and resolves to hold a special day when everybody brings an animal to church. David is appalled and tries to get the bishop ... See full summary »
Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Dawn French, Gary Waldhorn, James Fleet, Emma Chambers
Votes: 314
A blessing of the animals of a small English village and surrounding countryside. Dogs,ferrets, Macaws, owls, sheep, goats, horses, parakeets, more. All blessed inside the church.
27. Old Dog (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
A family on the Himalayan plains discovers their dog is worth a fortune, but selling it comes at a terrible price.
Director: Pema Tseden | Stars: Lochey, Drolma Kyab, Tamdrin Tso, Yanbum Gyal
Votes: 117
A Tibetan Mastiff dog living on the Himalayan plains. The dog is 13 years old, has matted hair, works with a sheep herder. A very sad, tragic story.
28. Wendy and Lucy (2008)
R | 80 min | Drama
Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happenings triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.
Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Lucy, David Koppell, Max Clement
Votes: 19,694 | Gross: $0.86M
A Golden Retriever's life in Oregon. Filmed in Portland and Wilsonville, Oregon. Sad film.
29. Son of the Navy (1940)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama
Actually, the sailor wants nothing to do with the boy, who we eventually find out is an orphan who ran away from the orphanage, trying to find a new Mom and Dad. The sailor, not knowing ... See full summary »
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Jean Parker, James Dunn, Martin Spellman, Selmer Jackson
Votes: 126
A Cairn Terrier named Pal and Tommy on an adventure away from the orphanage. Tommy and the Terrier inseparable. The Navy, Christmas time, and the family that ensues. 1940s America.
30. Stone Fox (1987 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Family, Western
Little Willy must win a dog sled race in order to save his grandfather's cattle ranch.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Joey Cramer, Belinda Montgomery, Gordon Tootoosis
Votes: 222
sled dogs
31. Eyes in the Night (1942)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Mystery
A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed, Stephen McNally
Votes: 1,947
Friday, a German Shepard mix, aides a blind detective. Friday is inventive, very smart, a comic, and all around great dog. The star of the movie. 1940s.
32. Mist: Sheepdog Tales (2007–2009)
11 min | Adventure, Family
Mist may no longer be a puppy, but she still has much to learn about life as a Borough farm sheepdog. But with Swift, Ernie, Jake, Fern, and her Mother Gail around, Mist has all of the help... See full summary »
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Mel Giedroyc, Paul Litchfield, Gillian Hanna
Votes: 50
Mist: Sheepdog Tales -The Great Challenge.
6 episodes: Fern's Forte, Not so Swift, Mist's Great Challenge, The Beast of Borough Farm, Drake Expectations, Macpherson's Lament.
Mist: Sheepdog Tales-A Helping Paw. 6 episodes: Steady Eddie, Little Orphan Aggie, Pride and Joyce, Wild Woolly Winnie, The Importance of Being Ernest, Trial and Error, Lost and Hound.
Filmed at Borough Farm, Devon, England. Rolling hills, ocean in some scenes.
Watching sheepdogs and sheep. Ducks, cows, ponies. Farm life.
33. Owd Bob (1998)
Not Rated | 105 min | Family, Drama
A teen orphan spends the summer on Isle of Man with estranged grandpa. Despite loving dogs, they want summer to end. Boy befriends neighbor girl, but her father has history with grandpa. Locals suspect neighbor's dog kills sheep at night.
Director: Rodney Gibbons | Stars: James Cromwell, Colm Meaney, Jemima Rooper, John Benfield
Votes: 444
Border Collies in Scotland. Rural Scotland, hills and farms. Border Collies and sheep dog trials.
34. A Dog Named Duke (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A homeless veteran leaves his dying dog and best friend, Duke, on the doorstep of an animal clinic. The dedicated staff nurse Duke back to health, and then launch a campaign to locate the veteran and re-unite him with his best pal.
Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Steven Weber, Sarah Smyth, Allison Hossack, April Telek
Votes: 638
A border Collie and his relationship with a Disabled Vet. Filmed in Canada.
35. Last of the Dogmen (1995)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Western
A Montana bounty hunter and an anthropologist discover a tribe of Native Americans living in a settlement isolated from the rest of the world.
Director: Tab Murphy | Stars: Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith, Steve Reevis
Votes: 5,942 | Gross: $7.40M
A Queensland, Australia Heeler. Zip follows Gates into the wilderness, tracking escaped convicts. They find the unexpected.
36. Behave Yourself! (1951)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Crime
When a cute Welsh terrier follows Bill Denny home, little does he know that all gangland has its eye on that dog. Who will be bumbling Bill's undoing - the gangsters, the cops, or his suspicious mother-in-law?
Director: George Beck | Stars: Farley Granger, Shelley Winters, William Demarest, Francis L. Sullivan
Votes: 813
A Welsh terrier in 1950 Los Angeles. Filmed on Wiltshire Blvd, and other locations. Howe cinematography.
37. Old Yeller (1957)
Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their Texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. First thought to be good-for-nothing mutt, Old Yeller is soon beloved by all.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk, Jeff York
Votes: 15,095 | Gross: $21.91M
A large yellow dog. 1869. Filmed at Big Bear Lake, California and Georgia.
38. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
A young man and his telepathic dog wander a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Director: L.Q. Jones | Stars: Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Susanne Benton, Tim McIntire
Votes: 19,117 | Gross: $6.90M
Bearded collie mix. A dog named Blood is an intellectual telepathic in 2024 AD, American desert of Phoenix. Blood is a Bearded collie mix. Partner of Vic.
39. First Dog (2010)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A foster boy is befriended by a lost dog who turns out to belong to the President of the United States. The boy decides to run away from the foster home to return the canine to the White House -- "Because it's the right thing to do!"
Director: Bryan Michael Stoller | Stars: Eric Roberts, Eliza Roberts, John-Paul Howard, Little Bear
Votes: 653
A wonderful dog to watch. A tale of a dog's journey from California to Washington D.C.
40. George! (1972)
G | 86 min | Comedy, Family
After a St. Bernard named George is given to a relative by its owner, he causes mischief in the neighboring town and for his new owner. After enough terror while trying to get a girl, the ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace C. Bennett | Stars: Marshall Thompson, Jack Mullaney, Ingeborg Schöner, Ursula von Wiese
Votes: 121
A handsome Saint Bernard in 1970 in the countryside, Switzerland. Filmed in Switzerland, Grindelwald, Kanton Bern. Mostly filmed outside, with many mountain views. Era of mini skirts and beehive hairdos.
41. Dog Jack (2010)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, War
In the midst of the Civil War, a boy and his dog escape a plantation and embark on a life-changing journey. Inspired by true events, "Dog Jack" chronicles a turbulent moment in American history, and a tale that's never been forgotten.
Director: Edward T. McDougal | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Benjamin Gardner, Frank Kasy, Kenneth Craig
Votes: 172
A dog in the civil war. 1860s. filmed in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin.
42. Lassie (2005)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: John Lynch, Samantha Morton, Peter O'Toole, Peter Dinklage
Votes: 4,675 | Gross: $0.65M
Lassie and Toots, the Pupeteer's dog. Filmed in Scotland, Ireland and Isle of Man. '
43. Iditarod (2008– )
Documentary, Reality-TV
Deep in the heart of the Alaskan wilderness, the Iditarod trail plays host to the last great race. From Anchorage to Nome, 96 teams will attempt to traverse over a thousand miles of the ... See full summary »
Star: David Scott
Votes: 46
16 dog sled teams in an Alaskan race. A second DVD in set on Alaska, forests, glaciers, mountains and wildlife.
44. Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
PG | 81 min | Adventure, Family
Angus McCormick adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while traveling along the coast of British Columbia with his father, John, he and Yellow become stranded when ... See full summary »
Director: Phillip Borsos | Stars: Jesse Bradford, Mimi Rogers, Bruce Davison, Tom Bower
Votes: 3,271 | Gross: $11.64M
Wonderful dog and Canadian scenery.
45. The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A teenage boy is cursed with periodically turning into a sheepdog.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello
Votes: 5,547 | Gross: $0.10M
46. The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005)
G | 93 min | Drama, Family
The little Nansal finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend against all rejections of her parents.
Director: Byambasuren Davaa | Stars: Batchuluun Urjindorj, Buyandulam Daramdadi, Nansal Batchuluun, Nansalmaa Batchuluun
Votes: 3,528 | Gross: $0.14M
A Tibetan Shaki mix, like a Border Collie. A family dog. Inner Mongolia, China.
47. Eight Below (2006)
PG | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Paul Walker, Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood
Votes: 68,228 | Gross: $81.61M
Huskies and Malamutes working as sled dogs. surviving the winter on their own in the Arctic. Filmed in Canada, Greenland, and Norway.
48. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
G | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer
Votes: 309,994
49. The Incredible Journey (1963)
G | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Two dogs and a cat set off on a treacherous 200-mile journey towards home.
Director: Fletcher Markle | Stars: Émile Genest, John Drainie, Tommy Tweed, Sandra Scott
Votes: 5,194
Bull terrier and golden retriever. Maybe 1950s, rural Canada. Also filmed in Sequim, Washington. A Bull Terrier, Golden Retriever, and Siamese cat take a 200 mile journey through the wilderness returning home. The end of the journey is in snow in the mountains. Bears, porcupine, squirrel, other wilderness animals. Great music, narration.
50. Station Jim (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Romance
It is the 1890s. Bob Gregson is a young lad who works as a porter at a rural railway station. He is keen to impress the stationmaster who is looking for a successor because he is about to ... See full summary »
Director: John Roberts | Stars: George Cole, Charlie Creed-Miles, Martin Savage, John Thomson
Votes: 238
A Jack Russel terrier in Victorian England, 1890s, at a rural railway station. Jim, the terrier, performs to fund the orphanage.
51. Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961)
Approved | 87 min | Drama, Family
The remarkable veritable story of a terrier named Bobby and the enduring friendship he forges with a tenderhearted shepherd known simply as Old Jock---unbroken even by the kindly old man's death.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith, Alex Mackenzie, Duncan Macrae
Votes: 1,842
52. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Passed | 102 min | Comedy
While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Walter Catlett
Votes: 65,867
a Wire haired terrier, 1930s America.
53. Sounder (1972)
G | 105 min | Drama, Family
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews
Votes: 4,801 | Gross: $3.10M
A family dog in Louisiana in 1933. The hound helps with racoon hunts at night.
54. The Wall (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A woman finds herself inexplicably cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the landscape.
Director: Julian Pölsler | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Luchs von Kyffhäuserbach, Karlheinz Hackl, Ulrike Beimpold
Votes: 7,112 | Gross: $0.04M
A Bavarian Mountain Bloodhound in the mountainous countryside. He follows a woman on her treks around the mountain. Salzkammergut, Austria.
55. The Lady with the Dog (1960)
89 min | Drama, Romance
A love story among the nobility of the Russian Empire: a man and a woman, both married, fall in love.
Director: Iosif Kheifits | Stars: Iya Savvina, Aleksey Batalov, Nina Alisova, Dmitriy Zebrov
Votes: 1,122
A little white dog at a seaside resort in Yalta. a dog in 19th century Russia.
56. Best in Show (2000)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
A behind-the-scenes look into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Coolidge
Votes: 66,711 | Gross: $18.72M
57. Worst in Show (2011)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
The camera is cast on the competitors in the annual "Worlds Ugliest Dog Contest" which takes place each summer in Petaluma, CA.
Directors: John T. Beck, Don R. Lewis | Stars: Dane Andrew, Rascal the World's Ugliest Dog, Jane Russell, Jonathan Adler
Votes: 64
Dogs and contests in California.
58. Mine (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
MINE is the powerful story about the essential bond between humans and animals told against the backdrop of one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. MINE explores how tragedy ... See full summary »
Director: Geralyn Pezanoski | Star: Karen Remy O'Toole
Votes: 254 | Gross: $0.01M
pets and their post hurricane Katrina stories. Humans and their bond with their pets. Dogs surviving great adversity.
59. Dark Water Rising: Survival Stories of Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescues (2006)
PG-13 | 75 min | Documentary
A dedicated and compassionate group of volunteer rescuers and animal welfare groups from around the world risked their lives to sledgehammer down doors and brave toxic floodwaters in a truly heroic effort to save nearly 10,000 animals.
Director: Mike Shiley | Stars: Aaron Minjares, Larry Roberts, Kim Upham
Votes: 30
Dogs and hurricane Katrina.
60.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Katrina's Animal Rescue
(2005)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family
When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, more than 250,000 pets were left stranded by the storm's destruction
Star: Laura Dern
Votes: 19
Dogs and hurricane Katrina.
61. The Man from Oklahoma (1926)
55 min | Western
Sam Stallings kills and robs Lynn Durant. The Man from Oklahoma arrives and he and Stallings quickly become enemies. The Oklahoman eventually learns who killed Durant and avoiding the trap ... See full summary »
Directors: Forrest Sheldon, Harry S. Webb | Stars: Jack Perrin, Josephine Hill, Lew Meehan, Lafe McKee
Votes: 16
62. All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Lynda Bellingham
Votes: 4,356
rural 1940s Yorkshire Veterinary practice. Complete series 1, Horse Sense through 13, Breath of Life.
63. The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
PG-13 | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
Director: Sylvain Chomet | Stars: Michèle Caucheteux, Jean-Claude Donda, Michel Robin, Monica Viegas
Votes: 56,971 | Gross: $7.00M
A large brown dog, from a puppy to adult. Dog dreams. The dog Bruno travels, has fears, is a willing helpmate.
64. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 58,873
Grinch's dog Max. Max, always eager to please, helps Grinch by becoming a reindeer with antlers.
65. Coraline (2009)
PG | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, an 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Jennifer Saunders
Votes: 262,437 | Gross: $75.29M
A theater full of dogs watching a show.
66. Babe (1995)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him?
Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 133,706 | Gross: $66.60M
Sheepdogs, New South Wales, Australia.
67. A Letter to True (2004)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Bruce Weber is a professed animal lover, and his newest film centers on his own dogs, a family of gorgeous golden retrievers, including "True."
Director: Bruce Weber | Stars: Julie Christie, Marianne Faithfull, Bruce Weber, Thomas Sessa
Votes: 170
Many dogs in many settings. Dogs playing in the surf.
68. Rain Shadow (2007)
60 min | Drama
Dr Kate McDonald is married to the small farming community of Paringa, where she's been the vet for 15 years. For most of that time she's been hiding a secret, and as a result, refuses to allow anyone to get close to her.
Stars: Rachel Ward, Victoria Thaine, Grant Piro, Tom O'Sullivan
Votes: 274
dogs in Australia. Veterinarians in rural Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Sheep, lizards, dogs, cats -these are some of the animals the veterinarians work with.
69.
Sky King (1951–1962)
Episode:
A Dog Named Barney
(1958)
TV-PG | Adventure, Drama, Family
Sky follows the seeing-eye dog of a blind newsboy Johnny Henderson, who he believes will lead him to a holdup man living with a party of coyote hunters.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters, Ewing Mitchell, Harvey Grant
Votes: 24
70.
National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode:
Science of Dogs
(2007)
Documentary, History
National Geographic looks at dogs and investigates how humans have taken an active role in shaping their appearance and behavior through selective breeding.
Director: Jackie Mow | Stars: Gregory Acland, Gustavo D. Aguirre, Mike Christman, Trey Fondon
Votes: 93
Humans shaping dog appearance and behavior through selective breeding. Genetic malleability, 80% of breeds developed in last 150 years. Part of National Geographic Classics: Cats and Dogs. 3 DVD set.
71.
National Geographic Specials (1965– )
Episode:
Those Wonderful Dogs
(1989)
60 min | Documentary, History
Dogs have served humankind in more ways than any other animal. You'll see loyal canines at work as they search for buried victims of an earthquake disaster, assist the physically disabled, ... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Jampel | Star: Richard Kiley
Votes: 16
-New Zealand ranch with sheepdogs. A couple have 10 dogs to help them herd sheep. -dog actors. The original Lassie in films. 7 generations of Lassie. -sled dogs. The Iditarod. Raising and training sled dogs for racing. -service dogs for wheelchair folks. -canine corps in WWII. -search and rescue dogs. Search and rescue dogs helping in the 1985 Mexico earthquake rescue. Part of National Geographic Classic: Cats and Dogs. 3 DVD set.
72. Touch the Sun: Devil's Hill (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Family
Three kid's mother falls ill and they are sent to stay with their cousin Badge on a remote farm in Tasmania. A tremendous storm leads to a missing cow sending the kids on an exciting adventure in the Tasmanian outback.
Director: Esben Storm | Stars: Peter Hehir, Mary Haire, John Flaus, Alexander Jacobs
Votes: 46
Family dog. Tasmania, Australia woods, fields, mountains, caves, and roaring streams. The family dog in most scenes. rural Australian farm. Most scenes in the woods. 4 children looking for cow lost during storm. Horses and the family dog are along to help.
73.
DogTown (2008–2010)
Episode:
The Outsiders
(2008)
TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary
DogTown must transform a spaniel-mix from a painfully shy, fearful dog into a happy, friendly one and determine if a 1-year-old bulldog with unusual symptoms has a life threatening ... See full summary »
Star: Chuck Thompson
74. Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over a century.
Directors: Werner Herzog, Dmitry Vasyukov | Stars: Werner Herzog, Gennady Soloviev, Anatoly Blumei, Gennady Tiganov
Votes: 8,902 | Gross: $0.34M
Dogs in Russia. Dogs running for miles.
75. White God (2014)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horvát, Szabolcs Thuróczy
Votes: 17,040 | Gross: $0.28M
76.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Dogs Decoded
(2010)
TV-G | 54 min | Documentary
Nova examines the special relationship that exists between human beings and dogs.
Star: Lance Lewman
Votes: 156
77.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses
(2014)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary
How animals use their senses. Included: the differences between wolves and dogs in how they interpret visual information and smells, as well as why they differ; and the ways in which animal brains process information provided by the senses
Director: Matt Barrett | Stars: Gregory Berns, Justin Gregg, Brian Hare, Alexandra Horowitz
Votes: 45
comparing dog and wolf minds.
78. The Sun Comes Up (1949)
Passed | 93 min | Drama, Family, Musical
Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and the dog that belonged to her late son. Punctuated with song-filled interludes.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Lloyd Nolan, Claude Jarman Jr., Lewis Stone
Votes: 439
79.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Underdogs
(2006)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family
NATURE's Underdogs tells the poignant story of two misfits whose lives were turned around by people who saw their potential for greatness.
Director: Karen Walsh | Star: Henry Winkler
Votes: 14
A Bloodhound and a Sheepdog. Two troublesome dogs, until adopted by caring people. The Bloodhound goes to work for the police force. The Sheepdog learns how to herd sheep.
80. Gates of Heaven (1978)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Lucille Billingsley, Zella Graham, Cal Harberts, Dan Harberts
Votes: 6,275
dogs and cemeteries. Filmed in California - Los Altos, Petaluma, and Napa Valley.
Inside a SPCA clinic in New York. Dogs investigated in the neighborhood for owner violations and dogs that are brought to the hospital.
82. The Lightning Warrior (1931)
Passed | 250 min | Drama, Family, Western
A Rin-Tin-Tin serial presented in 12 episodes. The mysterious Wolf Man is terrorizing settlers in a western town. With the help of Rinty, young Jimmy Carter unmasks the Wolf Man and foils his evil plot.
Directors: Benjamin H. Kline, Armand Schaefer | Stars: Rin Tin Tin, Frankie Darro, Hayden Stevenson, George Brent
Votes: 111
Early 1930s, and Rin Tin Tin.
83. Incredible Creatures That Defy Evolution (2000 Video)
62 min | Documentary
Creationist Jobe Martin argues that some organisms possess characteristics that are better explained by creation by design rather than by evolution. These organisms include the Bombardier ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Greisen | Stars: David Hames, Jobe Martin
Votes: 48
Dogs having sophisticated and complex designs, defying evolution.
84. Wishbone (1995–1998)
TV-Y | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An intelligent and witty dog imagines himself in the role of characters from classic books and gets involved in similar real-life adventures.
Stars: Larry Brantley, Jordan Wall, Christie Abbott, Adam Springfield
Votes: 4,350
85. Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
G | 94 min | Drama
An old man and a young boy who live in the southeastern Mississippi swamps are brought together by the love of a dog.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Walter Brennan, Phil Harris, Brandon De Wilde, Sidney Poitier
Votes: 1,061
Skeeter and a Basenji, 1950s America. Filmed in Georgia swamps. Sidney Poitier in film.
86. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Director: Paul Leni | Stars: Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Julius Molnar, Olga Baclanova
Votes: 8,001
A German Shepard in 1690 England. A faithful family dog, Homo, comes to the rescue, leading Dea to her beloved.
87. Kayla (1997)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Family
Sam, the 12 year old son of a famous missing polar explorer, has despaired. His mother has married again and moved with him and her new husband to the wasteland of Canada. He doesn't like ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Kendall | Stars: Tod Fennell, Henry Czerny, Bronwen Booth, Meredith Henderson
Votes: 207
88. And Man Created Dog (2010 TV Movie)
93 min | Documentary
While its fearsome ancestor, the wolf, was created by natural selection-it is man that created the dog. This film explores the greatest inter-species friendship on Earth over the course of ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Rick Groat, Austin James Wolff
Votes: 61
Wolves and humans forging a bond 32,000 years ago. History of humans and wolves and dogs. Changes from wolf to dog, and how humans are integral to the change. Nice scenery. Many historic photos and videos of dogs and humans. sheep herders in New Zealand Italian water rescue dogs airport dogs that clear fields of birds that cause plane accidents. herding goats, Great Pyrenees. herding cows truffle hunters. much more.
89. The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Family
In the 1930s, a tomboy runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2,000 miles away, where he has found work.
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Jed, Ray Wise
Votes: 6,853 | Gross: $2.14M
Natty and Jed, a Alaskan Malamute/ wolf cross, on a journey across America. 1930s.
90. Wildlife Specials (1995– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Occasional series of one-off documentaries, each examining the lifestyle of a particular animal.
Stars: David Attenborough, Lakshmi, Jeff Turner, Gavin Thurston
Votes: 638
Wolves. Crocodile, leopard, eagle, polar bear, humpback whale.
2 disc set also includes Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth, and Great Natural Wonders of the World.
91. Never Cry Wolf (1983)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama
A government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah
Votes: 8,754 | Gross: $29.60M
92. White Fang (I) (1991)
PG | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Jed, Seymour Cassel
Votes: 22,366 | Gross: $34.79M
1890s.
93.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
River of No Return
(2012)
TV-G | 54 min | Documentary, Family
This film is a journey of exploration into one of America's best kept secrets
Votes: 70
Wolves on an Idaho river. Dipper birds, otters.
94. Survival of the Yellowstone Wolves (1996 TV Movie)
Documentary
This first hand account follows the re-introduction of the wolves into America's greatest national park. Once near total extermination, the Yellowstone wolves are fighting back.
Director: Dale Peterson | Stars: Matthew Fox, Steve Torbit
A National Wildlife Federation special. Reintroducing wolves into Yellowstone. Transporting wolves from Canada to Yellowstone.
95.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Cold Warriors: Wolves and Buffalo
(2013)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary, Family
From PBS - For thousands of years, wolves hunted buffalo across the vast North American plains until the westward settlement of the continent saw the virtual extinction of these vast herds ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeff Turner, Sue Turner | Star: Jeff Turner
Votes: 39
Wolves and buffalo in Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada. Wolves and their coexistence with buffalo, winter and summer. Wolf packs, families and young.
96.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Meet the Coywolf
(2014)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family
The coywolf, a mixture of western coyote and eastern wolf, is a remarkable new hybrid carnivore that is taking over territories once roamed by wolves and slipping unnoticed into our cities.... See full summary »
Director: Susan Fleming | Star: Nora Young
Votes: 51
Origin of coywolf, or eastern wolf. Coywolf in cities and urban areas. Differences between coywolfs and wolves and coyotes.
97.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Clash: Encounters of Bears and Wolves
(2010)
TV-G | Documentary, Family
In Yellow Stone National Park, grizzly bears and wolves share dominance as the region's top predators. Constantly at odds, the conflicts of these two civilizations, as well as their impact ... See full summary »
Star: F. Murray Abraham
Votes: 27
Yellowstone National Park's competing top predators, wolves and bears. Grizzlies, also Bison and their young, elk, Sandhill Cranes, otters. Grizzlies have started not hibernating, adding extra competition for winter foods. Wolves used to have winter feeding to themselves, while bears hibernated.
Wolves and coyotes
99. Sign of the Wolf (1941)
Approved | 69 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Because of a fight at a dog show between "Smoky" and "Shadow", Alsatian Shepherd dogs, owned and trained by Judy Weston, "Smoky" loses first prize. Judy sells "Shadow", but Ben, the trainer... See full summary »
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Michael Whalen, Grace Bradley, Darryl Hickman, Mantan Moreland
Votes: 67
100.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Atta Girl, Kelly!: K for Kelly
(1967)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Kelly is one of a litter of puppies born on a puppy farm. This farm breeds dogs especially for the Seeing Eye. Kelly was turned over to Danny Richards as a 4H project, knowing he will have to give her up after a year.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Beau Bridges, James Broderick, J.D. Cannon, William Corcoran
Votes: 23
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