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1. Beethoven (1992)
PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but must contend with a dog-napping veterinarian and his henchmen.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Dean Jones, Nicholle Tom
Votes: 76,513 | Gross: $57.11M
2. Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
PG | 114 min | Action, Comedy
The San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde.
Director: James Fargo | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Beverly D'Angelo
Votes: 30,058 | Gross: $106.00M
3. 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: 3,812
4. 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: 22,466 | Gross: $34.79M
5. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When adventurous pets Chance, Shadow, and Sassy are accidentally separated from their vacationing humans, they're left to fend for themselves on the mean streets of San Francisco, searching for the "golden bridge" that will take them home.
Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Ralph Waite, Al Michaels
Votes: 16,219 | Gross: $49.14M
6. K-9 (1989)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Jim Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Neill
Votes: 35,632 | Gross: $43.25M
7. Good Boy (2003)
PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.
Director: John Hoffman | Stars: Liam Aiken, Matthew Broderick, Molly Shannon, Kevin Nealon
Votes: 4,658 | Gross: $37.57M
8. Benji (1974)
G | 86 min | Adventure, Family, Romance
A stray dog saves two kidnapped children.
Director: Joe Camp | Stars: Peter Breck, Deborah Walley, Patsy Garrett, Allen Fiuzat
Votes: 5,201 | Gross: $39.55M
9. Born Free (1966)
PG | 95 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
Directors: James Hill, Tom McGowan | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye
Votes: 7,022
10. Moby Dick (1998)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his Captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
Stars: Henry Thomas, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Piripi Waretini
Votes: 4,176
11. 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: 17,078 | Gross: $0.28M
12. MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
When Jack, a sign-language-speaking chimp, makes a break for freedom, his talent for ice skating soon turns him into the local hockey team's secret weapon. But the lab officials are closing in.
Director: Robert Vince | Stars: Bernie, Louie, Mac, Russell Ferrier
Votes: 2,749 | Gross: $1.25M
13. Beethoven's 3rd (2000 Video)
G | 99 min | Family, Comedy
The Newton family from the first two Beethoven movies is on vacation in Europe, but they do plan to attend a Newton family reunion, and to make sure one of their family members definitely ... See full summary »
Director: David Mickey Evans | Stars: Judge Reinhold, Julia Sweeney, Joe Pichler, Michaela Gallo
Votes: 6,442
14. Larger Than Life (1996)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
A motivational speaker discovers that the inheritance his father left for him is in the form of an elephant.
Director: Howard Franklin | Stars: Bill Murray, Matthew McConaughey, Jerry Adler, Richard Alan Baker
Votes: 7,835 | Gross: $8.29M
15. Ed (1996)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.
Director: Bill Couturié | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Jayne Brook, Gene Ross, Paul Hewitt
Votes: 8,937 | Gross: $6.29M
16. Scarecrows (1988)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Criminals hijack a plane and force the pilot and his daughter to fly them to Mexico. However, an unexpected landing finds them in a cemetery inhabited by killer scarecrows.
Director: William Wesley | Stars: Ted Vernon, Michael David Simms, Richard Vidan, Kristina Sanborn
Votes: 5,655
17. Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
A murdered detective must avenge his murder after he is reincarnated as a dog.
Director: Joe Camp | Stars: Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Benjean, Omar Sharif
Votes: 2,763 | Gross: $6.22M
18. Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003 Video)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Disney serves up adventure with everyone's favorite golden retriever!
Director: Mike Southon | Stars: Darren J. Birch, Christopher Bishop, Tyler Boissonnault, J. Winston Carroll
Votes: 2,162
19. Beethoven's 4th (2001 Video)
G | 93 min | Comedy, Family
The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pompous rich family.
Director: David Mickey Evans | Stars: Judge Reinhold, Julia Sweeney, Joe Pichler, Michaela Gallo
Votes: 4,435
20. Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince (1983–1984)
22 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Far distant from Earth on a red planet of Antars, a tyrant Zanu has killed their king and imprisoned the queen. The crown prince, their son, named Yubi (Christopher Burton) has escaped to ... See full summary »
Stars: Chris Burton, Ric Spiegel, Ken Miller, Benjean
Votes: 528
21. Beethoven's Big Break (2008 Video)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Family
Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a large and lovable St. Bernard whose fabulous movie "audition" catapults the dog to ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Elliott | Stars: Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, Moises Arias, Eddie Griffin
Votes: 2,367
22. The Lion (1962)
Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Drama
In Kenya, when young Tina befriends a lion and embraces local customs, her mother summons Tina's American father to help bring Tina back to civilization and give her a civilized upbringing.
Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: William Holden, Trevor Howard, Capucine, Pamela Franklin
Votes: 763
23. Beethoven's 5th (2003 Video)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Adventure
Sara Newton and Beethoven spends summer with Freddy Kablinski in Quicksilver, a weird town.
Director: Mark Griffiths | Stars: Dave Thomas, Faith Ford, Daveigh Chase, Tom Poston
Votes: 3,602
24. Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp (1970–1971)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A member of pop band Evolution Revolution, Lancelot Link is called upon by the Agency to Prevent Evil (APE), in their ongoing fight against CHUMP.
Stars: Dayton Allen, Joan Gerber, Bernie Kopell, Malachi Throne
Votes: 423
25. Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A heart-warming comedy about the friendship between the new kid in town and a soccer-playing dog on the lam from the dog-catcher. It's up to these two underdogs to win the PeeWee Soccer League championship game.
Director: Tony Giglio | Stars: James Marshall, Olivia d'Abo, Jeremy Foley, Sam McMurray
Votes: 1,766
26. Copacabana (1947)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
An agent has his only client pose as both a French chanteuse and Brazilian bombshell to fool a nightclub owner.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran, Andy Russell
Votes: 1,386
27. Paws (1997)
Not Rated | 83 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Alex knows the whereabouts of a stashed-away fortune of $1 million. The mysterious Anja murders him, but he's transferred clues of location of the cash onto computer disk that he gives to ... See full summary »
Director: Karl Zwicky | Stars: Billy Connolly, Nathan Cavaleri, Myriam Emilie Francois, Joe Petruzzi
Votes: 828
28. 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: 223
29. The Order of the Black Eagle (1987)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A James Bondish spy and his female assistant infiltrate a group of South American Nazis who have kept Hitler alive until they take over the... using the ultimate weapon. In HD.
Director: Worth Keeter | Stars: Ian Hunter, C.K. Bibby, William Hicks, Anna Rapagna
Votes: 507
30. For the Love of Benji (1977)
G | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Benji sniffs out a bogus CIA agent in Athens, Greece.
Director: Joe Camp | Stars: Patsy Garrett, Benjean, Art Vasil, Allen Fiuzat
Votes: 1,232 | Gross: $22.26M
31. Monkey Up (2016)
PG | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
With their parents preoccupied with their new careers, a young girl and her brother befriend a talking monkey who is struggling to be taken seriously as an actor.
Director: Robert Vince | Stars: Larke Miller, Michael Teigen, Skylar Astin, David Milchard
Votes: 439
32. Borderline (II) (2021)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Craving that girl she was never able to replace and seeking inspiration in her presence, or absence, or rather fantasy, a troubled writer embarks on a stormy journey of love, passion and potentially perdition.
Director: Anna Alfieri | Stars: Anna Alfieri, Agathe Ferré, Caspian Faye, Ali Keane
Votes: 42
33. Quest for Zhu (2011)
G | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The heartwarming tale of four lively Hamsters on a quest to find the Palace of Zhu, where they believe all their dreams will come true. They soon find themselves swept away to the other side of the Zhuniverse.
Director: Bob Doucette | Stars: Mariah Wilkerson, Shannon Chan-Kent, Ian James Corlett, Sean Campbell
Votes: 234
34. Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Lost and alone on the streets of a small Mississippi town, Benji struggles to save his mom from a backyard puppy mill, avoiding two dopey dogcatchers and an unwanted sidekick.
Director: Joe Camp | Stars: Nick Whitaker, Chris Kendrick, Nate Bynum, Randall Newsome
Votes: 677 | Gross: $3.82M
35. Son of Lassie (1945)
Approved | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Laddie (Son of Lassie !) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage ?
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, June Lockhart, Nigel Bruce
Votes: 944
36. Smoke (1970 TV Movie)
Unrated | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
As a teenager has difficulty coping with his mother's remarriage, he finds and nurses back to health a German Shepherd, but keeps him a secret for fear that his stepfather would return him to his original owner.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Earl Holliman, Ron Howard, Jacqueline Scott, Shug Fisher
Votes: 158
37. Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (1978 TV Movie)
Unrated | 25 min | Family
While on a publicity tour in Switzerland, Benji, Cindy Smith, and Patsy Garrett convince Kris Kringle that his place on Christmas Eve is delivering presents to all "his" families all over the world.
Director: Joe Camp | Stars: Ron Moody, Patsy Garrett, Cynthia Smith, Benjean
Votes: 329
38. Benji Takes a Dive at Marineland (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 30 min | Family
As the lovable mutt prepares to perform the first SCUBA dive by an animal, a villain attempts to prevent it.
Director: Joe Camp | Stars: Benjean, Jesse Davis, Hardy Haberman, The Mulberry Sqaures
Votes: 74
39. Tijuana Makes Me Happy (2007)
PG-13 | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A boy will do anything to become a man and win the heart of a young sex worker - Even fight his rooster.
Director: Dylan Verrechia | Stars: Pablo Tendilla Ortiz, Pablo Tendilla Rocha, Aidée González, Darina Rabago Soto
Votes: 144
40. 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
41. The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island (1999)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Family
Danny Quinn's dream is to prove his late father was right about a pirate treasure in the depths of Lake Michigan. This is a story of the incredible energy of the human spirit, and the determination of a young man pushed to the limit.
Director: Richard Brauer | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Seth Bernard, Brennan Hesser, Logan Lipton
Votes: 274
42. Quick, Before It Melts (1964)
97 min | Comedy
A reporter and a photographer become entwined with women, marriage, and a defecting Russian scientist while on an expedition to Antarctica for their magazine.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: George Maharis, Robert Morse, Anjanette Comer, James Gregory
Votes: 120
43. Jock: A True Tale of Friendship (1994)
91 min | Adventure, Family, History
In 1886 the 20 years old Percy Fitzpatrick sets out from Kaapstad (Cape Town) for the Transvaal to dig for gold. On his way he prevents the weakly puppy Jock from being drowned and adopts ... See full summary »
Directors: Danie Joubert, Duncan MacNeillie | Stars: Sean Gallagher, Fay Masterson, Wilson Dunster, Sello Sebotsane
Votes: 206
44. Beware of Blondie (1950)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Family
Mr. Dithers has gone on vacation and left Dagwood to look after the company. Toby tries to take advantage of Dagwood's naiveté, but Blondie saves the day.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie
Votes: 238
45. It's Showtime (1976)
G | 85 min | Documentary
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
Directors: Paul M. Heller, Alan Myerson, Fred Weintraub | Stars: Rin Tin Tin, Flipper, Trigger, Daisy
Votes: 141
46. Adventures of Rusty (1945)
Approved | 67 min | Drama, Family
Fearing that his recently acquired stepmother, Ann Dennis, is competing with him for his father's affections, and saddened by the death of his dog, young Danny Mitchell, in the first film ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Burnford | Stars: Ted Donaldson, Margaret Lindsay, Conrad Nagel, Gloria Holden
Votes: 199
47. Benji at Work (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Family
Behind-the-scenes look at the beloved movie canine.
Director: Fielder Baker | Stars: Benjean, Chevy Chase, Frank Inn, Adam Rich
Votes: 68
48. Little Heroes 3 (2002)
90 min | Comedy, Family
Samson and Hercules, the extraordinary dogs of Little Heroes 1 and 2 are back.
Director: Henri Charr | Stars: Ralley, Duke, Serena, Enzo
Votes: 72
49. Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
Approved | 59 min | Drama
Thirteen-year-old Danny Mitchell befriends Penny Waters, a little blind girl who is shy who is shy and lonely. Danny intercedes for Penny when she is about to be sent to the State ... See full summary »
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Ted Donaldson, Sharyn Moffett, John Litel, Ann Doran
Votes: 110
50. Despair (2001 Video)
Unrated | 35 min | Drama, Short, Horror
A married couple's final day, before each commits suicide. The man no longer wishes to live a life in which his artistic talents continue to go unrecognized and unappreciated...The woman ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Baranowski | Stars: Mark Baranowski, Ryli Morgan, Bonzai
Votes: 31