List of films about animals

This is a list of notable films that are primarily about and/or feature animals. While films involving dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are included on this list, those concerning mythical creatures, such as dragons or vampires, are not.

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0-9

• 100 Million BC (2008)
• 101 Dalmatians (1996)
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
• 102 Dalmatians (2000)
• 12 Days of Terror (2004)
• 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012)
• 3-Headed Shark Attack (2015)
• 50 to 1 (2014)

A

• Absolutely Anything (2015)
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005)
• The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1989)
• The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
• Adventures of Rusty (1945)
• African Cats (2011)
• The African Lion (1955)
• Air Bud (1997)
• Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
• Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)
• Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003)
• Air Bud: World Pup (2000)
• Air Buddies (2006)
• Alaska (1996)
• An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
• All Roads Lead Home (2008)
• All the Pretty Horses (2000)
• Alligator (1980)
• Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)
• Alpha and Omega (2010)
• Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure (2013)
• Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games (2014)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
• The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
• The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)
• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
• An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)
• An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998)
• Anaconda (1997)
• Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)
• Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
• Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)
• Andre (1994)
• Angel Dog (2011)
• The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
• Animal (2014)
• Animal Behavior (1989)
• Animal Farm (1954)
• Animal Farm (1999)
• Animals United (2010)
• The Ant Bully (2006)
• Antarctica (1983)
• Antz (1998)
• Any Which Way You Can (1980)
• Ape (1976)
• Arachnid (2001)
• Arachnophobia (1990)
• Arctic Tale (2007)
• The Aristocats (1970)
• Atomic Dog (1998)
• Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
• Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
• Attack of the Sabretooth (2005)
• Avalanche Sharks (2013)

B

• Babar: The Movie (1989)
• Babe (1995)
• Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
• Back to the Sea (2012)
• Backcountry (2014)
• Bailey's Billion$ (2005)
• Bait 3D (2012)
• Balto (1995)
• Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002)
• Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)
• Bambi (1942)
• Bambi II (2006)
• Barnyard (2006)
• Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
• Bats (1999)
• Bats: Human Harvest (2007)
• Baxter (1989)
• The Bear (1988)
• Bear (2010)
• Bear Country (1953)
• Bears (2014)
• Bears and Bad Men (1918)
• Bears and Man (1978)
• Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
• Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
• Bee Movie (2007)
• The Bees (1978)
• Beethoven (1992)
• Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
• Beethoven's 3rd (2000)
• Beethoven's 4th (2001)
• Beethoven's 5th (2003)
• Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
• Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
• Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)
• The Belstone Fox (1973)
• Benji (1974)
• Benji the Hunted (1987)
• Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
• Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (1978)
• Best in Show (2000)
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! (2012)
• Big Ass Spider! (2013)
• The Big Cat (1949)
• Big Fish (2003)
• Big Miracle (2012)
• Big Red (1962)
• Bingo (1991)
• Bingo Bongo (1982)
• Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2008)
• Birdemic 2: The Resurrection (2013)
• The Birds (1963)
• The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
• The Biscuit Eater (1940)
• The Biscuit Eater (1972)
• Black Beauty (1921)
• Black Beauty (1946)
• Black Beauty (1971)
• Black Beauty (1978)
• Black Beauty (1987)
• Black Beauty (1994)
• The Black Stallion (1979)
• The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
• Black Zoo (1963)
• Blackfish (2013)
• Blind Love (2015)
• Blue Fire Lady (1977)
• Blue Puppy (1976)
• Blue Water White Death (1971)
• Bolt (2008)
• Bonzo Goes to College (1952)
• Born Free (1966)
• Born to Be Wild (1995)
• Born to Be Wild (2011)
• A Boy and His Dog (1946)
• A Boy and His Dog (1975)
• The Breed (2006)
• Brother Bear (2003)
• Brother Bear 2 (2006)
• Buck (2011)
• Buddy (1997)
• A Bug's Life (1998)
• Burning Bright (2010)

C

• The Call of the Wild (1923)
• Call of the Wild (1935)
• The Call of the Wild (1972)
• The Call of the Wild (1976)
• The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997)
• Call of the Wild (2009)
• The Care Bears Movie (1985)
• Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
• Caryl of the Mountains (1936)
• Castle Rock (2000)
• The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
• Cat People (1942)
• Cat People (1982)
• The Cat Returns (2002)
• Cats & Dogs (2001)
• Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
• Cats Don't Dance (1997)
• Cat's Eye (1985)
• Cat's Eye (1988)
• The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005)
• Challenge to Lassie (1949)
• Challenge to White Fang (1974)
• Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
• Charlotte's Web (1973)
• Charlotte's Web (2006)
• Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003)
• Cheetah (1989)
• Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004)
• Chicken Little (1943)
• Chicken Little (2005)
• Chicken Run (2000)
• The Chimp (1932)
• Chimpanzee (2012)
• Chimps: So Like Us (1990)
• China: The Panda Adventure (2001)
• Chips the War Dog (1993)
• C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
• Cinnamon (2011)
• Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965)
• Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
• Congo (1995)
• The Country Bears (2002)
• The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog (1980)
• The Cow (1989)
• The Cow and I (1959)
• A Cow at My Table (1998)
• The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2008)
• Cruel Jaws (1995)
• Cujo (1983)
• Curious George (2006)
• Cybermutt (2002)

D

• The Dam Keeper (2014)
• The Daring Dobermans (1973)
• Dark Tide (2012)
• The Deadly Mantis (1957)
• Deep Blood (1989)
• Deep Blue Sea (1999)
• Deep Shock (2003)
• Delhi Safari (2012)
• The Devil Bat (1940)
• Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)
• Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
• Dinosaur (2000)
• Dinosaurus! (1960)
• Dinoshark (2010)
• The Disenchanted Forest (2002)
• The Doberman Gang (1972)
• Doctor Dolittle (1967)
• Dog Gone (2008)
• Dog in Boots (1981)
• A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
• A Dog of Flanders (1935)
• A Dog of Flanders (1960)
• A Dog of Flanders (1999)
• The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009)
• The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010)
• The Dog Who Saved Easter (2014)
• The Dog Who Saved Halloween (2011)
• The Dog Who Saved the Holidays (2012)
• The Dog Who Saved Summer (2015)
• A Dog Year (2009)
• A Dog's Love (1914)
• The Dognapper (2013)
• Dogs (1976)
• The Dogs (1979)
• Dogs of Hell (1982)
• Dolphin Tale (2011)
• Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
• Dr. Dolittle (1998)
• Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
• Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006)
• Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (2009)
• Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)
• Dracula's Dog (1978)
• Dreamer (2005)
• DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
• Duma (2005)
• Dumbo (1941)
• Dunston Checks In (1996)
• Dusty (1983)

E

• Earth (2007)
• Ed (1996)
• The Edge (1997)
• Eight Below (2006)
• Entertainment (2014)
• Every Which Way but Loose (1978)
• An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
• Eyes of an Angel (1991)

F

• The Family of Chimps (1984)
• Fangs of the Wild (1939)
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
• Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
• The Fearless Four (1997)
• Felidae (1994)
• Finding Dory (2016)
• Finding Nemo (2003)
• Finding Rin Tin Tin (2007)
• Firehouse Dog (2007)
• A Fish Called Wanda (1997)
• Flicka (2006)
• Flicka 2 (2010)
• Flicka: Country Pride (2012)
• Flipper (1963)
• Flipper (1996)
• Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
• Flu Bird Horror (2008)
• Fluke (1995)
• Flushed Away (2006)
• Fly Away Home (1996)
• For the Love of Benji (1977)
• The Fox and the Child (2007)
• The Fox and the Hound (1981)
• The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
• Francis (1950)
• Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
• Frankenfish (2004)
• Frankenweenie (1984)
• Frankenweenie (2012)
• Free Birds (2013)
• Free Willy (1993)
• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
• Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
• Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)
• Fritz the Cat (1972)
• Frog-g-g! (2004)
• Frogs (1972)
• Furry Vengeance (2010)

G

• G-Force (2009)
• Garfield: The Movie (2004)
• Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
• Gay Purr-ee (1962)
• The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
• The Giant Claw (1957)
• Good Boy! (2003)
• The Good Dinosaur (2015)
• A Goofy Movie (1995)
• Gordy (1995)
• The Gorilla (1939)
• Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
• The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
• Great White (1981)
• The Grey (2011)
• Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
• Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
• Grizzly (1976)
• Grizzly Falls (1999)
• Grizzly Man (2005)
• Grizzly Park (2008)
• Grizzly Rage (2007)

H

• Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
• Hachiko Monogatari (1987)
• Happy Feet (2006)
• Happy Feet Two (2011)
• Harry and Tonto (1974)
• Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
• Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964)
• Hidalgo (2004)
• Home on the Range (2004)
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
• Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
• Hoot (2006)
• Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
• Hotel for Dogs (2009)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
• Hounded (2001)
• Howard the Duck (1986)

I

• Ice Age (2002)
• Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
• Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
• Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
• In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
• In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986)
• The Incredible Journey (1963)
• The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
• Instinct (1999)
• Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World (2010)
• Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)
• Into the Lion's Den (2004)
• Iron Will (1994)
• It's a Dog's Life (1955)

J

• Jaws (1975)
• Jaws 2 (1978)
• Jaws 3-D (1983)
• Jaws in Japan (2009)
• Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
• Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
• Jock (2011)
• Joey (1997)
• Jungle Book (1942)
• The Jungle Book (1967)
• The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
• The Jungle Book (1994)
• The Jungle Book (2016)
• Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Jurassic Park II (1997)
• Jurassic Park III (2001)
• Jurassic Shark (2012)
• Jurassic World (2015)

K

• K-9 (1989)
• K-911 (1999)
• K-9: P.I. (2002)
• Kangaroo Jack (2003)
• Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! (2004)
• The Karate Dog (2004)
• Katnip Kollege (1938)
• KAW (2007)
• King Kong (1933)
• King Kong (1976)
• King Kong (2005)
• Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978)
• Kong: Skull Island (2017)
• Konga (1961)
• Kung Fu Panda (2008)
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
• Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
• Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2009)

L

• Lady and the Tramp (1955)
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
• The Land Before Time (1988)
• The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994)
• The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
• The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
• The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
• The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998)
• The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000)
• The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
• The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
• The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
• The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005)
• The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006)
• The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)
• Land of the Lost (2009)
• Larger than Life (1996)
• Lassie (1994)
• Lassie (2005)
• Lassie Come Home (1943)
• The Last Lions (2011)
• Leafie, A Hen Into the Wild (2011)
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
• The Legend of Lobo (1962)
• Life of Pi (2012)
• Link (1986)
• The Lion King (1994)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004)
• The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998)
• The Little Bear Movie (2000)
• Little Big Panda (2011)
• The Little Fox (1981)
• Living Free (1972)
• The Lost World (1960)

M

• Ma-Mha (2007)
• Madagascar (2005)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
• The Magic of Lassie (1978)
• Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
• Mammoth (2006)
• Man's Best Friend (1993)
• Maneater (2007)
• March of the Penguins (2005)
• Marley & Me (2008)
• Marmaduke (2010)
• Matilda (1978)
• Max Hell Frog Warrior (1996)
• Mega Piranha (2010)
• Megalodon (2004)
• Mighty Joe Young (1949)
• Mighty Joe Young (1998)
• The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
• Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
• Moby Dick (1956)
• Moby Dick (1978)
• Moby Dick (2010)
• Monkey Kingdom (2015)
• Monkey Shines (1988)
• Monkey Trouble (1994)
• Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
• Monster Shark (1984)
• Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
• Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
• MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)
• MVP: Most Vertical Primate (2001)
• My Dog Skip (2000)
• My Dog Tulip (2009)
• My Friend Flicka (1943)
• My Little Pony (2017)
• My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
• My Magic Dog (1997)

N

• Napoleon (1995)
• Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
• National Velvet (1944)
• Nénette (2010)
• Never Cry Wolf (1983)
• The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
• Night of the Sharks (1988)
• Nightwing (1979)
• Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
• The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)
• Norm of the North (2016)
• The Nut Job (2014)

O

• Oceans (2009)
• Old Partner (2008)
• Old Yeller (1957)
• Oliver & Company (1988)
• Once Upon a Forest (1993)
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
• One Million B.C. (1940)
• One Million Years B.C. (1966)
• Open Season (2006)
• Open Season 2 (2008)
• Open Season 3 (2010)
• Open Water (2003)
• Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
• Orca (1977)
• Over the Hedge (2006)

P

• The Pack (1977)
• Paddington (2014)
• Paulie (1998)
• Paws (1997)
• The Peanuts Movie (2015)
• The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
• Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
• Perri (1957)
• Pet Sematary (1989)
• Pet Sematary Two (1992)
• Peter Lundy & The Medicine Hat Stallion (1977)
• Piranha (1978)
• Piranha (1995)
• Piranha 3D (2010)
• Piranha 3DD (2012)
• Piranha II: The Spawning (1981)
• Piranhaconda (2012)
• The Plague Dogs (1982)
• Prancer (1989)
• Prey (2007)
• Pride (2004)
• Project Grizzly (1996)
• Project X (1987)

Q

• Quill (2004)

R

• Racing Stripes (2005)
• Raging Sharks (2005)
• Rango (2011)
• Ratatouille (2007)
• Razorback (1984)
• Razortooth (2007)
• Red Dog (2011)
• Red Water (2003)
• The Reef (2010)
• The Return of the Shaggy Dog (1987)
• Return to Frogtown (1993)
• Rhubarb (1951)
• Ring of Bright Water (1969)
• Rio (2011)
• Rio 2 (2014)
• Roadkill (2011)
• Robin Hood (1973)
• The Roost (2005)
• Rottweiler (2004)
• Running Free (2000)
• Rupert and the Frog Song (1984)
• Russell Madness (2015)

S

• Sabretooth (2002)
• Sand Sharks (2011)
• Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
• Santa Buddies (2009)
• Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)
• Savage Harvest (1981)
• Saving Shiloh (2006)
• Scooby-Doo (2002)
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
• The Sea (2000)
• The Sea Beast (1926)
• Seabiscuit (2003)
• The Search for Santa Paws (2010)
• Secondhand Lions (2003)
• The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
• The Secret of NIMH (1982)
• See Spot Run (2001)
• The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
• The Shaggy Dog (1959)
• The Shaggy Dog (1994)
• The Shaggy Dog (2006)
• Shark (2000)
• Shark Attack (1999)
• Shark Attack 2 (2001)
• Shark Attack 3 (2002)
• Shark in Venice (2008)
• Shark Night (2011)
• Shark Swarm (2008)
• Shark Tale (2004)
• Shark Zone (2003)
• Shark! (1969)
• Sharknado (2013)
• Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
• Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
• Sharktopus (2010)
• Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014)
• Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf (2015)
• Shiloh (1996)
• Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)
• Snakes on a Plane (2006)
• Snakes on a Train (2006)
• Snow Buddies (2008)
• Snow Dogs (2002)
• Snow Shark (2011)
• Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004)
• Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999)
• Son of Kong (1933)
• Son of Lassie (1945)
• Sounder (1972)
• Space Buddies (2009)
• Space Chimps (2008)
• Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010)
• Spiders 3D (2013)
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
• Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story (2005)
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
• Spooky Buddies (2011)
• Spring Break Shark Attack (2005)
• Spymate (2006)
• Sssssss (1973)
• The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
• The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003)
• Stuart Little (1999)
• Stuart Little 2 (2002)
• Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
• Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
• Super Buddies (2013)
• Super Shark (2011)
• Surf's Up (2007)
• Swamp Shark (2011)

T

• Tarantula (1955)
• Tarzan (1999)
• Tarzan & Jane (2002)
• Teacher's Pet (2004)
• Ted (2012)
• Ted 2 (2015)
• Tentacles (1977)
• That Darn Cat (1997)
• That Darn Cat! (1965)
• Theodore Rex (1996)
• The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964)
• The Tibetan Dog (2011)
• A Tiger Walks (1964)
• The Tigger Movie (2000)
• Tiko and the Shark (1962)
• Tintorera (1977)
• Tom and Jerry (various years)
• Top Dog (1995)
• Treasure Buddies (2012)
• True Heart (1997)
• Turbo (2013)
• Turner & Hooch (1989)
• Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009)
• A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
• A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise (2012)
• Tusk (1980)
• Two Brothers (2004)

U

• The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
• The Uncanny (1977)
• Underdog (2007)
• Up (2009)

V

• Vampire Bats (2005)
• Vampire Dog (2012)
• Virunga (2014)

W

• Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
• The Wanted 18 (2014)
• War Horse (2011)
• Water for Elephants (2011)
• The Water Horse (2007)
• Watership Down (1978)
• We Bought a Zoo (2011)
• Webs (2003)
• The Whale (2011)
• Whale Rider (2002)
• When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
• Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
• White Fang (1991)
• White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
• White Wilderness (1958)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
• The Wild (2006)
• Wild America (1997)
• The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005)
• Willard (1971)
• Willard (2003)
• Winged Migration (2001)
• Wings of Life (2011)
• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

Y

• Year of the Dog (2007)
• The Yearling (1946)
• Yogi Bear (2010)
• You Lucky Dog (2010)
• Young Black Stallion (2003)

Z

• Zebra in the Kitchen (1965)
• Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
• Zookeeper (2011)
• Zootopia (2016)

Top-grossing animal films

1. Babe (1995) (pig) - $254,134,910
2. King Kong (2005) (gorilla) - $218,051,260
3. Free Willy (1993) (killer whale) - $77,698,625
4. March of the Penguins (2005) (penguin) - $77,437,223
5. The Black Stallion (1979) (horse) - $37,799,643
6. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) (horse) - $32,751,093
7. The Bear (1988) (bear) - $31,753,898
8. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) (killer whale) - $30,077,111
9. Fly Away Home (1996) (geese) - $25,143,818
10. Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) (elephant) - $24,670,346
11. Flicka (2006) (horse) - $21,000,147
12. Flipper (1996) (dolphin) - $20,080,020
13. Two Brothers (2004) (tiger) - $19,176,754
14. That Darn Cat (1997) (cat) - $18,301,610
15. Monkey Trouble (1994) (monkey) - $16,453,258

Top-grossing dog films

1. Scooby-Doo (2002)- $275,650,703
2. Marley & Me (2008) - $142,992,475
3. 101 Dalmatians (1996) - $136,189,294
4. Bolt (2008) - $114,053,579
5. Cats & Dogs (2001) - $93,385,515
6. Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) - $92,072,613
7. Eight Below (2006) - $81,612,565
8. Snow Dogs (2002) -$81,172,560
9. Turner & Hooch (1989) - $71,079,915
10. 102 Dalmatians (2000) - $66,957,026
11. The Shaggy Dog (2006) - $61,123,569
12. Beethoven (1992) - $57,114,049
13. Beethoven's 2nd (1993) - $53,443,066
14. K-9 (1989) - $43,247,647
15. Underdog (2007) - $42,937,703
16. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) - $41,833,324
17. Benji (1974) - $39,552,000
18. Good Boy! (2003) - $37,667,746
19. White Fang (1991) - $34,793,160
20. My Dog Skip (2000) - $34,134,641
21. See Spot Run (2001) - $33,357,476
22. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) - $32,772,492
23. Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) - $32,647,042
24. Air Bud (1997) - $23,144,499
25. Benji the Hunted (1987) - $22,257,624
26. Cujo (1983) - $21,156,152
27. Iron Will (1994) - $21,006,361
28. Best in Show (2000) - $18,715,392

Chronological listing

1930s through 1950s

• King Kong (1933) (gorilla) (Fay Wray)
• The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (dogs) (1935)
• Dumbo (1941) (elephant / circus animals)
• Bambi (1942) (fawn / forest animals)
• Jungle Book (1942) (various animals) (Sabu)
• Lassie Come Home (1943) (dog - collie) (Roddy McDowall)
• My Friend Flicka (1943) (horse) (Roddy McDowall)
• National Velvet (1944) (horse) (Elizabeth Taylor)
• The Adventures of Rusty (1945)
• Son of Lassie (1945) (Peter Lawford)
• Courage of Lassie (1946) (Elizabeth Taylor)
• The Yearling (1946) (Deer) (Gregory Peck)
• The Adventures of Rin Tin-Tin (1947) (dog - German shepherd) (Robert Blake)
• Francis (1949) (Mule) (Donald O'Connor)
• Mighty Joe Young (1949) (gorilla) (Robert Armstrong)
• The Red Pony (1949) (pony) (Peter Miles)
• Bedtime for Bonzo (1951) (chimp) (Ronald Reagan)
• Rhubarb (1951) (cat) (Ray Milland)
• Animal Farm (1954) (Napoleon the pig, barnyard animals)
• It's a Dog's Life (1955) (dog - bull terrier) (Dean Jagger)
• Lady and the Tramp (1955) (dogs - mutt and cocker spaniel)
• Moby Dick (1956) (albino sperm whale) (Gregory Peck)
• Old Yeller (1957) (dog - Labrador) (Tommy Kirk)
• The Shaggy Dog (1959) (English sheepdog) (Fred MacMurray)

1960s

• Greyfriars Bobby (1961) (Skye terrier)
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) (Dalmatians)
• Lad, A Dog (1962) (dog - collie) (Angela Cartwright)
• Sammy the Way Out Seal (1962) (seal) (Billy Mummy)
• The Birds (1963) (birds) (Tippi Hedren)
• Flipper (1963) (bottlenose dolphin) (Luke Halpin)
• The Incredible Journey (1963) (cat and two dogs)
• The Young and The Brave (1963) (German shepherd) (played by Flame)
• The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) (Don Knotts)
• Ko mne, Mukhtar! (1964) (Soviet police dog) (Yuri Nikulin)
• The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964) (Patrick McGoohan)
• That Darn Cat (1965) (Siamese cat) (Hayley Mills)
• Zebra in the Kitchen (1965) (various animals) (Jay North)
• Born Free (1966) (Elsa the lion) (Virginia McKenna)
• Doctor Dolittle (1967) (various animals) (Rex Harrison)
• The Jungle Book (1967) (Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot)
• Ring of Bright Water (1969) (otter) (Virginia McKenna)

1970s

• The Aristocats (1970) (cats) (Phil Harris, Eva Gabor)
• Black Beauty (1971) (horse) (Mark Lester)
• Willard (1971) (rat) (Ernest Borgnine)
• Ben (1972) (rat) (Joseph Campanella)
• Charlotte's Web (1972) (pig) (Earl Hamner)
• The Doberman Gang (1972) (dogs - Dobermans) (Hal Reed)
• Fritz the Cat (1972) (Skip Hinnant)
• Living Free (1972) (Elsa the lion) (Susan Hampshire)
• Napoleon and Samantha (1972) (lion) (Johnny Whitaker)
• The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1972) (Skip Hinnant)
• Sounder (1972) (dog) (Paul Winfield)
• Salty (1973) (sea lion) (Clint Howard)
• Benji (1974) (dog - mutt) (Edgar Buhcanan)
• Harry and Tonto (1974) (cat) (Art Carney)
• A Boy and His Dog (1975) (dog) (Don Johnson)
• Jaws (1975) (great white shark) (Roy Scheider)
• The Amazing Dobermans (1976) (dogs - Doberman) (Fred Astaire)
• Gus (1976) (mule) (Don Knotts)
• King Kong (1976) (gorilla) (Jessica Lange)
• The Shaggy D.A. (1976) (sheepdog) (Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette)
• For the Love of Benji (1977)
• Orca, the Killer Whale (1977) (killer whale) (Richard Harris)
• The Rescuers (1977) (Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart) (animated)
• The Cat from Outer Space (1978) (cat) (Ken Berry)
• International Velvet (1978) (horse) (Tatum O'Neal)
• Watership Down (1978) (rabbits) (John Hurt)
• The Black Stallion (1979) (horse) (Mickey Rooney)
• C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979) (dog - robot) (Valerie Bertinelli)

1980s

• Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) (Benji the dog) (Chevy Chase)
• The Fox and the Hound (1981)
• The Plague Dogs (1982) (John Hurt) (animated)
• The Secret of NIMH (1982)
• White Dog (1982)
• Cujo (1983) (dog - St. Bernard) (Dee Wallace)
• Never Cry Wolf (1983) (wolves) (Charles Martin Smith)
• Phar Lap (1983) (racehorse) (Martin Vaughan)
• The Enchanted Journey (1984) (chipmunk) (Lionel Wilson)
• Legend of the White Horse (1985) (horse) (Christopher Lloyd)
• Benji the Hunted (1987)
• Harry and the Hendersons (1987) (Bigfoot) (John Lithgow)
• Project X (1987) (chimpanzee) (Matthew Broderick)
• Gorillas in the Mist (1988) (silverback gorillas) (Sigourney Weaver)
• Oliver & Company (1988) (cat) (Joey Lawrence)
• Watchers (1988)
• The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1989) (cat and dog) (narrated by Dudley Moore)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
• Baxter (1989)
• The Bear (1988) (Bart the bear) (directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud; no actors)
• Cheetah (1989) (cheetah) (Keith Coogan)
• K-9 (1989) (German shepherd) (Jim Belushi)
• Turner & Hooch (1989) (dog - mastiff) (Tom Hanks)

1990s

• Arachnophobia (1990) (spiders) (John Goodman, Jeff Daniels)
• DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) (ducks) (Alan Young, Christopher Lloyd)
• The Rescuers Down Under (1990) (mice) (Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor) (animated)
• Bingo (1991)
• White Fang (1991) (dog - husky/wolf) (Ethan Hawke)
• Beethoven (1992) (dog - St. Bernard) (Charles Grodin)
• Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
• Free Willy (1993) (killer whale) (Jason James Richter)
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) (cat, golden retriever, bulldog)
• Man's Best Friend (1993)
• Andre (1994) (seal) (Tina Majorino)
• Iron Will (1994)
• Lassie (1994)
• The Lion King (1994) (lions)
• Monkey Trouble (1994) (capuchin monkey) (Thora Birch)
• White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
• The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995) (panda) (Stephen Land)
• Babe (1995) (pig) (James Cromwell)
• Balto (1995)
• Congo (1995) (gorillas) (Tim Curry)
• Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
• Fluke (1995) (dog - Irish setter) (Matthew Modine)
• Johnny & Clyde (1995) (dog) (John White)
• Jumanji (1995) (various animals) (Robin Williams)
• Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) (elephant) (Danny Glover)
• Top Dog (1995) (German shepherd) (Chuck Norris)
• 101 Dalmatians (1996) (dalmatians) (Glenn Close)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
• Dunston Checks In (1996) (Sam the orangutan) (Jason Alexander)
• Ed (1996) (chimpanzee) (Matt LeBlanc)
• Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
• Flipper (1996) (bottlenose dolphin) (Elijah Wood)
• Fly Away Home (1996) (geese) (Jeff Daniels)
• The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) (lions) (Val Kilmer)
• Larger than Life (1996) (elephant) (Bill Murray)
• Salt Water Moose (1996) (moose) (Johnny Morina)
• Shiloh (1996) (dog - beagle) (Michael Moriarty, Rod Steiger)
• Zeus and Roxanne (1997) (dog, dolphin) (Steve Guttenberg)
• Air Bud (1997)
• Buddy (1997) (gorilla) (Rene Russo)
• The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997) (dog - husky) (Rutger Hauer)
• Fierce Creatures (1997) (zoo) (John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin)
• Joey (1997) (kangaroo) (Ed Begley Jr.)
• That Darn Cat (1997) (Siamese cat) (Christina Ricci)
• Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) (dog - golden retriever) (Kevin Zegers)
• Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (pig) (James Cromwell)
• Dr. Dolittle (1998) (various animals) (Eddie Murphy)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (lions)
• Mighty Joe Young (1998) (gorilla) (Bill Paxton)
• My Magic Dog (1998) (dog) (Bryan Mendez)
• Paulie (1998) (parrot) (Hallie Kate Eisenberg)
• Wishbone's Dog Days of the West (1998) (dog - Jack Russell) (Angee Hughes)
• Animal Farm (1999)
• A Dog of Flanders (1999) (dog) (Jesse James)
• Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999) (dog)
• Stuart Little (1999) (mouse)

2000s

• 102 Dalmatians (2000)
• Air Bud: World Pup (2000)
• Best In Show (2000) (dogs) (Eugene Levy)
• Chicken Run (2000) (chickens)
• My Dog Skip (2000) (dog - Jack Russell) (Frankie Muniz)
• Running Free (2000) (horse) (Chase Moore)
• Cats & Dogs (2001) (Persian cat, dog - beagle) (Jeff Goldblum)
• See Spot Run (2001)
• Shrek (2001) (donkey) (Eddie Murphy)
• Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)
• Ice Age (2002) (Ray Romano, John Leguizamo)
• Scooby-Doo (2002) (Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar)
• Snow Dogs (2002) (huskies) (Cuba Gooding Jr.)
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) (Matt Damon)
• Whale Rider (2002) (whales) (Keisha Castle-Hughes)
• Finding Nemo (2003) (clownfish)
• Good Boy! (2003) (dogs) (Molly Shannon)
• Kangaroo Jack (2003) (kangaroo)
• Seabiscuit (2003) (racehorse) (Tobey Maguire)
• Willard (2003) (rats) (Crispin Glover)
• Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
• Garfield (2004) (Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt)
• Hidalgo (2004) (Viggo Mortensen)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004) (lions)
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) (Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar)
• Shrek 2 (2004) (donkey) (Eddie Murphy)
• Two Brothers (2004) (tigers)
• Arashi no Yoru Ni (あらしのよるに) (One Stormy Night) (2005) (Japan)
• Bailey's Billion$ (2005)
• Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
• King Kong (2005) (Naomi Watts, Jack Black)
• Lassie (2005)
• Madagascar (2005) (Ben Stiller) (animated)
• March of the Penguins (2005 documentary) (emperor penguins) (narrated by Morgan Freeman)
• Racing Stripes (2005) (zebra, farm animals) (Hayden Panettiere)
• The Ant Bully (2006) (ants)
• Eight Below (2006) (dogs)
• The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
• Happy Feet (2006) (penguins) (Elijah Wood, Robin Williams)
• Ice Age: The Meltdown' (2006) (Manny,Ray Romano)
• Open Season (2006) (bear)
• Over the Hedge (2006) (Bruce Willis, Gary Shandling)
• The Shaggy Dog (2006)
• Snakes on a Plane (2006)
• Firehouse Dog (2007)
• I Am Legend (2007) (dog)
• Ratatouille (2007) (rat)
• Shrek 3 (2007) (donkey) (Eddie Murphy)
• Surf's Up (2007) (penguins)
• Underdog (2007)
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
• Bolt (2008) (dog)
• Kung Fu Panda (2008)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) (Ben Stiller) (animated)
• Marley & Me (2008)
• Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
• Hachi: A Dog's Tale (dog)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) (Ray Romano)
• Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisperer (2009) (Peter Lamberti and Regardt van den Bergh) (South Africa)
• Up (2009) (dogs)

2010s

• Alpha and Omega (2010) (wolves)
• Animals United (2010) (animated)
• Furry Vengeance (2010) (forest animals)
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) (owls)
• Marmaduke (2010)
• Open Season 3 (2010)
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
• Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (2011)
• Red Dog (2011)
• Rio (2011)
• War Horse (2011)
• We Bought a Zoo (2011)

See also

• List of films about horses
• List of natural horror films

References