Animal protagonist movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant animal protagonist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, feel good, entertaining, light, funny and anime films and TV shows about / with animal protagonist, friendship, anthropomorphic animal, friends, animals, talking animals, dog, anthropomorphism, animal life and computer animation plots mostly in Animation, Family and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
animal protagonist
TOP 10 movies tagged as animal protagonist: The Trumpet of the Swan (2001), Zootopia (2016), Rudolf the Black Cat (2016), Rio (2011), The AristoCats (1970), A Stork's Journey (2017), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Isle of Dogs (2018), Chicken Run (2000), Bolt (2008).
Best films
List of animal protagonist movies
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
The adventures of a young Trumpeter swan who cannot speak. With the help of a human boy and the love of his family and friends, Louie discovers his own unique talents which help him find his place in the world.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, touching, 2d animation
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
animal protagonist, swan, friendship, obsessive quest, disorder, fish out of water, fall in love, love and romance, bird, animals, friends, unfulfilled love ...
Place:
montana, boston, canada
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509K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
Style:
feel good, funny, allegory, witty, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
animals, disney, rabbit, stereotypes, talking animals, anthropomorphism, police, anthropomorphic animal, happy ending, female protagonist, lion, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Rudolf, a black stray cat, is suddenly separated from his beloved master. He unexpectedly wakes up in a long-distance truck that takes him to metropolis Tokyo. There, he meets Ippai-attena, a big boss cat feared by everyone in town. Unable to return ...
Style:
anime, captivating, feel good, light, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
talking cat, pet cat, animal protagonist, kindness, cartoon cat, care, rescue, animal life, teaching the ways of the world, animals, pets, getting home ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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234K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a ...
Style:
touching, humorous, funny, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, preschoolers, pre-teens ...
Plot:
animals, bird, talking animals, parrot, jungle, friendship, happy ending, kids and family, good versus evil, childhood, animal protagonist, flying ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, minnesota, south america, canada ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children -- Bonfamille's prize family of domesticated house cats -- the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the heirs, leaving them out on a country road. All seems ...
Style:
humorous, touching, fairy tale, entertaining, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers
Plot:
cat, disney, talking animals, animals, animal life, butler, animal protagonist, elderly woman, getting home, friendship, social differences, mischievous children ...
Time:
1910s, 70s, 20th century, edwardian era
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, the teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when the time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, captivating, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
bird, journey, imaginary friend, animal protagonist, friendship, owl, animals, talking animals, parakeet, travel, competition, cell ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Continuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home.
Style:
light, funny, emotional, colourful, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
talking animals, kung fu, good versus evil, animal protagonist, anthropomorphism, fight scenes, dragon, monkey, mentor, superhero, village, creativity ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
china, ancient china
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174K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that's a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved ...
Style:
funny, anime, captivating, atmospheric, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, date night
Plot:
dog, politician, rescue, friendship, freedom, resistance, robot, morality, island, animal protagonist, protest, conspiracy ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan
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197K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the British chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the american rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky ...
Style:
light, funny, witty, humorous, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
freedom, escape, chicken, escape attempt, bird, animal protagonist, prison, prison escape, stop motion, talking animals, anthropomorphic animal, runaway ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, post world war two
Place:
england, yorkshire, europe, northern england, united kingdom
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216K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super ...
Style:
exciting, light, entertaining, feel good, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
animals, dog, disney, human animal relationship, cartoon dog, talking animals, friendship, pets, animal life, superhero, friends, cat ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, new york, missouri, ohio, california ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal.
Style:
not serious, humorous, feel good, entertaining, sincere ...
Audience:
preschoolers, family outing, kids
Plot:
chipmunk, animal protagonist, talking animals, anthropomorphism, road trip, friends, disorder, family relations, animal life, siblings relations, youth, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada, louisiana, texas ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovakia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A film about two mortal enemies - a little mouse Whizzy and Whitebelly the fox, who after an unfortunate accident, meet in animal heaven. They lose their natural instincts and become best friends. Their wish to stay together after they return to ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, funny, captivating, satirical ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
animal protagonist, anthropomorphic mouse, mouse, anthropomorphic animal, animals, animal life, switching roles, unlikely friendships, stop motion, fox, friendship, foe turned friend ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 8 min.
TV show
Story:
Oggy and the Cockroaches is a French animated comedy series produced by Xilam and Gaumont Film Company.
Style:
not serious, humorous, exciting, anime, retro
Audience:
toddlers, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
rivalry, animal protagonist, chase, uninhibited rivalry, cat, cockroach, father son relationship, dark humor, fight, disorder, insect, cartoon cat ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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273K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play ...
Style:
funny, road movie, humorous, witty, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers, adult
Plot:
desert, chase, lizard, talking animals, friendship, save the day, cowboy, sheriff, chameleon, snake, identity crisis, duel ...
Place:
nevada, usa, las vegas
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753K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, inspirational, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
food, chef, friendship, animals, rat, cooking, disney, follow your dream, cooking and food, unlikely friendships, restaurant, rise to the top ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.
Style:
exciting, humorous, funny, satirical, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
squirrel, talking animals, raccoon, fish out of water, leader, friendship, animal that acts human, heroic mission, turtle, rescue, animal life, children ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss ...
Style:
light, touching, feel good, colourful, semi serious ...
Audience:
preschoolers, family outing, kids
Plot:
disney, childhood, orphan, friendship, good versus evil, heroes, talking animals, kidnapping, rescue, chase, mouse, little girl ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, louisiana, new orleans
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Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure
Country: Russia
Duration: 5 min.
TV show
Story:
Bear buddies Bucky and Bjorn play games, go on far-out adventures and learn about wondrous new things together.
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, inspirational, sweet, funny
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, toddlers
Plot:
animal protagonist, polar bear, best friends, friendship, inventor, anthropomorphism, friend, invention, anthropomorphic bear, fox, optimism, cartoon bear ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the adventures of eldest siblings Dolly and Dylan, their Mum Delilah and Dad Doug, and their 97 younger brothers and sisters as they embark on urban adventures and extreme sibling rivalry. Together, the pups explore growing up and finding ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, sincere, light, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dalmatian, dog, disney, animal protagonist, anthropomorphism, cartoon dog, puppy, talking dog, talking animals, furry
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
united kingdom, europe, london, england
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
With school out for the summer, the Littles are vacationing in a cabin by the lake, and Stuart is so excited he could burst! But when Snowbell the cat is captured by a mean-spirited creature known simply as the Beast, it's up to Stuart and a ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
animal protagonist, disorder, friends, escapades, getting home, best friends, young heroes, misfit, partners, pirate, rescue, daring rescue ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Cyprus
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
Talking Tom and Friends is the flagship franchise of multinational entertainment company Outfit7 Limited. As of August 2015 there are six characters (Talking Tom, Talking Angela, Talking Ginger, Talking Ben, Talking Pierre, and Talking Hank) and 15 ...
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, funny, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, family outing
Plot:
cartoon cat, animal protagonist, animal that acts human, friend, cat, dog, cartoon dog, friendship, friends, group of friends, love, anthropomorphic animal ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Spain, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ozzy, a friendly, peaceful beagle has his idyllic life turned upside down when the Martins leave on a long and distant trip. There's only one problem: no dogs allowed! Unable to bring their beloved Ozzy along for the ride, they settle on the ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, light, humorous, exciting
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, animal protagonist, friendship, escape, escape attempt, prison, deception, warden, beagle, running, saint bernard dog, drawing ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalgia convention circuit, desperate to relive his ...
Style:
3d animation, feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
missing person, friendship, mouse, chase, investigation, animal protagonist, kidnapping, animal that acts human, old friends reunited, crime boss, henchman, heroes ...
Time:
year 1990, year 1982, 2020s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story:
On a desert island lives a starving hyena with one obsession: devour that delicious mermaid from the rock in the lagoon. But the lovely fish-girl’s best friend is a shark, a shark with a lot of muscle and who loves to sabotage the hyena’s every ...
Style:
not serious, captivating, feel good, light, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
animal protagonist, hyena, anthropomorphism, friendship, rivalry, surrealism, animal that acts human, farce, anthropomorphic animal, obsession, friends, animals ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The Big Bad Fox recounts the misadventures of a young clumsy Fox and a feisty little red Hen. The Fox, both a little stupid and naïve, tries daily to devour the little Hen, without success. Tired of the repeated humiliation, the Fox is persuaded ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, feel good, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
duck, rabbit, anthropomorphic animal, animal protagonist, christmas, chicken, fox, manipulation, father daughter relationship, mistaken identity, friendship, talking animals ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 9 min.
TV show
Story:
Peppa Pig is an energetic piggy who lives with Mummy, Daddy, and little brother George. She loves to jump in mud puddles and make loud snorting noises.
Style:
humorous, colourful, entertaining, semi serious, captivating
Audience:
preschoolers, kids, toddlers
Plot:
pig, cartoon pig, anthropomorphic animal, animal protagonist, friendship, friends, parents and children, family life, animal that acts human, lifestyle, mischievous children, brother sister relationship ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
dog, old west, justice, animal protagonist, rescue, friends, escapades, adventurer, young heroes, family life, fish out of water, mouse ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American comedy horror animated television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. Its central plot revolves around a somewhat anthropomorphic pink/purple dog named Courage who lives with his owners, ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, semi serious, anime, spooky ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
animal life, villain, pets, talking animals, supernatural, transformation, animal protagonist, friendship, dark humor, magic, human animal relationship, bravery ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
kansas, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar smoking drake Howard from the duck's planet. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to ...
Style:
campy, humorous, ridiculous, not serious, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
alien, duck, superhero, monster, villain, anthropomorphism, fish out of water, nubile woman, anthropomorphic animal, evil alien, space, rock band ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, future
Place:
cleveland ohio, ohio
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
TV show
Story:
The world’s most iconic dog is ready for his close-up. Dive into new adventures with the happy-dancing, high-flying, big-dreaming beagle, who's joined by best friend Woodstock and rest of the Peanuts gang.
Style:
feel good, captivating, light, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, animal protagonist, animals, anthropomorphic animal, satire, anthropology, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic dog, friends, teamwork, humour, friendship ...
Time:
2020s
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