Animal movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant animal movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out feel good, entertaining, touching, sweet, light and clever films and TV shows about / with animal, mentor, catastrophe, family, storytelling, runaway, destiny, redemption, childhood and dialogue plots mostly in Adventure, Family and Animation genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as animal: Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009), Life of Pi (2012), The Jungle Book (2016), Free Willy (1993), A Dog's Purpose (2017), Mousehunt (1997), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Two Brothers (2004), The Lion King (2019).
Best films
New films
| Jumbo (2025) | 7.9 | |
| Néro the Assassin (2025) | 6.8 | |
| Iyanu (2025) | 6.5 | |
| Bear Claw Camp (2025) | 5.9 | |
| Zootopia 2 (2025) | 7.5 |
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Style:
sincere, touching, captivating, inspirational, bleak ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
animal, jungle, gorilla, environmental, forest, biopic, extinction, brutality, environmentalism, human spirit, nature, hunting ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1966
Place:
africa, south africa, congo, rwanda
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Style:
touching, emotional, sad, heartbreaking, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, friendship, loyalty, animal, pets, human animal relationship, life & death, loss of friend, loneliness, loss, death, friends ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 1930s
Place:
japan, rhode island, usa
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696K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada, India, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Style:
philosophical, touching, visually appealing, reflective, scenic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, kids, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
survival, animal, ocean, human animal relationship, loneliness, life & death, stranded, survivor, hopes, beautiful scenery, storm at sea, journey ...
Time:
70s, year 2012, 2010s
Place:
india, america, asia, montreal, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA, New Zealand, France, Canada, India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.
Style:
visually stunning, entertaining, motion capture, scenic, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens
Plot:
jungle, animal, boy, human animal relationship, orphan, talking animal, tiger, wild animal, friendship, courage, greed, wolf ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2015
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, uplifting, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
animal, human animal relationship, friendship, killer whale, animal training, rescue, whale, animal life, freedom, coming of age, boy, kids and family ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
oregon, astoria oregon, portland oregon, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sweet, sad, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family outing, adult
Plot:
dog, animal, human animal relationship, life & death, happy ending, reincarnation, transformation, police dog, life philosophy, love, death, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 90s, 70s, 80s ...
Is relevant?
64K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of it's single, stubborn ...
Style:
humorous, funny, feel good, light, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
mouse, nothing goes right, animal, family relations, inheritance, exterminator, house, hospital, emaciation, factory, auction, disorder ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Style:
light, entertaining, humorous, funny, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, children, kids and family, animal, friendship, cat, anthropomorphism, childhood, chase, terrier, dachshund, pig ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, north america, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, inspirational, touching, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
horse, friendship, native american, animal, wild horse, chase, freedom, animal life, getting home, danger, beautiful scenery, old west ...
Time:
19th century, year 2002, 1850s, 1800s
Place:
usa, north america
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, Thailand
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.
Style:
sincere, compassionate, scenic, captivating, sad ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
jungle, tiger, animal, survival, animal abuse, sibling relationship, nature, danger, getting home, captivity, coming of age, human animal relationship ...
Time:
year 2004, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
cambodia, france, indochina, thailand
Is relevant?
290K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Kenya
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Simba idolises his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle ...
Style:
inspirational, motion capture, fairy tale, 3d animation, psychotronic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
jungle, wilderness, animal, lion cub, lion, nature, talking animal, destiny, loss of father, murder of father, kingdom, sunrise ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
africa, south africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, touching, serious, cute ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, adult
Plot:
animal rescue, rescue, journalism, volunteer, media, whale, ocean, animal, environmentalism, danger, diving, winter ...
Time:
20th century, year 2012, 80s, year 1988
Place:
alaska, new york, los angeles
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan, Australia, Kazakhstan, Armenia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting ...
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, funny, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
friendship, underwater, animal, shark, father son relationship, friends, freedom, memory loss, courage, escape attempt, single father, talking animal ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new south wales, oceania, pacific ocean, sydney australia, australia
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by the same name from Nicholas Evans, the talented Robert Redford presents this meditative family drama set in the country side. Redford not only directs but also stars in the roll of a cowboy with a magical talent for healing.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, melancholic, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
horse, cowboy, ranch, animal, stallion, horse riding, riding accident, travel, rider horse relationship, true love, therapy, parent child relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
montana, new york, usa, london
Is relevant?
172K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, epic, uplifting ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family outing, date night, teen drama ...
Plot:
world war one, horse, war, friendship, animal training, animal, battles, human animal relationship, wartime, cavalry charge, human spirit, danger ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 2010s, year 2011, 1920s ...
Place:
england, america, britain, belgium, europe ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, ...
Style:
funny, computer animated, 3d animation, humorous, light ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family friendly, toddlers
Plot:
animal, talking animal, meteor shower, kids and family, mammoth, dinosaur, crystal, asteroid, disaster, father daughter relationship, fountain of youth, mars ...
Time:
year 2016, 20th century, prehistoric times, prehistory
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Italy, Canada, Japan, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting ...
Style:
fairy tale, atmospheric, visually appealing, surreal, gothic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens, date night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, magic, escape from reality, imaginary kingdom, magical, transformation, alice in wonderland, teenage girl, imaginary, cat, animal, dream ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 1870s, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
england, cornwall, london, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the ...
Style:
fairy tale, atmospheric, exciting, visually stunning, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
fantasy world, witch, talking animal, good versus evil, magic, legends and myths, heroes, medieval, magical, wizard, sword fight, imaginary kingdom ...
Time:
1940s, year 2005, year 1940, future, 20th century
Place:
england, london, antarctic
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, humorous, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
animal, lion, friendship, jungle, rescue, imaginary, young heroes, danger, goofy hero, coming of age, disorder, heroic mission ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
africa
Is relevant?
51K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
Style:
sentimental, suspenseful, feel good, inspirational, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, teen drama ...
Plot:
dog, courage, wolf, danger, goose, cartoon wolf, wilderness, animal, disease, daring rescue, furry, dog sled ...
Time:
1920s, 90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
alaska, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, humorous, computer animated, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot:
martial arts, courage, mentor, kung fu, animal, danger, furry, master warrior, hand to hand combat, chosen one, good versus evil, father son relationship ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
china, iran, ancient china, asia
Is relevant?
409K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, offbeat, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
jungle, fantasy world, childhood, magic, board game, time travel, getting home, children, parallel world, danger, friendship, supernatural ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 90s, year 1969, 1860s ...
Place:
new hampshire, usa, north america, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French ...
Style:
3d animation, humorous, hilarious, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, toddlers, family outing ...
Plot:
circus, penguins, animal, zebra, getting home, silly humor, talking animal, friendship, villain, fantasy world, buddies, giraffe ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
madagascar, new york, africa, monte carlo, europe ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Get ready for the wildest adventure of a lifetime in the most ambitious production ever brought to film. Earning a 1967 Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, this dazzling fantasy turns both ordinary and exotic animals into talking, dancing and ...
Style:
cute, light, retro, light hearted, mythical ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
animal, sailing, youth, dancing, animal lover, talking animal, veterinarian, literary, sea, myth, broadway, bomb squad ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 20th century, year 1967, victorian era ...
Place:
africa, england, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, China, Denmark
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter incredible wild animals, combining science education with fun and adventure as the duo travels to animal habitats around the globe.
Style:
serious, thought provoking, entertaining, captivating, educational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
animal life, animal, nature, brother brother relationship, teaching the ways of the world, youth, brothers, supernatural ability, human animal relationship, supernatural power, wildlife, animal human communication ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When ...
Style:
intense, tense, serious, touching, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, pre-teens, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
jungle, chase, gorilla, animal, giant animal, beast, friendship, poacher, giant monster, kaiju, transformation, dangerous animal ...
Time:
90s, jurassic
Place:
africa, los angeles, california, uganda, usa ...
Is relevant?
1.2M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young lion cub named Simba can't wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.
Style:
touching, sentimental, visually stunning, inspirational, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
friendship, lion, jungle, betrayal, tragedy, pride and honor, good versus evil, uncle, murder, hyena, exile, meerkat ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
africa, south africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Join Sophia and the rest of the students at Unicorn Academy where they’re learning to protect magic for the whole world. No pressure or anything
Style:
3d animation, educational, computer animated
Audience:
kids
Plot:
unicorn, friendship, magical, animal, friend, female protagonist, teenage girl, magic, teenager, cartoon horse, girl, student ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, exciting, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dragon, friendship, viking, unlikely friendships, creature, friends, medieval, imaginary, love, happy ending, magic, father son relationship ...
Time:
medieval times, year 2010, middle ages, 2000s, 2010s
Place:
scandinavia, fictional island, europe, seattle
Is relevant?
29K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
Style:
humorous, computer animated, stylized, feel good, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, preschool
Plot:
animal, zoo, lion, animal life, talking animal, survival, rescue, fish out of water, adaptation, friendship, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
Place:
africa, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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