Elephant movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant elephant movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out entertaining, light, touching, feel good, humorous and exciting films and TV shows about / with elephant, friendship, jungle, animal, friends, animal life, escapades, family, courage and transformation plots mostly in Adventure, Family and Drama genres shot in USA, Thailand, France and other countries.
elephant movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as elephant: The Protector (2005), An Elephant's Journey (2017), Junglee (2019), The Impossible Elephant (2001), Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000), Saving Flora (2018), Larger Than Life (1996), The Blue Elephant (2006), Holiday in the Wild (2019), The Jungle Book (1994).

List of elephant movies

 7.0
 40K
The Protector (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Hong Kong, France, Australia
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In Bangkok, the young Kham was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, ...
Style: action packed, brutal, light, stylized, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, muay thai, elephant, kung fu, revenge, kickboxer, fistfight, chase, one man army, gangster, fight scenes, fight ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: australia, asia, sydney australia, thailand, china ...
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An Elephant's Journey (2017)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Canada, South Africa
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A lost orphan boy and a giant elephant team up to take down an elephant poaching syndicate.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: elephant, poaching, orphan, poacher, wild animal, human animal relationship, animal human communication, fighting crime, criminal syndicate, protector, escapades, animal ...
Place: africa
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 5.6
 2K
Junglee (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A vet returns home to his father's elephant reserve where he encounters and fights an international poacher's racket.
Style: captivating, touching, disturbing, sincere
Plot: elephant, poacher, veterinarian, human animal relationship, animal rescue, animal lover, poaching, father, animal, animal cruelty, showdown, animal shelter ...
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The Impossible Elephant (2001)
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Tormented by a giant bully and dealing with the loss of his mom, young Daniel wishes for a special pet to have by his side. After discovering Lumpy-a real, live elephant-in his backyard, it's as if his wish has come true...until his dad ships ...
Style: touching, humorous, semi serious, sincere, offbeat
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
Plot: elephant, youth, pets, miraculous event, family relations, wish come true, magic, young heroes, disorder, family life, hopes, single parent ...
Place: canada
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Whispers, an innocent and adorable baby elephant who's just learning to walk on his own four feet, finds himself separated from his loving mother, Gentle Heart. In his desperate search to find her, he meets the cynical loner Groove, an outcast ...
Style: scenic, colorful, captivating, touching, serious
Audience: pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: elephant, adventurer, wilderness, jungle adventure, survival, animal life, friendship, jungle, danger, parents and children, rescue, poacher ...
Time: 90s
Place: africa
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 5.8
 1K
Saving Flora (2018)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Flora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's scheduled to be euthanized, the circus owner's 14-year old daughter, Dawn, sneaks Flora from the circus. All that stands between them and the safety of ...
Style: compassionate, sincere, exciting, light, scenic ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: elephant, animal rescue, circus, friendship, poaching, rescue, animal, animal rights, parents and children, teenage girl, empathy, bonding ...
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Larger Than Life (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. Then one day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away, and has left a ...
Style: light, touching, funny, feel good, road movie ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: nothing goes right, inheritance, friendship, rescue, on the road, elephant, animal, goofy hero, fish out of water, hitchhiker, philosophy, writers ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: usa, california
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The Blue Elephant (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: Thailand
Duration: 79 min.
Story: A young elephant goes on an extraordinary adventure and learns important lessons along the way about friendship, love and courage.
Style: captivating, sincere, touching, heroic, emotional ...
Audience: family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot: elephant, friendship, bravery, search for father, children, courage, journey, teamwork, group of friends, animal that acts human, friends, animal life ...
Place: thailand
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Holiday in the Wild (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose and potential romance.
Style: sweet, rom com, light, sincere, touching ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: elephant, animal rescue, christmas, safari, savannah, love interest, male female relationship, journey, veterinarian, introspection, animal, nature ...
Place: africa, new york, manhattan new york city
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The Jungle Book (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can ...
Style: cute, intense, tense, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot: jungle, treasure hunt, self discovery, survival, orphan, tiger, destiny, animal, wilderness, friendship, jungle adventure, fish out of water ...
Time: 90s, victorian era, 19th century, year 1994, 1880s
Place: india, asia, africa
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 7.2
 2K
Kumki (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: The story revolves around a mahout and his trained elephant.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, captivating, dramatic, entertaining ...
Plot: elephant, training, love at first sight, forest, love, animal attack, giant animal, animal lover, animal, human animal relationship, animal human communication, wild animal ...
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A Far Off Place (1993)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert! Equipped only with their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, ...
Style: scenic, touching, exciting, atmospheric, sad ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, adult
Plot: desert, survival, friendship, poacher, adventurer, youth, rescue, jungle, on the run, gang, love story, teenage life ...
Time: 90s, year 1993
Place: africa, canada, australia, alaska
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Water for Elephants (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
Style: romantic, sexy, emotional, touching, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot: circus, love story, forbidden love, older woman younger man relationship, love and romance, couple relations, performer's life, lovers, couples, love affair, animal abuse, artists and showbiz ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 50s, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place: usa
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Ajagajantharam (2021)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Aranjali is all set to celebrate the annual temple festival. Some unforeseen chain of events involving an elephant, a few young men, a notorious criminal, a drama troop and some trouble-loving villagers brings complete mayhem to the place
Style: action adventure, light, absurd, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience: adult
Plot: elephant, temple, festival, criminal, circus, kickass, buddies, mayhem, conflict, violence, irreverent, social satire ...
Place: india
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Benjamin the Elephant (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Benjamin and his best friend Otto have to deal with the shrewd Zora Zack and to reach deep into their bag of tricks to save the Newtown Zoo.
Style: feel good, captivating, sincere, entertaining, satirical ...
Audience: family friendly, kids, family outing
Plot: elephant, zoo, friendship, teamwork, children, escapades, human animal relationship, schoolboy, satire, animal human communication, save the day, friends ...
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Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the ...
Style: road movie, humorous, anamorphic, hilarious, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot: vietnam war, rescue, culture clash, elephant, military, boy, journey, cargo plane, airplane, chase, politics, friendly fire ...
Time: year 1968, 20th century, 60s, year 1962
Place: vietnam, asia, middle east, california
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Benjamin Blümchen (1988)
Genre: Animation
Country: Germany, Denmark
TV show
Story: Newtown, which is a normal small town is famous for one special thing: the zoo has a talking elephant: Benjamin Blümchen. Everyone knows and loves him because he always helps out where help is needed or comes to the rescue.
Style: educational, lighthearted, period piece
Audience: family friendly, kids
Plot: elephant, talking animal, friendship, zoo, children, kindness, safe, companionship, empathy, community, childhood, small town ...
Time: 80s
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The Blue Elephant 2 (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Thailand
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Khan Kluay is an elephant of King Naresuan the Great. Shaba Kaew, his beloved one, keeps a secret that she is pregnant. He must face three properties that belong to him - sacrifice, courage and stable love deep in his heart - to struggle through ...
Style: captivating, entertaining, anime
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: twins, fictional war, fight, elephant, animal life, wild animal, animal, parents and children, royal family, love affair, love, kingdom ...
Place: thailand
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 6.6
 1K
Pop Aye (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Thailand, Singapore
Duration: 104 min.
Story: On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand in search of the farm where they grew up together.
Style: independent film, road movie, contemplative, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot: elephant, road trip, journey, friendship, human animal relationship, loss, memory, self discovery, bittersweet, character study, nostalgia, midlife crisis ...
Place: thailand, bangkok thailand
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My Lucky Elephant (2013)
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In a far away land of jungles and wild animals, there lived a little orphan boy who was all alone in the world. But he knew that no matter how hard life can be, it's always better if you can share it with a friend. This is the story of how he ...
Style: uplifting, cute, colorful, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience: family friendly, kids
Plot: elephant, orphan, friendship, heartwarming, wildlife, bonding, life lesson, surrogate family, coming of age, jungle, magic realism, resilience ...
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 4.1
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The Trek (2002)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Thailand
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Reports of a sighting of an extraordinary elephant lead the members of the Asian Elephant Conservation group aided by foreign researchers on a dangerous journey deep in the jungle. It takes them on a dangerous route used for smuggling amphetamine. ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, atmospheric
Plot: jungle, elephant, drug smuggling, survival, wildlife, conservation, isolation, exploration, survival horror, spider, nature, cocaine ...
Place: thailand
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Babar and the Adventures of Badou (2010)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: An updated version of the classic series, following Badou, and King Babar's 8-year-old grandson.
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, sincere, educational
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: mischievous children, imaginary kingdom, disorder, youth, imaginary, family relations, elephant, friendship, young heroes, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, animal life ...
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Babar: King of the Elephants (1999)
Genre: Family, Animation
Country: Canada, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Babar is a young elephant in the great forest. Whilst out with his mother a hunter kills his mother and he flees to escape the same fate. He eventually finds himself in a human city and experiences the many differences between city and forest life. ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, clever, independent film
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: elephant, friendship, old lady, hunter, disorder, social relations, animal life, friends, human nature, youth, society, misfit ...
Place: canada
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 6.5
 2K
Zoo (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Family, History, War
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941.
Style: costume drama, sincere, captivating, disturbing
Audience: family outing
Plot: world war two, zoo, elephant, animal, animal rescue, courage, zookeeper, bombing, saving a life, friends, friendship, animal human communication ...
Time: 1940s
Place: ireland, northern ireland, belfast
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 7.5
 4K
Kaadan (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: When a wealthy real estate company, backed by a powerful minister decides to build a township in a reserve forest area, it cuts off access to the water body to the elephants living in the area, endangering their lives. An eco-warrior decides to ...
Style: thought provoking, captivating, emotional, inspirational, sentimental ...
Plot: deforestation, elephant, forest, life, environmentalist, ecology, animal rights, environmental activist, environmentalism, conservation, life is a bitch, environmental ...
Place: india
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 7.3
 100K
Sing 2 (2021)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The film follows Buster and his new cast who now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run ...
Style: entertaining, 3d animation, inspirational, sweet, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: gorilla, anthropomorphic animal, furry, elephant, pig, porcupine, creativity, iguana, musician, singing, destiny, anthropomorphism ...
Time: future
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 5.3
 120
Elephant Tales (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A tale of two elephant brothers, Tutu and Zef, in search of their mother, and the menagerie of wild creatures they encounter along the way. Just days after the birth of baby elephant Tutu, human hunters arrive late at night and decimate the herd. ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, sincere, touching, fairy tale
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: mischievous children, adventurer, righting the wronged, family life, danger, escapades, orphan, rescue, getting home, elephant, hunter, jungle ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, south africa
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White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A thinly fictionalized account of a legendary movie director, whose desire to hunt down an animal turns into a grim situation with his movie crew in Africa
Style: enigmatic, talky, melancholic, exciting, serious ...
Plot: filmmaking, obsession, wilderness, movie business, elephant, storytelling, obsessive quest, danger, friends, friendship, racial slur, treasure hunt ...
Time: 50s, year 1990, 20th century, 1950s, 70s
Place: africa, uganda, london, texas, california
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 7.1
 16K
Hatari! (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways?
Style: exciting, humorous, black and white, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: safari, male bonding, friendship between men, romantic rivalry, female photographer, wildlife, rhinoceros, rocket, jungle, chase, hunter, hunting ...
Time: year 1962, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place: africa, california
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 7.7
 127
Maya (1967)
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Maya is an hour-long U.S. adventure television series that aired on NBC, Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from September 16, 1967 until February 10, 1968. The series is a follow-up to the 1966 film of the same name. Set in the Indian jungle, ...
Style: emotional, period piece, feel good, intercultural, suspenseful ...
Plot: missing person, elephant, orphan, friendship, wildlife, quest, coming of age, journey, teen superhero, escape, road trip, family drama ...
Time: 60s
Place: india
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