| Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Tell us what you think about this feature. This is a list of genuinely good and/or interesting films that happen to either be about a dog, or in which a dog plays a central role. Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival. It looks like a kid's movie, and it really truly is not--it's a hard-boiled heist movie, about some dangerous crooks who try to use Doberman Pinschers to rob a bank. Ted Wilde Approved Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Lew Ayres, | Gross: One movie that each generation rediscovers, because it tells an important truth--that dogs have defended us for untold generations, given their lives to save their adopted human families, and we owe them the same devotion in return--or we're nothing. Loretta Young, Craig T. Nelson, Fletcher Markle | Clyde Geronimi, Christopher Plummer, Director: Director: Great performances from the cast, but most of all from Pal, the male collie playing Lassie, trained by the legendary Weatherwax family. To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog … Director: May Whitty, | Gross: Jarma Lewis, Harold "Speedy" Swift, a fan of Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, saves from extinction the city's last horse-drawn trolley, operated by his girlfriend's grandfather. And for once, they actually come up with a semi-plausible excuse for the dogs to be able to talk in English, and they say things you can actually believe might come out of a dog's mouth. Director: Still, 1930's Hollywood at its best. Rex, his new companion, starts to take over his home life more than expected, to the irritation of girl-friend Pat. Director: Animation, Drama. | Chuck Jones Maria Pia Casilio, Victor Fleming, The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city. Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Long before modern day dog movies, like A Dog’s Purpose, Marley & Me, or The Secret Life of Pets, Disney nigh-perfected the genre and practically helped pioneer it with classics like Lady and the Tramp and Old Yeller.It’s no secret dog movies are loved by kids and families of all ages. Dave Anderson, 74 min 96 min Allen 'Farina' Hoskins. Police dogs are so well trained; they are devoted to their handlers, and fulfil a vital role in law enforcement. Jeff Richards, $2.08M. Norman Taurog, | Gross: | The first movie I know of to show audiences the cruelty of dog-fighting. My dog is just like this, but sadly I'm allergic to cats. 348 Charles Chaplin, But this movie is so much better written and acted--even features the wonderful Mare Winningham as the local vet/love interest. Vincent McEveety Only film I know of about an English Bull Terrier--though going by the accent we hear in his voiceover narration, this one is pure Yank. $71.08M. Bert Appling. Stars: Reginald Owen. After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie (Pal) escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home. | Jason Biggs, Upgrade to a Letterboxd Pro account to add your favorite services to this list—including any service and country pair listed on JustWatch—and to enable one-click filtering by all your favorites. Drama, Comedy. | | Police Dog is a 1955 British crime film directed by Derek Twist and starring Charles Victor, Nora Gordon, Cecil Brock, John Le Mesurier, James Gilbert, and Christopher Lee. Pages in category "Films about dogs" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 356 total. Not really a children's movie, but there's nothing truly objectionable in it--children may understand some of the imaginative symbolism in the film better than adults. Director: $0.07M. So why did she want to go back home, where Toto is still under sentence of death? Edna Purviance, Director: 22,890 | Or did a house fall on her too? | But all of them have something important to convey about Man's Best Friends--and often about the way we treat them. Edmund Gwenn. Dean Jagger. And in his own clueless way, he helps save the day. To help, K-9 Sergeant Brannigan gives Dooley an unorthodox drug-sniffing police dog … Norman Taurog Okay, first off this is Beethoven the “St. Directors: Approved Adventure, Drama, Family. | Just saw this recently, having read the book by J.R. Ackerley years before--and was struck by how perfectly the animators, a married couple who work out of their home in Pennsylvania, captured the story of an Englishman who finds himself falling in love with his Alsatian (German Shepherd), as she teaches him about the depths of a canine heart--and becomes the perfect friend he had yearned for all his long lonely life. Younger kids will love this movie about a police dog who goes undercover as a show dog in order to help an FBI agent find a stolen baby panda. And he does. 85 min And remember them. Sidney Poitier. Jack Cutting Theodore Bikel, | and reverse those sorts; Title Z-A, IMDb rating 0-9, etc. Belgian Malinois Adventure, Drama, Family. | | But you just have to let yourself feel it. $0.42M. The best dog movies are often really sad movies, and this is one of the saddest. Stars: Robert F. McGowan A bit True Life Adventure, but still a satisfying adaptation of a fine book. You won't find this late masterpiece of Italian neorealism on too many great dog movie lists, but it belongs on all of them--I personally consider it even greater than The Bicycle Thief, also made by Vittorio DeSica. A list of 53 films compiled on Letterboxd, including His Master's Voice (1925), A Dog of the Regiment (1927), Under the Black Eagle (1928), His Best Friend (1929) and On the Border (1930). Robert Clampett From the different officer rankings to terms used in the police force to words that describe the purpose of their work, here are strong police dog names to consider. Directors: | Gross: Phil Harris, Charlie Dog tries everything to get Porky to take him in and he finally does. $0.25M. https://sitstay.com/blogs/good-dog-blog/the-6-best-police-dog-breeds-in-service Not Rated Director: Stars: About this list: From police forces and military conflicts around the world, dogs are always playing man's best secret weapon on the big screen. Robert F. McGowan Action, Comedy, Family. G Stars: | See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Sherwood Bailey, Menu. Robert Stevenson Dogs and movies have gone together since the very beginning of cinema: Charlie Chaplin knew a dog would bring added laughs (and smiles), and Hollywood is … | Gross: Jeff York, Votes: Film data from TMDb. Chuck Jones Director: K-9 is a 1989 American buddy cop action-comedy film starring Jim Belushi and Mel Harris. Reginald VelJohnson, Votes: Stars: But even before the late 1800’s, dogs had been working with the law as early as the Medieval period.The first dog breed to work in the K9 police unit was the Bloodhound. Hal Reed, No great feats of dog training in this, but still a must-see for any dog lover--or silent comedy aficianado. Charlie stands for all the lovable canine rogues out there, trying to cadge themselves a meal and a warm place by the fire--not heart-warming, but funny as all hell, particularly his rant about "The City". Stars: Adventure, Drama, Family. | | Carlo Battisti, The title character, a kvetchy old man living on his pension in Rome, has only his little dog Flike for company--and then Umberto has to go into the hospital, and everything goes wrong. The emotional story of a boy, his grandfather, and his dog. A bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury. Lina Gennari, Tommy Tweed, Mel Blanc. Another awesome movie is K-9, a story about an unlikely pair. PG Passed German Shepherds are a common breed in Hollywood films. | | Approved Jordan Nagai, Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening. Director: Police in Paris began using dogs against roaming criminal gangs at night, but it was the police department in Ghent, Belgium that introduced the first organized police dog service program in 1899. 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