#20. Babe (1995)
If you haven't seen this movie we honestly don't know what you're waiting for! Babe has become an instant classic after it's release in theaters in 1995, probably due to its superior special effects and magnificent script, or maybe it was because of the main character; a little talking pig.
After discovering the fate of pigs is the dinner table, our little friend Babe decides to become a useful member of the farm by learning how to herd sheep. Although all odds were against him, he works hard and with a little help from the sheep-dogs that raised him and farmer Hoggett, he finally achieves his dream.
#19. Because Of Winn Dixie (2005)
This sweet and sentimental movie follows the story of Opa, a lonely young girl who has just moved to a new town, has no friends and her father is always busy doing something. On a normal day, her father tells her to go to buy some food, and when she arrives, something was happening in the supermarket and everyone was desperate.
Suddenly, she sees a furry and happy dog. People are chasing him and the manager of the market wants to call the pound That's when she decides to tell them that the dog was hers. After that situation, she adopts the dog and names him Winn-Dixie after the supermarket where she found him. The bond between the girl and the dog grows strong and helps her make new friends.
#18. Secretariat (2010)
During 1970, the horse-racing industry was a male-dominated world, but Penny Chenery doesn't care about that. She decides to take over his sick and weak father's Meadow Stables, despite her lack of racing knowledge. Against all odds, Penny, with the help of a veteran trainer, turns one of her horses into the first triple crown winner in more than twenty years.
Why is this one a must-see movie? Easy, it was built around a true and beyond-inspiring story! It is based on "Secretariat: The Making of a Champion" by William Nack, which chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown Winner horse and the strong woman who trained him.
#17. The Adventures Of Milo And Otis (1986)
If you think that cats and dogs are mortal enemies you should watch this film now. Milo — an orange cat—, and Otis — a pug—, are two friends who grew up on a little farm in Japan. During the movie, our stars undergo life-threatening situations and meet potential new friends.
The film was originally meant to be for Japanese TV and was titled Koneko Monotagari. The Adventures of Milo and Otis contained some tough scenes that had to be edited for Western audiences and the director also added a new narration written by Mark Saltzman and delivered by Dudley Moore for American theaters.
#16. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Two dogs namedChance and Shadow, , and Sassy, the cat, are the beloved pets of the Burnford kids. After their mother gets married again the family has to move to another city since the stepfather has been temporarily relocated to a new job and they decided to leave their animals at their home with a friend who would look after them but it doesn't go as planned for them.
The three animals are so confused about what happened that they start to think that the family left them forever and begin a trip to find their owners. The group of pets travels across mountains and wide-open areas in a very dangerous and risky area in America, while their masters try to find them too. Isn't it amazing to think that our pets would do anything to be with us?
#15. The Aristocats (1970)
The Aristocats is one of the most beautiful Disney's classics, and everything from the plot to the animation is amazing. In this story, the famous retired opera star Adelaide Bonfamille enjoys her life in Paris with her cat Duchess and three kittens: Berlioz, Toulouse, and Marie until her butler hears that she will leave all of her money to her four cats in her will.
Once her cats die, the rest of the money will go to her butler, but he's not happy with that so he attempts to get rid of the cats by kidnapping and abandoning them in the wilderness. However, the group of cats makes new friends who they help them go back home.
#14. National Velvet (1944)
National Velvet is the story of Velvet Brown a 12-year-old girl, who like every other girl,loves horses. She wins an energetic horse during a raffle and she's beyond happy with it. With the help of Mi Taylor, a young wanderer, she starts to train her horse named The Pie for the Grand National race.
This famous film was directed by Clarence Brown and was based on the novel by Enid Bagnold. Itt stars Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, and a young Elizabeth Taylor. In 2003, the movie was selected for preservation in the United States Film Registry as they described it as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
#13. Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
Greyfriars Bobby is a Walt Disney Productions' feature film starring Donald Crisp and Laurence Naismith. It's a very underrated film with one of the sweetest storylines in Disney's productions It's the story of two Scottish men who compete for the affection of Bobby, a Skye Terrier.
When the Scottish family undergoes an economical crisis they have to fire their hand, Auld Jock. The dog of the family, Bobby, follows Auld Jock home, who after falling in hard times too, dies in poverty. However, Bobby never stops visiting him on the Grayfiar cemetery where he sleeps every night beside his friend and master's grave.
#12. Benji (1974)
The dog from this movie is so cute that that after watching this movie you're going to want one just like him. Benji is a stray dog who lives in an abandoned house in a small town. He doesn't have a fixed home but he desires that more than anything in the world.
The movie centers on his daily life. Benji knows and loves everybody but especially Paul and Cindy Chapman, two kids who have beenfeeding him in secret since their father wouldn't like to find out that his kids feed a stray animal. When the two kids get kidnapped, It is not their father but Benji who can find them again.
#11. The Three Lives Of Thomasina (1963)
The Three Lives of Thomasina is a 1963 American-British fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Patrick McGoohan and Susan Hampshire. It tells the story of a cat and her influence on a family. It was based on Gallico's novel Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God. Thomasina is a cat who forms an incredible bond with a girl.
The story takes place in 1912 Scotland, and Thomasina finds herself in the middle of a troubled relationship between a little girl and her father. When the cat gets hurt, the father doesn't want to help her and decides to euthanize her. The girl was ready to bury her pet but a witch revives Thomasina... Now you know why they said that cats have multiple lives.
#10 Racing Stripes (2005)
In the middle of a thunderstorm, a traveling circus accidentally leaves behind a baby zebra. A horse farmer and his daughter rescue, adopt and name him Stripes. He grows up thinking he is a racehorse so he dreams of training for and competing in horse races. His family, with the help of a coach, starts to train him.
Racing Stripes is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Du Chau and produced by Andrew A. Kosove and Lloyd Phillips, based on a script by David Schmidt and Kirk DeMicco, which premiered on January 14, 2005. The film received mixed reviews from critics, some of them said that the film is kind of predictable but still a good watch, especially for kids.
#9. The Fox And The Hound (1981)
The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 animated drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The film tells the story of two unlikely friends, a red orphan fox named Tod and a hound dog named Copper, who struggle to preserve their friendship despite the social pressures demanding them to be enemies and their natural instincts.
They first meet when they’re babies and are completely unaware of the fact that they are adversaries by nature and they will be forced to become rivalsin the future. As they grow up their friendship is in danger after Chief, Copper’s mentor and guardian is hit by a train while chasing Tod and almost dies. After that, Copper vows vengeance against Tod. However, after fighting each other, Copper saves Tod and they become friends again.
#8. Napoleon (1995)
Napoleon is a 1995 Australian film directed by Mario Andreacchio and written by Michael Bourchier and Mark Saltzman about a little golden retriever puppy who runs away from his home where he lives with his human family and his mother to be a wild dog and dreaming about exploring the world.
Muffin stars to call himself Napoleon and wishes that he could live with wild dogs. When the family is having a birthday party, Napoleon hops inside a basket with balloons strapped to it, and then it begins to float away home. The wind takes him to an island where the basket lands and he meets all kinds of animals. He’s very happy with them but then he gets homesick and decides to go home to his mother again.
#7. Over The Hedge (2006)
This DreamWorks Animation film centers on a raccoon named R.J. and a sensitive turtle named Verne. R.J. accidentally takes food from a bear named Vincent and he cuts a deal: he’ll return the food in a week or he’ll be eaten. Luckily, he finds the family which Verne is leading and they help him look food in the suburbia, but they find out that a woman has hired an exterminator to try to hunt and kill them.
The movie features the voices of Bruce Willis, Steve Carell, and Wanda Sykes among others, and was released on May 19, 2006, in the United States. It earned $356 million on an $80 million budget and received positive reviews. According to critics; "It's a colorful, fun, energetic and entertaining, Over the Hedge will hold the attention of both young and old alike."
#6. The Yearling (1946)
The Yearling is a 1946 film drama directed by Clarence Brown and based on the novel by Marjorie Kinnan. Rawlings. The film stars Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, and Forrest Tucker, and is set in post-civil war Florida. The story is about a young boy, Jody, who adopts a trouble-making little deer.
All of the siblings of Jody are dead and he yearns to have a pet. His father kills a doe and because of that, Jody adopts that doe’s fawn. The fawn starts eating all of the family’s crops and the family decides that he must kill the animal before all of their crops are destroyed so Jody decides to set the animal free. Jody, in the end, realizes that he had to take the responsibility of saving the farm at the expense of his own feelings.
#5. Bolt (2008)
Bolt, a white shepherd, has lived his whole life on the set of an action TV show, believing he’s a superhero until the cameras stop rolling. When he’s separated from the studio by accident, he begins his biggest adventure. He meets an alley cat named Mittens and a hamster named Rhino. While he’s trying to get back home he learns that he doesn’t have superpowers and that his daily adventures were not real. Still, he discovers that he doesn't need superpowers to be a hero.
Bolt was released in the United States in November 2008. The film received astrong positive reception and is widely referred to as the Disney Revival. It was also the first film to be produced under the creative guidance of John Lasseter. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
#4. Flicka (2006)
Flicka is a 2006 family adventure film loosely based on the children’s novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O’Hara. The novel had been made into a film before in 1943 and also was an inspiration for a 40-episode TV show. In the 2006 version, set in the 21st century, the main character is a girl played by Alison Lohman and the film also stars Maria Bello and Tim McGraw.
In this film, a 16-year-old girl, Katy McLaughlin, wants to work on her family’s mountainside horse ranch even though her father insists she must finish boarding school and tells her that her brother is going to work in the ranch. One day, she finds a beautiful Mustang near the ranch and she decides to tame him and prove to her father that she can run the ranch but then a tragedy happens and the family will need all their love and strength to restore hope.
#3 My Dog Skip (2000)
This story is guaranteed to warm your heart and soul and make you think about your childhood pet. It’s the story of Willie, a shy boy who can’t make friends in Mississippi and for that reason, his parents give him a terrier puppy for his birthday. The dog is named Skip and becomes loved throughout the community. The film shows the impact that a dog can make in the life of a kid as they grow up.
My Dog Skip is a 2000 American film, directed by Jay Russell and starring Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson and Kevin Bacon with narration by Harry Connick Jr. And it’s based on an autobiographical novel. The film was released on March 3, 2000, by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment, and received good reviews from critics and the audience, earning more than $50 million.
#2. That Darn Cat! (1965)
That Darn Cat! is a 1995 American Walt Disney Productions comedy thriller film directed by Robert Stevenson. It stars Hayley Mills and Dean Jones in a story about bank robbers, kidnappers and a brave cat. The film was based on the novel Undercover Cat by the Gordons. In September 1965 it was reported Disney was working on a sequel called Undercover Cat Prowls Again but they didn't make it.
Darn Cat or “DC” is an adventurous Siamese cat who lives with the sisters Ingrid “Inky” and Patricia “Patti” Randall and enjoys a routine which includes wandering around the city with them. One night, DC follows a bank robber to the apartment where he and his partner are holding a woman hostage. DC is the only hope of the desperate woman and she uses him to give a message to the police, which ends with DC being an important witness to the FBI.
#1. Old Yeller (1957)
This list wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t mention this movie. Old Yeller is a 1957 film produced by Walt Disney and starring Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, and Beverly Washburn. The film is based on a book of the same name by Fred Gipson, who also co-wrote the screenplay with William Tunberg. This film led to a sequel called Savage Sam.
The film is about the story of a boy and a stray dogin post-Civil War Texas. While the father of Travis Coates goes off on a cattle drive, he has to take care of the family ranch. On a normal day, a dog arrives for an uninvited stay at the family’s house, and Travel adopts him. After a series of scrapes, Travis grows to love and respect Old Yeller, who becomes his best friend and has a meaningful effect on the boy’s life.