| The boy's dream of becoming a great classical painter appears shattered when his loving grandfather dies. Adventure, Drama, Family. Bill Thompson, Votes: Comedy, Crime, Drama. Stars: Other worthy dog movies are(all links go to trailers on YouTube): The secret life of pets(2016) Benji(2018) -Netflix movie; Another non-dog movie emotional movie we recently watched: Okay, now I know we said that it would only be dog movies, but we just had to add this to the list! $0.06M. Judy Garland, Yes, this one. 95 min Jackie Cooper, "I have only just met you and I LOVE you." Barbara Luddy, Jeff York, Votes: After a failed bank robbery, an ex-con, an ex-waitress and a few of their friends train a pack of doberman dogs to rob a bank for them. One of the early talking Our Gang shorts, this features Weezer's search for his lost pack of puppies (trained to respond to the sound of a bell) in a big noisy city, and if you don't laugh and cry at the end, you have no heart. Star: 76 min Pretty easy to see on cable, this recent film is very loosely based on a real-life incident involving a team of huskies belonging to a Japanese research team, who got left behind in the Antarctic, and somehow managed to survive on their own (well, most of them). First thought to be good-for-nothing mutt, Old Yeller is soon beloved by all. | Tommy Kirk, Though we don't see enough of the St. Bernard who plays Buck in this loose adaptation of the Jack London novel, Clark Gable really makes us believe he and the big dog are soul mates. IMDB. A bit True Life Adventure, but still a satisfying adaptation of a fine book. G Mobile site. Godfrey Cambridge, Votes: | Craig T. Nelson, Lina Gennari, | Walter Brennan, Sidney Poitier plays a sympathetic neighbor, in a very early appearance. German Shepherds are a common breed in Hollywood films. G | Adventure, Romance, Western. (Margaret Hamilton was one hell of an actress--and I have no doubt a dog lover in real life). Robert F. McGowan | I’ve made a list of some movies featuring German Shepherds. Drama, Comedy. | Okay, first off this is Beethoven the “St. They did a series of movies about these dogs, and the cool thing is that while the human thieves may get caught in the end, the dogs always get away clean. 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. Paul Walker, The best French Mastiff movie ever (probably because it's the only one), this slight but enduring cop meets dog comedy holds up because Tom Hanks captures the exasperation of an obsessive neatnik who has a huge slobbering unruly pooch foisted upon him by a murder investigation, and who ends up discovering a side of himself that he didn't know existed--demonstrating how dogs can open up almost any heart, given half the chance. | Norman Taurog | The huskies in this film manage to hold the screen very well with no humans around--the scenes involving humans only are, to my mind, less convincing, but it's still a good cast, and a good story--that makes again the important point that if dogs are willing to risk everything for us, we owe them the same favor in return. Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Pages in category "Films about dogs" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 356 total. Released by Touchstone Pictures in 1989, Turner & Hooch is easily one of the most essential buddy-cop movies––despite the fact that one partner is a dog. PG See more ideas about police dogs, dogs, working dogs. | | Gross: Published 2015-06-21T17:10:12Z Updated 2016-05-07T03:40:50Z. | Ideas for Police Dog Names. You can also try to find the original Japanese film about the incident in question, which is done in a less dramatic, more documentary-like style. But the dogs are just amazing, going through complex routines with no humans directing them (not on camera, anyway). 83 min A bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury. But it ends happily, all the same. Director: A successful police dog should be intelligent, aggressive, strong, and have a good sense of smell. Christopher Plummer, Christopher Plummer does Ackerley's voice to perfection, but it's the animated Tulip who owns the screen. Stars: Director: (previous page) () 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. Richard Thorpe, Stars: | Not Rated But it's the sheer expressiveness and charisma of this great animal that makes the movie come alive. Action, Comedy, Family. Aside… Have not seen that, but I will someday. 89 min Edmund Gwenn. Larry Roberts, Drama, Family. | But you just have to let yourself feel it. It's a great Depression-era film, that shows the full range of human kindness and cruelty in a remarkably short time. Fess Parker, 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. Edna Purviance, Directors: | Ileana Simova, Votes: David Ladd, Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Another Our Gang, this features Matthew Beard (aka Stymie) and a very young Spanky McFarland as a duo of hungry street urchins whose only friend is their dog, played by Pete the Pup. Stars: | May 9, 2013 - Explore K9 Field Kits's board "Police Dog Humor" on Pinterest. | Gross: 25 Great Dog Movies that are more than just cute. On first appearances, a movie about a pelican did not tickle our fancies. Victor Fleming, Family, Animation, Short, In his master's eyes, "good old Shep" is the perfect dog, but the cat knows he's really a two-faced mutt who can be bought off with a bone by a burglar, and then take credit for it when the... See full summary », Directors: Sidney Poitier. 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. 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. Charles Farrell, A bulldog, charmed by a kitten, tries to keep her hidden from his human guardian. | | This beautiful film about poverty, art, and a big gentle dog who pulls a milk cart for his boy, puts a happy ending on what was originally a very sad story--did you know the dog in the film is Spike, the same giant lab mix who played Old Yeller, and was trained by the Weatherwax family, after they rescued him from a pound? Peggy Lee, 120 min https://sitstay.com/blogs/good-dog-blog/the-6-best-police-dog-breeds-in-service Ray Bolger, 88 min Director: While not unsuitable for children, it's important to talk to them about how racial attitudes were different back then--but the Our Gang films were almost unique in this period for showing white and black children interacting as equals--and as friends. And so will you. 931,613 This list may not reflect recent changes (). Director: 90 min | Stars: Jeff Richards, Nanette, | But whatever fate Umberto and Flike may meet, they will meet it together. Director: After a couple pranks the dog pound ends up picking up Porky and not the dog. Clyde Geronimi, $21.91M. 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". K-9 is a 1989 American buddy cop action-comedy film starring Jim Belushi and Mel Harris. Pat Crowley, 1,568 | | For all my TV Shows (Series, Mini-Series & Episodes) etc. Stars: | An old man and a young boy who live in the southeastern Mississippi swamps are brought together by the love of a dog. Vincent McEveety 85 min Animation, Adventure, Comedy. Chuck Jones, This is actually a son of the first Petey, and a great dog in his own right, though his dad was the better comedian. $71.08M. 89 min Directors: Director: Jackie Searl. The Little Tramp adopts a dog--or is it the other way around? 60,911 Join here. It was directed by Rod Daniel, written by Steven Siegel and Scott Myers, produced by Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, and released by Universal Pictures. | Donald Crisp, Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Stars: | A member of Fagin's gang in the animated movie, a dog story based on the book Oliver Twist by English author Charles Dickens Eugene the Jeep: unknown Popeye: A character presumed to be some type of dog in the comic strip and animated movies, a mysterious animal with magical abilities. Passed To help, K-9 Sergeant Brannigan gives Dooley an unorthodox drug-sniffing police dog … This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Dog (90) Dog Movie (65) Dog Actor (32) Based On Novel (31) Puppy (26) Family Relationships (21) Friendship (21) Rescue (21) Animal Character Name As Title (20) Father Son Relationship (20) Cat (19) Father Daughter Relationship (18) Husband Wife Relationship (18) Boy (16) Boy Dog Relationship (16) Character Name In Title (16) Title Spoken By Character (16) Animal (15) 348 William A. Wellman Directed by Rod Daniel. $0.25M. Not technically a film about dogs, dogs still play a very funny and important role in this tour de force by Pixar. Hooch (The lovable dog from the 1989 Tom Hanks vehicle) Kojak (The bald, lollipop-sucking New York detective from the 70s procedural) Murph or Murphy (The name of the law officer turned crime-fighting cyborg from the 1987 sci-fi classic, Robocop) Murtaugh or Riggs (The water-and-oil duo from the Lethal Weapon films); Ponch (One half of the motorcycle-riding team from 70s sensation … | Fletcher Markle No great feats of dog training in this, but still a must-see for any dog lover--or silent comedy aficianado. Directors: 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. Yes, that is exactly what a Golden Retriever would say, and they do, just not in words. Dean Jagger. | From police forces and military conflicts around the world, dogs are always playing man's best secret weapon on the big screen. Director: © Letterboxd Limited. Still, 1930's Hollywood at its best. Back in 1888, one of the most notorious serial killers in human history was on the loose: … Paul Fierlinger, Approved 19 of 21. Stars: Please comment if you know of more titles for this list! Jarma Lewis, 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 … Here is one furry friend that is considered to be one of the cutest looking dogs to … Moon Bloodgood, Votes: I also have a soft spot for the strikingly similar K9, starring Jim Belushi and a German Shepherd (who contrary to popular myth, was not killed in the line of duty as a police dog; that was actually the dog from a TV pilot based on the film). While a beloved fixture … The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher. Stars: For all my Adult titles go see my list here. Jack Cutting | The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. And then open your heart to a new dog. To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog … | Bea Benaderet, | I sometimes feel like watching a movie featuring my favorite breed. The greatest dog film star ever, and capable of athletic feats that remain astounding. Tom Hanks, Stars: Drama. Well, now you do. Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well. Frank Graham. Dorothy DeBorba, Most decidedly not for small children, but a movie everyone should see at some point in their lives. | Wilfred Jackson, 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. 11,842 Adventure, Drama, Family. Director: Many police dogs that are chosen are male and remain unneutered to maintain their aggressive behavior, however, there are female police dogs which are used for rescue, tracking, and locating bombs and drugs. Short, Comedy, Drama. Reel Dogs 256 films 14 10 Edit Foreign (non-U.S./Canada) dog movies from around the world! | Hamilton Luske, 80 min Chuck Jones | Gross: Hot Fuzz, the new flick from Shaun of the Dead team Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, hits theaters this weekend. | Bert Woodruff, | Can they find their way home? 7 min Animation, Short, Comedy. In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two Georgia boys ignore their racial differences to team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials. Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins. | Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, But it tears at your heart in a sweet way, as you watch a poor boy of the southern swamps fall in love with a lost Basenji, train her to be a great bird dog, and then be faced with a horrible decision when he realizes she doesn't legally belong to him. Mel Blanc, This list is under development and includes live action dog (plus wolf)… $81.61M. After that, we introduced them to the tearjerkers of today, such as Hachi: A Dog’s Tale and Marley and Me. If you watch the DVD, don't miss the extras, which include a scene that was scrapped from the finished film--only surviving as recorded dialogue and sketches--in which Tramp gives his cynical (but honest) perspective on the human/canine relationship, by imagining a world in which giant talking dogs lead small mute humans around on leashes, and treat them like idiots. Animation, Adventure, Comedy. With Will Arnett, Ludacris, Natasha Lyonne, Stanley Tucci. Norman Taurog, Frank Morgan, | | Belgian Malinois | Directors: The ending is both tearful and triumphant--and a reminder that the fate of homeless people and homeless dogs can be chillingly similar. | Gross: My dog is just like this, but sadly I'm allergic to cats. Fred M. Wilcox | Bob Peterson Passed Sandra Scott. Robert Coogan, Walter Brennan gives one of his best performances in this film, and that's saying something. Theodore Bikel, Stars: | 20 min 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. Hal Reed, 102 min | | | Jackie Cooper of Our Gang fame plays Skippy, and years later he related how the director made him believe the dog in the movie was really dead to get him to cry convincingly. PG And he does. Jordan Nagai, Director: Not all of them are suitable for small children. Nothing makes a movie better than having a really cute dog as the star (or supporting role). Comedy, Drama, Family. Passed | | Gross: Action, Adventure, Drama. Isabella Rossellini, | With Joan Rice, Tim Turner, Sandra Dorne, Charles Victor. 370,783 | John Drainie, A timeless classic by any standard, this surprisingly faithful adaptation of Eric Knight's book is the first and best installment of what would become an enduring franchise. And I'll finish with perhaps the oddest dog movie of all time, featuring some of the most impressive feats of training ever put on film, courtesy of the great Karl Miller (whose daughter now does the training for Kommissar Rex in Europe). 94 min Belatedly, I decided to add this movie to the list, because even though it's not a dog movie per se, Toto, played by Terry, a Cairn Terrier who seems at times to actually understand the story she's in (a remarkable talent, on a par with Rin Tin Tin), is really the catalyst for the whole story. But I'd still like to see the original film. Mare Winningham, Arguably the best dog movie ever, this is one of the few films on this list in which the dogs talk--somehow all the anthropomorphism doesn't stop them from evoking real dogs, thanks to the genius of the Disney animators. 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. | All dog lovers have had at least a few Miss Gulches in their lives--people who fear and despise dogs, and 'witch' would be too kind a word for most of them, male or female. Babe Ruth. Stars: 7 min Mel Blanc. | And FYI, Brandon DeWilde, who plays the boy, got to keep the Basenji who played Lady after the film was done. Byron Mabe, Menu. And the story is genuinely compelling. Reginald Owen. Dorothy DeBorba, Family, Animation, Comedy. We can only wonder. 87 min 96 min Adapted from the popular comic strip (so popular that the man who created Skippy Peanut Butter decided to use the name without permission) about a kid with a wise mouth and a big heart, the story revolves around him and his pal adopting a stray dog, only to lose it to (yet another) evil dog catcher. | If you're offended by seeing cartoon dogs take a whiz, stay away. Lew Ayres, Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival. Stars: Passed For hundreds of dog movies and info, please visit: www.reeldogs.com. | G George Cukor, Dave Anderson, Edmund Gwenn, A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their Texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. Stars: Noel M. Smith And now for some comic relief--Chuck Jones made a number of cartoons about dogs, and this one features Charlie, the shameless scoundrel and con artist of the dog world, trying to weasel his way into Porky Pig's comfortable home, as he did in several other shorts. Mervyn LeRoy, Brandon De Wilde, 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. Robert F. McGowan The real drama comes from Stymie's desperate attempt to find the money to get Pete out of the pound before a truly evil dog catcher does away with him. 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). | Gross: and reverse those sorts; Title Z-A, IMDb rating 0-9, etc. If that makes you feel any better. Robert Clampett 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. But if you really love and understand dogs, you'll only smile. William A. Wellman Stars: Stars: Adventure, Drama, Family. Maybe you feel the same way. Frank Marshall Remember you can Sort by various ways; Title A-Z, IMDb rating 9-0, etc. Or are we just supposed to believe that the local authorities will refuse to carry out the sentence, after Dorothy's narrow escape? Charles Chaplin Directed by Raja Gosnell. | Back in the day, Rin Tin Tin didn't just save people on the silver screen--he saved Warner Brothers from bankruptcy.