A spirited Husky puppy looking for a home at a Christmas tree farm instantly bonds with a young boy visiting with his parents. As the boy rides away, unable to keep him, the pup escapes and embarks on a snowy journey to find his friend again.

Rescued by Ruby

2022

English

7.2

♡ 30

88%

Katt Shea Director

Katt Shea as Clicker Trainer

Camille Sullivan as Pat Inman

Giacomo Baessato as Rick McGuinness

Sharon Taylor as Sam

Chasing his dream to join an elite K-9 unit, a state trooper partners with a fellow underdog: clever but naughty shelter pup Ruby. Based on a true story.

The Plague Dogs

1982

English

7.7

♡ 32

70%

based on novel or book

Martin Rosen Director

Geoffrey Matthews as Farmer

Patrick Stewart as Major

Malcolm Terris as Robert

John Hurt as Snitter

Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They are pursued by search parties and then the military after rumors spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.

Abner, the Invisible Dog

2013

English

4.3

♡ 2

22%

Fred Olen Ray Director

Robert R. Shafer as Charlie

David Chokachi as Denning

Ben Giroux as Kane

Eric s Wilson as Lab worker

A bullied teen stumbles into possession of a top-secret government formula that turns his dog invisible and gives it the power of speech.

Goliath and the Dragon

1960

Italian

5.2

♡ 7

19%

Vittorio Cottafavi Director

Spartaco Nale as

Gaby André as Ismene

Broderick Crawford as King Eurystheus

Piero Pastore as Prison Guard

A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.

Saving Shiloh

2006

English

6.2

♡ 3

41%

Sandy Tung Director

Ann Dowd as Louise Preston

Jason Dolley as Marty Preston

Taylor Momsen as Samantha Wallace

Rachel Winfree as Sue

In this third movie about Shiloh, Judd Travers is accused of killing a man he once fought in a bar. Everyone in the town consider Judd to be guilty except Marty Preston, but even him has some doubts. Trying to clear Judd's name Marty and his friend searches the woods to find the criminal.

Wanko: The Story of Me, My Family and Rock

2011

Japanese

5.2

♡ 2

Isamu Nakae Director

Mieko Harada as

Mitsuko Baishô as

Yoshinori Okada as

Hitomi Satô as

A boy, Shin, and his family are forced to evacuate the island of Miyakejima, when it erupts in 2000. Shin's dog, Rock, is mistakenly left behind.

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

2003

English

7.0

♡ 4

77%

Bill Melendez Director

Adam Taylor Gordon as Charlie Brown

Corey Padnos as Linus Van Pelt

Jimmy Bennett as Rerun Van Pelt

Bill Melendez as Snoopy / Spike

Linus and Lucy's younger brother Rerun wants a dog for Christmas, and Snoopy's brother Spike may be the answer.

Island of the Blue Dolphins

1964

English

6.1

♡ 5

50%

Adventure

based on novel or book

James B. Clark Director

George Kennedy as Aleut Captain

Carlos Romero as Chowig

Larry Domasin as Ramo

Martin Garralaga as The Priest

Based on the beloved book by Scott O'Dell, this family movie tells the adventures of a young Native American girl. After her father is killed by a malevolent white trapper, Karana joins her community as they leave their island home in the Pacific to live on the mainland. Upon her departure, Karana realizes that her brother has been left behind. She immediately swims back to be with him and the two remain on the abandoned island. Though Karana is able to domesticate a wolf, her brother is not so fortunate with the animals and is killed by a pack of wild dogs. She is left to survive against the odds.

White God

2014

Hungarian

♡ 29

87%

Kornél Mundruczó Director

Sándor Zsótér as Dániel

Kata Wéber as Disgrace Orchestra bandmember

Laszlo Katona as Disgrace Orchestra bandmember

Kornelia Horvath as Driver in the Tunnel

13 year old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen, and is devastated when her father sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to save her dog. Failing in his desperate efforts to find his beloved owner, Hagen joins a canine revolt leading a revolution against their human abusers.

Foxter & Max

2019

Ukrainian

5.9

♡ 3

Anatoliy Mateshko Director

Oleg Mikhaylyuta as Dance battle host

Dmitriy Gavrilov as Foxter's voice

Tomasz Oswiecinski as Myron

Aleksandr Kryzhanovskiy as Skyba

The twelve-year-old schoolboy Max escapes from the house and hides under the bridge. There he finds a spray can of nano-paints, and draw a graffiti of a dog. Unexpectedly painted graffiti comes alive and turns into dog-nanorobot with super powers. And now both of them are hunted by a dangerous criminal who will not stop at anything in order to seize this powerful technology. Guy Max falls into a whirlpool of adventure, through which he finds true friends.

Sword of the Stranger

2007

Japanese

7.7

♡ 26

91%

human animal relationship

samurai

swordplay

swordsman

Masahiro Andô Director

Cathy Weseluck as Itadori's Wife

Alistair Abell as Jurota

Andrew Kavadas as Shui-Chen

Masaki Aizawa as Yue-Shen

Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again.

Seven Days of Himawari and Her Puppies

6.6

Emiko Hiramatsu Director Rei Dan

Rei Dan as Chinatsu

Miki Nakatani as Miku

Masato Sakai as Shoji Kanzaki Denden

Denden as Yasuoka

Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the animal is put to sleep. Himawari, is a female dog and a mother. She tries to desperately save her baby dogs.

Firehouse Dog

2007

English

5.5

♡ 2

36%

human animal relationship

pets

Todd Holland Director

Claudette Mink as Captain Jessie Presley

Bob Koherr as Captain Marc Fahey

Katie Finneran as Felicity Hammer

Josh Hutcherson as Shane Fahey

Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.

American Girl: Corinne Tan

2023

English

7.1

♡ 3

Angela C. Tortu Director

Jessica Garcie as Coach Margot

Michelle Krusiec as Judy

Rryla McIntosh as Lydia

Gillian Anderson as Ski Patroller

13-year-old Corrine deals with her parents' recent divorce while everyone else is already adapted to their new roles as a blended family, challenging herself to train a rambunctious puppy as she discovers her new purpose.

White Fang

1973

Italian

6.0

♡ 5

25%

Lucio Fulci Director

John Steiner as Charles 'Beauty' Smith

Fernando Rey as Father Oatley

Franco Nero as Jason Scott

Angelo Boscariol as Saloon Customer

The wolf dog, White Fang, aids a reporter, a fur trapper, a nun, a young Eskimo boy and his father of ridding a gold mining town of a sleazy crime lord in 1896 Yukon, Canada.

A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies

2007

Japanese

7.3

♡ 1

Ryûichi Inomata Director

Masanobu Takashima as

Hiroki Miyake as

Yuu Tokui as

Eiichirô Funakoshi as Yuichi Ishikawa

The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.

Where the North Begins

1923

English

6.7

♡ 3

Chester M. Franklin Director

Claire Adams as Felice McTavish

Walter McGrail as Gabrielle Dupree

Lew Meehan as Mountie

Charles Stevens as The Fox

A German Shepherd puppy is "adopted" by a wolf pack in the snowy and frozen Great North and raised by them as one of their own. A few years later he comes upon a fur trapper and saves the man from certain death, and begins to feel a kinship with him that is stronger than the one he has with his adopted pack.

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

English

6.8

♡ 36

46%

new orleans, louisiana

villain

Don Bluth Director

Vic Tayback as Carface

Burt Reynolds as Charlie B. Barkin

Charles Nelson Reilly as Killer

Ken Page as King Gator

When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy, to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles onto an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares of what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.

Carl's Date

2023

English

6.4

♡ 27

68%

Bob Peterson Director

Edward Asner as Carl

Bob Peterson as Dug

Carl Fredricksen reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl's pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends—if you're a dog.

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I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

Island of the Blue Dolphins

White God

Foxter & Max

Sword of the Stranger

Seven Days of Himawari and Her Puppies

Firehouse Dog

American Girl: Corinne Tan

White Fang

A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies

Where the North Begins

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Carl's Date