Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.
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1981★ 7.2
When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!
Max
2015★ 7.1
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
The Tale of Despereaux
2008★ 6.2
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974★ 6.9
Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.
A Dog's Purpose
2017★ 7.6
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
Once Upon a Forest
1993★ 6.6
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
A Dog's Journey
2019★ 8.1
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
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2022★ 8.2
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
A Dog's Way Home
2019★ 7.4
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2002★ 7.7
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2023★ 6.2
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Flicka: Country Pride
2012★ 6.7
Flicka and Toby help out a struggling stable owner and her teenage daughter.
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1982★ 7.4
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue
2020★ 7.1
A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
Lassie
1994★ 6.1
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.
Fluke
1995★ 7.1
Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and reincarnates as a dog. Remembering some of his previous being, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, his memories return, and Thomas realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.
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2003★ 6.3
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