Highest-Rated Movies about 'Animals', Sort by Popularity

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2004), Deep Sea (2006), Dolphins (2000), Earth (2007), Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Zootopia (2016), Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994), Mission Blue (2014) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Animals movies.

#1. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2004)

Storyline: A homeless musician's life is transformed after he discovers a flock of wild South American parrots living in San Francisco. How they got there is a mystery, but Mark Bittner forms a bond with the exotic birds through his music and his patient, attentive care. Over time he comes to appreciate their individual identities and makes a case for humans to reevaluate their relationship to animals. When he is forced to leave them, he despairs over the birds' fate.

Plot Keywords: musician, homeless person, parrot, neighbor, charming, uplifting, emotional ...

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#2. Deep Sea (2006)

Storyline: Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet narrate an exploration of the exotic and rarely seen ecosystems that thrive in the deepest sections of the ocean. Divers photograph the most colorful undersea life, highlighting the symbiosis and biological traits these undersea creatures have developed to survive at such depths. Turtles gather algae to clean their shells, giant squid rapidly change color and divers witness the yearly spawning of a coral reef in the Gulf of Mexico.

Plot Keywords: fish, johnny depp, turtle, squid, scuba diver, dreamy, fascinating ...

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#6. Zootopia (2016)

Storyline: From the largest elephant to the smallest shrew, the city of Zootopia is a mammal metropolis where various animals live and thrive. When Judy Hopps becomes the first rabbit to join the police force, she quickly learns how tough it is to enforce the law. Determined to prove herself, Judy jumps at the opportunity to solve a mysterious case. Unfortunately, that means working with Nick Wilde, a wily fox who makes her job even harder.

Plot Keywords: elephant, police officer, fox, partner, criminal, rabbit, charming ...

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#7. Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994)

Storyline: When his father is killed by a jungle tiger, Mowgli (Jason Scott Lee) is orphaned and grows up in the wild, raised by animals. Years later, the bracelet given to him by his childhood friend, Kitty (Lena Headey), is stolen. In pursuing it, he discovers Monkey City with all its treasures. He is reunited with Kitty, but struggles to adapt to civilization. When Kitty's unscrupulous suitor, Capt. Boone (Cary Elwes), attempts to raid the jungle of its treasures, Mowgli's life is imperiled.

Plot Keywords: boy, childhood friend, smuggler, wizard, oracle, fascinating, heartwarming ...

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#8. Mission Blue (2014)

Storyline: Legendary oceanographer and TED prize winner Dr. Sylvia Earle is on a mission to save our oceans. Mission Blue is part action-adventure, part expose of an Eco-disaster. More than 100 scientists, philanthropists and activists gather in the Galapagos Islands to help fulfill Dr. Earle's lifelong wish: build a global network of marine protected areas, like underwater national parks, to protect the natural systems that keep humans alive. As the expedition ends, the Deep water Horizon oil well explodes. With oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, Sylvia and an environmental dream team race around the world trying to defend her 'Hope Spots'.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: environmentalist, diver, animal, touching, emotional, profound, powerful ...

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#9. Fantasia (1940)

Storyline: Disney animators set pictures to Western classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" features Mickey Mouse as an aspiring magician who oversteps his limits. "The Rite of Spring" tells the story of evolution, from single-celled animals to the death of the dinosaurs. "Dance of the Hours" is a comic ballet performed by ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Ave Maria" set the forces of darkness and light against each other as a devilish revel is interrupted by the coming of a new day.

Plot Keywords: magician, mentor, ghost, mickey mouse, creative, inspiring, spectacular ...

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#10. And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

Storyline: A collection of re-filmed sketches from the first and second series of the cult TV comedy show "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Includes such classics as "Nudge, Nudge", "Hell's Grannies", "Killer Cars", "Dead Parrot", "Lumberjack Song", "Blackmail" and "Upper Class Twit of the Year".

Plot Keywords: comedian, milkman, sexy woman, police officer, bank robber, grandmother, amusing ...

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#11. The Sundowners (1960)

Storyline: In 1920s Australia, Paddy Carmody (Robert Mitchum) is a roaming Irish sheepherder who loves his nomadic lifestyle. His wife, Ida (Deborah Kerr), and young son, Sean (Michael Anderson Jr.), don't share his wanderlust, and family tensions come to a head after Ida persuades Paddy to settle down with a steady job. Meanwhile, the family's boarder (Peter Ustinov) has to contend with the rigors of outback life and the attentions of a hotel-keeper (Glynis Johns) looking to land a husband.

Plot Keywords: shepherd, nomad, irishman, husband, wife, son, heartwarming ...

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#12. Best in Show (2000)

Storyline: The owners (and handlers) of five show dogs head for the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. A film crew interviews them as they prepare for the trip, arrive at Philly's Taft Hotel, and compete. From Florida come the Flecks: she keeps running into old lovers. A wordless ancient in a wheelchair and his buxom trophy wife who may have a thing for the dog's handler own the two-time defending best in show, a poodle. From the piney woods of N.C. comes a fella who wants to be a ventriloquist. High-strung DINKs feud loudly in front of their Weimaraner. Two outré gay men from Tribeca round out the profiled owners. The dog show brings out the essence of the humans. Who will be best in show?

Plot Keywords: dog, ventriloquist, gay/lesbian, trainer, wife, quirky, witty ...

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#13. Gates of Heaven (1978)

Storyline: The men who run a pet cemetery, and the men and women who bury their pets, become the subject of this documentary. We first meet Floyd McClure, a paraplegic with a dream to create a pet cemetery. One inspiration is the death of his collie years before; and the other is the local rendering plant, which turns animals into glue. He realizes his dream, only to see it fail. Then we visit a successful pet cemetery, run by a father and his two sons. One is a frustrated musician, nursing a broken heart. The other is joining the family business after selling insurance in Salt Lake City. Throughout, we also meet the people who have buried their pets.—J. Spurlin

Plot Keywords: manager, mortician, son, pet owner, emotional, endearing, outlandish ...

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#14. Eight Below (2006)

Storyline: In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission while his dogs fight for survival.

Plot Keywords: explorer, scientist, dog, friend, powerful, tense, antarctica ...

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#15. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Storyline: The most acclaimed Star Trek adventure of all time with an important message. It is the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien probe is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In their frantic attempt to save mankind, Admiral Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien to them as anything they have ever encountered in the far-off reaches of the galaxy. William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy return as Kirk and Spock, along with the entire Star Trek crew.

Plot Keywords: captain kirk, spock, doctor, engineer, officer, biologist, airy ...

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