Highest-Rated Movies about 'Animal Film'

Hatari! (1962), My Dog Skip (2000), Son of Lassie (1945), Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945), Courage of Lassie (1946), The Galloping Major (1951), The Bushbaby (1970), Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Animal Film movies.

#1. Hatari! (1962)

Storyline: Sean Mercer (played by John Wayne) runs a business in East Africa. He and his team capture wild animals for zoos. It is dangerous work - on of his men almost dies after being gored by a rhino. He accepts a request from a photographer to join his business and capture their experiences but is very surprised, and bit inconvenienced, when the photographer turns out to be a woman. However, over time he grows fond of her. Meanwhile, plans to capture certain animals lead to all sorts of plans and adventures.

Plot Keywords: adventure, comedy, africa, wildlife, hunting, 1960s, action ...

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#2. My Dog Skip (2000)

Storyline: A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.

Plot Keywords: family, friendship, coming of age, dog, pet, loyalty, childhood ...

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#5. Courage of Lassie (1946)

Storyline: Bill (Pal) gets separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie Merrick (Dame Elizabeth Taylor). An accident separates him from her, and he's drafted into K-9 duty in the trenches until battle fatigue takes its toll and he turns vicious. And even though he finds his way back home, he may be condemned as a killer.—Kathy Li

Plot Keywords: family, adventure, dog, loyalty, friendship, courage, world war ii ...

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#7. The Bushbaby (1970)

Storyline: The young daughter of a park ranger in Kenya is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing she loves most, a pet Bushbaby. Fearing what the future holds, she decides to set the pet free, but while doing so misses the boat back to England. After meeting up with a friendly native, they try to resolve the situation together. Things take a turn for the worse when it is falsely reported that the native has kidnapped her, thus putting a price on his head.—Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>

Plot Keywords: adventure, family, animal, africa, wildlife, friendship, coming of age ...

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#8. Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965)

Storyline: When a native village is apparently terrorized by a lion, the local sergeant enlists the help of a veterinarian working at a nearby animal study center. It is soon discovered that the lion has a unique problem, it has double vision due to the fact that it is cross eyed and therefore cannot hunt. The lion is taken back to the study center and is soon adopted by the vet's daughter. Meanwhile, a dangerous criminal is planning to capture young gorillas and sell them on the black market.—Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>

Plot Keywords: adventure, family, comedy, animals, africa, wildlife, lion ...

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#9. Adventures of Rusty (1945)

Storyline: Fearing that his recently-acquired step-mother, Ann Dennis, is competing with him for his father's affections, and saddened by the death of his dog, young Danny Mitchell, in the first film of the long-running "Rusty" series, seeks consolation in the companionship of a ferocious, Nazi-trained police dog, Rusty, brought to the U.S. by a returning WWII-veteran. The step-mother, with tender understanding, eventually wins Danny over while Danny pacifies his new dog.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: adventure, family, dog, loyalty, friendship, world war ii, military ...

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#11. Crazy Like a Fox (2004)

Storyline: This is the story of Nat Banks, an 8th generation Virginian gentleman farmer living in the past, who loses his family farm, Greenwood, to a pair of land speculators from Washington, D.C. When the predatory couple manipulates a "legal" real estate transaction that turns into a hostile possession of the manor house, he temporarily loses his mind, leaving his family but not the farm. Instead he hides out in a cave on Goose Creek, waging guerilla warfare against expansionism and the destruction of historic property with the help of his family, friends, and neighbors...—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: comedy, family, adventure, animals, dog, friendship, loyalty ...

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#12. Nine Lives (2016)

Storyline: Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a daredevil billionaire at the top of his game. His eponymous company FireBrand is nearing completion on its greatest achievement to date - the tallest skyscraper in the northern hemisphere. But Tom's workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, particularly his beautiful wife Lara (Jennifer Garner) and his adoring daughter Rebecca (Malina Weissman). Rebecca's 11th birthday is here, and she wants the gift she wants every year, a cat. Tom hates cats, but he is without a gift and time is running out. His GPS directs him to a mystical pet store brimming with odd and exotic cats- where the store's eccentric owner- Felix Perkins (Christopher Walken), presents him with a majestic tomcat, named Mr. Fuzzypants. En route to present his daughter with her dream pet, a bizarre turn of events finds Tom trapped inside the body of Mr. Fuzzypants. Adopted by his own family, he begins to experience what life is truly like for the family pet, and as a cat, Tom ...

Plot Keywords: comedy, family, fantasy, pets, cats, transformation, humor ...

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