My Life as a Dog (1985), Sounder (1972), Old Yeller (1957), Village of the Damned (1960), The Incredible Journey (1963), Lassie Come Home (1943), My Dog Skip (2000), Max (2015) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Dog Actor movies.
Storyline: An abused beagle runs away from his owner Judd Travers. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won't let him keep the dog because it belongs to Judd Travers, a local hunter. After Shiloh is mistreated again, he runs away and returns to Marty. Knowing his father will once again make him bring Shiloh back to Judd, he makes a home for the dog in an old shed up the hill from the Prestons' house and hides him from his family. His secret is soon discovered when a stray attacks the dog one night and he must turn to his father for help.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: dog, title spoken by character, independent film, dog actor, animal abuse, postal worker, one word title ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Marty Preston and Judd Travers must join together to clear the latter's name after he is accused of killing a man he once fought in a bar.
Plot Keywords: dog, sequel, dog actor, murder, rescue from drowning, river, small town ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while Old Yeller's son, Sam, tracks their trail.
Plot Keywords: character name in title, rescue, wilderness, brother brother relationship, storm, uncle nephew relationship, 19th century ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The first movie about the famous golden mutt. Benji is a stray who has nonetheless worked his way into the hearts of a number of the townspeople, who give him food and attention whenever he stops by. His particular favorites are a pair of children who feed and play with him against the wishes of their parents. When the children are kidnapped, however, the parents and the police are at a loss to find them. Only Benji can track them down, but will he be in time? If he can save the day, he may just find the permanent home he's been longing for.—Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
Plot Keywords: 1970s, hostage, cat, tween girl, dog movie, dog, character name as title ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Donna Trenton is a frustrated suburban housewife whose life is in turmoil after her husband learns about her having an affair. Brett Camber is a young boy whose only companion is a Saint-Bernard named "Cujo", who in turn is bitten by a rabid bat. Whilst Vic, Donna's husband is away on business, and thinking over his marital troubles, Donna and her 5-year-old son Tad take her Pinto to Brett Cambers' dad's car shop... the car fails, and "Cujo" is very, very sick...
Plot Keywords: boy, based on novel, killer dog, hiding in a car, rabies, blood on shirt, bitten by a dog ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee, who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to. On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life...
Plot Keywords: police dog, buddy cop, sex in a car, opening action scene, shoulder holster, rooftop chase, tough cop ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Benji sniffs out a bogus CIA agent in Athens, Greece.
Plot Keywords: independent film, flashback, kidnapping, stray dog, cat, meat, vacation ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Shadow, Sassy and Chance are back! It's been three years since their trek through the woods and over the mountains. Now the family lives in San Fransisco and they're taking a vacation in Canada. Only problem, the pets escape from the airport while being put in the cargo area of the plane. Now their family is in Canada and the pets are all alone in San Fransisco. They meet scruffy bully dogs and a gang of rebel dogs all abandoned and have started their own group. Also looking for them is a "Blood Red Van" driven by bumbling dog catchers. Also Chance meets a girl dog and it's love at first bite.
Plot Keywords: talking dog, sequel, san francisco california, lost dog, talking cat, firefighter, basement ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Determined to start a new life in the country, the Turner Family - Dad, stepmom, little Jennifer and teenager Matt - leaves the city for the wilds of Virginia. The move creates problems for everyone, especially Matt, who feels lost and alone in his new surroundings. Fortunately, the Turners are helped by a homeless collie who becomes part of their lives - and Matt does a lot of growing up as a result of the dog's unflinching loyalty.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: one word title, headphones, loyalty, father in law son in law relationship, father daughter relationship, bullying, rivalry ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
Plot Keywords: slapstick comedy, mistaken identity, kidnapping, police, helicopter, media coverage, product placement ...
Movie Details Click Here!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: animal character name in title, three word title, dog, german shepherd, dog actor, animal ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After Babe's great victory in the shepherding contest, Farmer Arthur Hoggett turns down all offers to make money with his pig's talents. But when he gets hurt severely in the well, his wife has to take up farming. She does her best but cannot meet the bank's requirements, which results in the necessity of getting back to Babe. Soon, Esme Hoggett is sitting in a plane headed for "the" city. There, Babe unwillingly causes deep trouble. He has to stay with Mrs. Hoggett in the only hotel in town that accepts pets. Friendly neighbours send officials who catch all animals from the hotel: Cats, dogs, chimpanzees and many others. Babe, who managed to stay free, decides to help his new friends and gets unexpected help - not only by Ferdinand, who flew all the way to the city.
Plot Keywords: hotel, stranded, manhattan new york city, friends who live together, big city, pig, community ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After a wild chase in the bustling streets of London, the struggling computer game author, Roger, and his male Dalmatian pet, Pongo--by a welcome twist of fate--are dragged into St. James Park and meet with the charming fashion designer, Anita, and her female Dalmatian companion, Perdita. Soon, one thing will lead to another, and before they know it, Roger and Anita will get married and the adorable Perdita, pregnant. However, their short-lived joy is disrupted when Anita's glamorous but horrible boss, Cruella DeVil, dognaps the innocent puppies with the intention of making a luxurious coat with the dogs' fabulously spotted fur. Eventually, along with Perdita's 15 pups, Cruella will manage to bring the total to the staggering number of 99 Dalmatians; nevertheless, are the cute little puppies as helpless as they look?
Plot Keywords: dog actor, car set on fire, falling in love, wedding, skunk, locked in a closet, raccoon ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two Georgia young boys team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials.
Plot Keywords: child with a gun, child protagonist, african american, poison, neighbor, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Financial "Master of the Universe" Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car. When yellow journalist Peter Fallow enflames public opinion with a series of distorted tabloid articles on the accident, the case is seized upon by opportunists like Reverend Bacon and mayoral candidate D.A. Abe Weiss.
Plot Keywords: elevator, umbrella, revenge, media manipulation, vanity, irish, intoxication ...
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