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67 Best Domestic dog Movies, Ranked by Tomatometer

Dogs: Homo's best friend, movie's most endangered hero. Seriously, how many times have we gone into a domestic dog picture hoping we didn't just get suckered into another 1 where the dog dies in the end? But some of those movies make up the classics. And some of those movies where the dog lives happily after ever, with a nice house and a bowl of kibble and a robust 401k, are as well classics. And some dog movies ain't so classic, just people love 'em anyways, and so we're including those, and all the other expert boys and girls of canine cinema for our guide to the lxxx Best Dog Movies, ranked by Tomatometer!

First, we've retrieved all the golden films of yesteryear, like Old Yeller, Lassie, and The Incredible Journey. Then we rescued those nearly forgotten from the kennels of history, including Wendy and Lucy, Sounder, and Megan Leavey. Later on that, nosotros introduced them to the tearjerkers of today, such as Hachi: A Dog'due south Tale and Marley and Me.

Because dogs tin take on new dimensions of ferocity and cuteness in animation, in that location's plenty to run across here in this list. Accept the Disney classics (The Trick and the Hound, Bolt). Add a footling finish-motion (Isle of Dogs, Frankenweenie). And, of class, bring along the ones that can solve mysteries (Scooby-Doo), hold a job (Wallace, he of Gromit), and pilot their firm (Snoopy, Come Domicile).

The latest additions include Channing Tatum'southward Dog. Nosotros've also included Rotten movies that fans have embraced, like Clifford the Big Reddish Domestic dog, A Dog's Purpose, Balto. Now, time to let all of them off the leash for the 67 Best Dog Movies, ranked by Tomatometer!

#one

Adjusted Score: 102008%

Critics Consensus: Old Yeller is an exemplary coming of historic period tale, packing an emotional wallop through smart pacing and a keen agreement of the elemental bonding between humanity and their furry best friends.

Synopsis: While Jim Coates (Fess Parker) is off on a cattle drive, his wife, Katie (Dorothy McGuire), and sons, Travis (Tommy... [More]

#2

Adjusted Score: 84543%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An 11-year-sometime boy strikes up a friendship with a scrappy canis familiaris which will i day become an Australian legend.... [More]

#three

Adapted Score: 99449%

Critics Consensus: With plenty of pooches and a memorable villain (Cruella De Vil), this is i of Disney's most enduring, entertaining animated films.

Synopsis: In a Disney animation classic, Dalmatian Pongo is tired of his bachelor-dog life. He spies lovely Perdita and maneuvers his... [More]

#iv

Adjusted Score: 100145%

Critics Consensus: Of a piece with much of director Laurie Anderson's idiosyncratic output, Heart of a Dog delves into weighty themes with lyrical, haunting grace.

Synopsis: Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her hubby Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved... [More]

#v

Adjusted Score: 102781%

Critics Consensus: The Expletive of the Were-Rabbit is a subtly touching and wonderfully eccentric take a chance featuring Wallace and Gromit.

#6

Adapted Score: 94765%

Critics Consensus: No consensus withal.

Synopsis: In a small Yorkshire village during the Swell Depression, financial pressures crusade the parents of immature Joe Carraclough (Roddy McDowall)... [More than]

#7

Adapted Score: 96973%

Critics Consensus: A fine example of writer-managing director-star Christopher Guest'south souvenir for improv comedy, Best in Bear witness boasts an appealingly quirky premise and a brilliantly talented cast.

Synopsis: The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of contest is in the air as hundreds... [More than]

#viii

Adapted Score: 94421%

Critics Consensus: A beautifully-fabricated retelling of the classic collie tale, 1 need non be a dog-lover to fall for Lassie.

Synopsis: Young Joe Carraclough (Jonathan Mason) and his family unit (Samantha Morton, John Lynch) love their faithful collie, Lassie. Nevertheless, when Joe's... [More]

#ix

Adjusted Score: 97265%

Critics Consensus: A nostalgic charmer, Lady and the Tramp's token sugariness is mighty but the songs and richly colored animation are technically superb and brand for a memorable feel.

Synopsis: This Disney animated archetype follows a pampered cocker spaniel named Lady (Barbara Luddy) whose comfy life slips away once her... [More]

#ten

Adjusted Score: 93435%

Critics Consensus: No consensus nevertheless.

Synopsis: An brute-trainer (Paul Winfield) tries to deprogram an actress'southward (Kristy McNichol) found dog, trained for racial attacks.... [More than]

#11

Adjusted Score: 92701%

Critics Consensus: No consensus notwithstanding.

Synopsis: Charlie Brownish's (Chad Webber) dear dog Snoopy (Bill Melendez) receives a letter of the alphabet from his original owner, Lila (Johanna Baer), who... [More]

#12

Adapted Score: 93956%

Critics Consensus: An endearing and exciting underdog story that benefits greatly from its stars (canine and human alike), Togo is a timeless tale, well-told.

Synopsis: "Togo" is the truthful story fix in the winter of 1925 of champion dogsled trainer Leonhard Seppala and his lead... [More]

#thirteen

Adjusted Score: 113055%

Critics Consensus: The beautifully stop-movement animated Isle of Dogs finds Wes Anderson at his item-oriented best while telling one of the managing director's almost winsomely charming stories.

Synopsis: When, by executive prescript, all the canine pets of Megasaki Urban center are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island,... [More]

#14

Adapted Score: 91730%

Critics Consensus: A beautifully animated diversion, My Dog Tulip is every bit comforting and delightful equally cuddling with your ain canine companion.

Synopsis: Despite a lack of affinity for dogs, a confirmed bachelor (Christopher Plummer) adopts an Alsatian and forms a close bond... [More than]

#15

Adjusted Score: 91550%

Critics Consensus: No consensus withal.

Synopsis: The Morgans, a family of poor blackness sharecroppers in the Low-plagued South, struggle to discover enough to eat despite the... [More]

#16

Adjusted Score: 96900%

Critics Consensus: Bolt is a pleasant animated comedy that overcomes the story's familiarity with strong visuals and likable characters.

Synopsis: The days of canine superstar Bolt (John Travolta) are filled with danger and intrigue ... until the cameras cease rolling.... [More than]

#17

Adjusted Score: 88054%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An unlikely trio of pets -- aging bull terrier Bodger, spry Labrador retriever Luath, and Siamese cat Tao -- begin... [More]

#18

Adjusted Score: 39393%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A balderdash terrier observes the behavior of an old lady, a immature couple and a troubled boy and adapts his... [More]

#nineteen

Adjusted Score: 92132%

Critics Consensus: White God isn't an easy watch, only its soaring appetite and powerful acting -- human and canine alike -- make it well worth the endeavour.

Synopsis: Failing in his efforts to detect his beloved possessor (Zsófia Psotta), an abased canis familiaris eventually joins a canine defection against... [More]

#20

Adjusted Score: 34620%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Scooby (Scott Innes) and the remainder of the Mystery, Inc., crew encounter creepy characters at a haunted firm on a... [More]

#21

Adapted Score: 96911%

Critics Consensus: Frankenweenie is an energetic finish-move horror moving-picture show spoof with lovingly crafted visuals and a heartfelt, oddball story.

Synopsis: Young Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does accept ane good friend:... [More]

#22

Adapted Score: 87853%

Critics Consensus: Disney'due south remake of The Incredible Journeying successfully replicates, and in some means improves upon, the simple charms of the original, with its cantankerous-country animal odyssey sure to delight kids.

Synopsis: Before the Seavers leave for a family unit vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets -- Gamble (Michael J.... [More]

#23

Adjusted Score: 86570%

Critics Consensus: No consensus even so.

Synopsis: A chicken farmer and his granddaughter railroad train a dog to protect a penguin sanctuary from foxes.... [More]

#24

Adjusted Score: 92513%

Critics Consensus: Megan Leavey honors its real-life subjects with a sensitive, uplifting drama whose honest emotion more than makes upwards for its mild approach to the story.

Synopsis: The truthful life story of Megan Leavey, a immature Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with a military combat... [More]

#25

Adjusted Score: 92841%

Critics Consensus: Michelle Williams gives a heartbreaking operation in Wendy and Lucy, a timely portrait of loneliness and struggle.

Synopsis: Wendy (Michelle Williams), a about-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her... [More than]

#26

Adjusted Score: 88581%

Critics Consensus: James L. Brooks and Jack Nicholson, doing what they do best, combine smart dialogue and flawless acting to clasp fresh entertainment value out of the romantic-comedy genre.

Synopsis: Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is an obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction who's rude to everyone he meets, including his gay... [More than]

#27

Adjusted Score: 83761%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A dog unites a fractured community while searching for its master.... [More]

#28

Adjusted Score: 87777%

Critics Consensus: Well-acted and beautifully filmed, Blastoff offers a canine-assisted epic chance that blends rousing action with an actress helping of canine amuse.

Synopsis: Young Keda tries to survive alone in the wilderness after he'due south left for dead during his first hunt with his... [More]

#29

Adapted Score: 52028%

Critics Consensus: No consensus nevertheless.

Synopsis: A immature boy befriends a one-half-breed wolf as he searches for his father, who has mysteriously gone missing during the... [More]

#30

Adjusted Score: 73959%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A cat and a dog find perils and mates subsequently straying from their farm in Japan. Narrated by Dudley Moore.... [More]

#31

Adjusted Score: 83568%

Critics Consensus: Dog'south dramatic breed is far from exotic, merely solid narrative bones and well-trained work from co-director/star Channing Tatum brand for a fetching viewing experience.

Synopsis: DOG is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Ground forces Rangers paired confronting their volition on the... [More]

#32

Adjusted Score: 77351%

Critics Consensus: An offbeat, eccentric black one-act, A Boy and His Dog features strong dialogue and an oddball vision of the future.

Synopsis: Vic (Don Johnson) is a libidinous 18-year-old traversing the post-apocalyptic desert of 2024, in the visitor of his telepathic canis familiaris,... [More]

#33

Adapted Score: 78477%

Critics Consensus: Featuring a stellar cast of marooned mutts, who deftly brandish emotion, tenderness, loyalty and resolve, Eight Below is a heartwarming and exhilarating adventure motion-picture show.

Synopsis: The frozen wasteland of Antarctica serves as the background for a tale about the bonds of friendship and loyalty. Iii... [More than]

#34

Adjusted Score: 75510%

Critics Consensus: Critics say My Dog Skip is beautiful, wholesome amusement for the family. Information technology's especially designed to appeal to your sentiment, just yous might find yourself choking up simply the aforementioned.

Synopsis: Who says best friends have to be homo? Not Willie Morris (Frankie Muniz), who receives a talented terrier named Skip... [More]

#35

Adjusted Score: 38705%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Young Marty Preston (Blake Heron) wants to keep a beagle dog that followed him abode. He even names him Shiloh.... [More]

#36

Adapted Score: 86181%

Critics Consensus: Fast-paced, funny, and blessed with a talented voice cast, The Hole-and-corner Life of Pets offers a beautifully animated, cheerfully undemanding family unit-friendly diversion.

Synopsis: Max (Louis C.K.) is a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfy life in a New York building until his owner... [More]

#37

Adapted Score: 71459%

Critics Consensus: The Fox and the Hound is a likeable, charming, unassuming endeavour that manages to transcend its thin, anticipated plot.

Synopsis: After his mother is killed, Tod the fob (Mickey Rooney) is taken in by the kindly Widow Tweed (Jeanette Nolan).... [More]

#38

Adjusted Score: 68422%

Critics Consensus: No consensus however.

Synopsis: Immature Marty (Zachary Browne) adopts Shiloh, a beagle mistreated by its quondam owner, local hunter and boondocks drunk Judd (Scott... [More]

#39

Adapted Score: 77793%

Critics Consensus: I Am Legend overcomes questionable special effects and succeeds largely on the strength of Will Smith's mesmerizing operation.

Synopsis: Robert Neville (Will Smith), a brilliant scientist, is a survivor of a human being-fabricated plague that transforms humans into bloodthirsty mutants.... [More]

#40

Adjusted Score: 41590%

Critics Consensus: No consensus notwithstanding.

Synopsis: His father's demise leaves young Will Stoneman (Mackenzie Astin) and his mother struggling to save their farm from fiscal ruin.... [More]

#41

Adjusted Score: 65713%

Critics Consensus: This glossy edition of White Fang shaves off the crude-hewn edges that fabricated Jack London'south ballsy story so distinct, but gorgeous photography and heartfelt performances make this an appealing adventure.

Synopsis: This accommodation of Jack London's wilderness tale focuses on young Jack Conroy (Ethan Hawke), who has arrived in Alaska to... [More than]

#42

Adjusted Score: 64259%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A college professor (Richard Gere) forms a lasting bond with a canis familiaris that he finds on a train platform.... [More]

#43

Adjusted Score: 67686%

Critics Consensus: Pet owners should love it, merely Marley and Me is simply sporadically successful in wringing drama and laughs from its scenario.

Synopsis: Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston) exit behind snowy Michigan and motility to Florida, where they buy... [More]

#44

Adjusted Score: 47436%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In this animation, Snitter (John Hurt) and Rowf (Christopher Benjamin) are two dogs trapped in a lab where they are... [More]

#45

Adapted Score: 76691%

Critics Consensus: It'south undermined by distracting and unnecessary CGI, but this heartwarming Call of the Wild remains a classic story, affectionately retold.

Synopsis: Buck is a large-hearted domestic dog whose blissful domestic life gets turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his... [More than]

#46

Adjusted Score: 65486%

Critics Consensus: Dog Days is frivolous just frothy, sporting a forgettable cast of human characters simply a lovable troupe of pooches that ought to delight viewers looking for a gentle affirmation of humanity'south bond with their furry friends.

Synopsis: Elizabeth is a charming anchorwoman who seeks communication from her domestic dog's therapist. Tara is a spunky barista who dreams of... [More than]

#47

Adjusted Score: 69846%

Critics Consensus: The Secret Life of Pets 2 doesn't teach its animated stars whatever new narrative tricks -- but for fans of the original, this funny, energetic sequel should still satisfy.

Synopsis: Explore the emotional lives of pets and the deep bond between them and the families that honey them as Max,... [More]

#48

Adjusted Score: 39020%

Critics Consensus: No consensus nevertheless.

Synopsis: A domestic dog comes to the rescue and helps heal a broken family when a boy and his sister stumble into... [More]

#49

Adjusted Score: 14921%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Transported into a video game, the gang must survive dissimilar levels of difficulty to solve a mystery.... [More than]

#50

Adjusted Score: 11124%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Swifty the play tricks discovers a devious plan by Otto Von Walrus to drill below the Arctic surface to unleash enough... [More]

#51

Adjusted Score: 63224%

Critics Consensus: A Dog'south Style Home may not quite be a family unit-friendly animal drama fan's best friend, but this canine gamble is no less heartwarming for its familiarity.

Synopsis: As a puppy, Bella finds her way into the arms of Lucas, a young homo who gives her a adept... [More]

#52

Adjusted Score: 61566%

Critics Consensus: It may get younger viewers to sit and stay, merely Clifford the Big Red Domestic dog is nowhere almost equally charming every bit its classic source material.

Synopsis: When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) meets a magical animal rescuer (John Cleese) who gifts her a little, red puppy,... [More]

#53

Adapted Score: 58887%

Critics Consensus: An old-fashioned, if bland, adaptation of Kate DiCamillo'southward novel.

Synopsis: Abandoned by her mother years ago, Opal (AnnaSophia Robb), a 10-yr-former girl, moves with her preacher father (Jeff Daniels) to... [More]

#54

Adjusted Score: 29030%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When a shipwreck separates the courageous domestic dog Benji from his trainer (Frank Inn), the crafty canine must brave the dangers... [More than]

#55

Adjusted Score: 56932%

Critics Consensus: Balto is a well-pregnant run a risk with spirited animation, only mushy sentimentality and banal characterization keeps it at paw's length from more sophisticated family fare.

Synopsis: In this animated feature, a deadly diphtheria epidemic strikes the remote town of Nome, Alaska. With the life-saving medicine located... [More]

#56

Adjusted Score: 54621%

Critics Consensus: A Canis familiaris's Journey is every bit sentimental equally one might look, merely even cynical viewers may find their ability to resist shedding a tear stretched to the puppermost limit.

Synopsis: Bailey is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his male child, Ethan and Ethan's married woman Hannah. He even... [More]

#57

Adjusted Score: 53125%

Critics Consensus: Predictable and stodgy, Oliver & Company isn't one of Disney's best, though its colorful cast of characters may be enough to entertain young viewers looking for a little adventure.

Synopsis: In this animated update of the classic "Oliver Twist" tale, Oliver (Joey Lawrence) is an orphaned kitten taken in past... [More]

#58

Adapted Score: 14921%

Critics Consensus: No consensus nevertheless.

Synopsis: Scooby and friends investigate creepy goings-on and a mystery involving a famous horror writer in a small Massachusetts town.... [More]

#59

Adapted Score: 50934%

Critics Consensus: Its heartstring-tugging overtures may exist hard for dog lovers to resist, just The Art of Racing in the Pelting is sentimental and contrived.

Synopsis: Denny Swift is a Formula I race car driver who understands that the techniques needed on the racetrack tin can also... [More]

#60

Adapted Score: 44664%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In this animated characteristic, canine casino owner Charlie (Burt Reynolds) is killed by gambler Carface (Vic Tayback), but returns to... [More]

#61

Adjusted Score: 32126%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Young Christian Davis finds a stray canis familiaris named Pluto and decides to bring it home to his parents and two... [More]

#62

Adjusted Score: 41581%

Critics Consensus: Max has good intentions and tries to hearken dorsum to classic family unit-friendly features, but its disjointed, manipulative plot overwhelms the efforts of its talented human and canine stars.

Synopsis: After U.S. Marine Kyle Wincott is killed in Transitional islamic state of afghanistan, Max, his highly trained service dog, is too traumatized to remain... [More]

#63

Adjusted Score: 40079%

Critics Consensus: Firehouse Dog's cute premise is ruined with endless fart and poop jokes, and an overlong run time.

Synopsis: When a commercial shoot goes terribly wrong, Rex, Hollywood's biggest canine star, goes missing and is presumed expressionless by his... [More]

#64

Adjusted Score: 36075%

Critics Consensus: The aggressively wholesome Saving Shiloh has honorable intentions, only this simple story of a boy and his dog is overwhelmed past its heavy-handed approach.

Synopsis: Following a devastating blow, a youth (Jason Dolley) tries to help the former owner (Scott Wilson) of his dear dog... [More]

#65

Adjusted Score: 45886%

Critics Consensus: A Dog's Purpose offers an bad-mannered blend of sugary sentiment and canine suffering that tugs at creature-loving audiences' heartstrings with shameless abandon.

Synopsis: A devoted dog (Josh Gad) discovers the meaning of its own existence through the lives of the humans it teaches... [More]

#66

Adjusted Score: 13758%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Workaholic Thomas P. Johnson (Matthew Modine) has achieved professional success at the expense of his family life, having neglected his... [More]

#67

Adapted Score: 3949%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Dracula transforms Shaggy into a canine horror when the werewolf drops out of the annual Transylvania motorcar race.... [More]

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