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1. Annie (1982)
PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking
Votes: 49,579 | Gross: $57.06M
2. Friday (1995)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tom Lister Jr.
Votes: 124,773 | Gross: $27.47M
3. Appassionata (1974)
96 min | Drama
A married dentist gets embroiled in a sexual affair with his teenage daughter's best friend. Meanwhile, his wife's mental health is deteriorating, and his daughter is desperate for an affair of her own.
Director: Gianluigi Calderone | Stars: Gabriele Ferzetti, Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi, Ninetto Davoli
Votes: 892
4. The Number 23 (2007)
R | 98 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston
Votes: 212,799 | Gross: $35.19M
5. A Dog's Purpose (2017)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A dog discovers the meaning of its own existence through the lives of the humans it teaches to laugh and love. Reincarnated as multiple canines over the course of five decades, the lovable pooch develops an unbreakable bond with Ethan.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Bryce Gheisar
Votes: 79,168 | Gross: $64.51M
6. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting | Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson
Votes: 148,712 | Gross: $93.60M
7. A Dog's Way Home (2019)
PG | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness.
Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Ashley Judd, Jonah Hauer-King, Edward James Olmos, Alexandra Shipp
Votes: 20,142 | Gross: $42.00M
8. Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A mischievous dog befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Eva Marie Saint, Cicely Tyson
Votes: 12,685 | Gross: $32.65M
9. Next Friday (2000)
R | 98 min | Comedy
A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles, heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin, to avoid a neighborhood thug with a grudge who has just escaped from prison.
Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon
Votes: 44,153 | Gross: $57.33M
10. Birdy (1984)
R | 120 min | Drama, War
After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron
Votes: 24,970 | Gross: $1.46M
11. Lady and the Tramp (2019)
PG | 111 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Director: Charlie Bean | Stars: Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Sam Elliott, Ashley Jensen
Votes: 24,536
12. Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Magda Szubanski, Elizabeth Daily, Mickey Rooney, James Cromwell
Votes: 35,506 | Gross: $18.32M
13. Hotel for Dogs (2009)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family
Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.
Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Don Cheadle
Votes: 25,055 | Gross: $73.03M
14. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When adventurous pets Chance, Shadow, and Sassy are accidentally separated from their vacationing humans, they're left to fend for themselves on the mean streets of San Francisco, searching for the "golden bridge" that will take them home.
Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Ralph Waite, Al Michaels
Votes: 16,229 | Gross: $49.14M
15. Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The dogs can talk at a family of 4, where mom loses her job the same day dad gets a job as pilot for a cute, single boss.
Director: Tom Ropelewski | Stars: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, David Gallagher, Tabitha Lupien
Votes: 30,976 | Gross: $10.34M
16. Man's Best Friend (1993)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A genetically engineered dog escapes from the science facility where it was created. A family takes it in unaware of its deadly instincts which soon emerge. The scientist who created the dog tries to find it before its too late.
Director: John Lafia | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Lance Henriksen, Robert Costanzo, Fredric Lehne
Votes: 4,896 | Gross: $12.97M
17. Umberto D. (1952)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova
Votes: 28,248 | Gross: $0.07M
18. Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001 Video)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Seeking the freedom to be a wild dog, the son of Lady and the Tramp runs away to join a gang of junkyard dogs.
Directors: Darrell Rooney, Jeannine Roussel | Stars: Scott Wolf, Alyssa Milano, Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Bennett
Votes: 13,233
19. White Dog (1982)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Horror
A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle, Jameson Parker
Votes: 10,808
20. The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Wilby Daniels, now all grown up and running for district attorney, finds himself once again turning into a shaggy dog at inopportune moments.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Tim Conway, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 3,405
21. White God (2014)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horvát, Szabolcs Thuróczy
Votes: 17,084 | Gross: $0.28M
22. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cat and mouse duo Tom and Jerry reluctantly work together to save a young girl from her evil aunt.
Director: Phil Roman | Stars: Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Tony Jay
Votes: 12,098 | Gross: $3.56M
23. Oddball (I) (2015)
PG | 95 min | Adventure, Family
An eccentric chicken farmer, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a penguin sanctuary from fox attacks in an attempt to reunite his family and save their seaside town.
Director: Stuart McDonald | Stars: Shane Jacobson, Sarah Snook, Alan Tudyk, Coco Jack Gillies
Votes: 3,231
24. Lassie Come Home (1943)
Passed | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, May Whitty, Edmund Gwenn
Votes: 5,941
25. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 51 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving
Votes: 11,651
26. Lassie (2005)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: John Lynch, Samantha Morton, Peter O'Toole, Peter Dinklage
Votes: 4,695 | Gross: $0.65M
27. Annie Live! (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young orphan opens the heart of billionaire Sir Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.
Directors: Lear Debessonet, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Harry Connick Jr., Nicole Scherzinger, Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty
Votes: 2,273
28. Horse Feathers (1932)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against their rival, Darwin University.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, The Marx Brothers
Votes: 13,404
29. Walking Across Egypt (1999)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Forrest, Ellen Burstyn, Judge Reinhold, Mark Hamill
Votes: 1,328
30. Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Worried that he costs too much to feed, Clifford runs away to join a carnival act and help win a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies.
Directors: Robert C. Ramirez, Steve Trenbirth | Stars: John Ritter, Cree Summer, Kel Mitchell, Wayne Brady
Votes: 1,072 | Gross: $2.92M
31. Pup Star (2016 Video)
G | 92 min | Comedy, Family
A Yorkshire Terrier, competing in a televised singing competition, is separated from her owner by an opportunist dog pound worker.
Director: Robert Vince | Stars: Carla Jimenez, Makenzie Moss, Susie Wall, Jonathan Mangum
Votes: 529
32. Skippy (1931)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green, Jackie Searl
Votes: 1,003
33. The Bodyguard (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Spike the bulldog, grateful to Jerry for getting him out of the dogcatcher's van, offers to help the little mouse any time he whistles. Tom, Jerry's feline tormentor, seeks to overcome this new disadvantage.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Billy Bletcher, William Hanna, Harry Lang
Votes: 1,449
34. Shelby (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Family
When stray pup Shelby runs away from the pound and ends up in the home of aspiring magician Jake, the whole family pulls off an ultimate magic trick to rescue him from the local dogcatcher.
Director: Brian K. Roberts | Stars: Rob Schneider, Tom Arnold, Jennifer Gibson, Riley Blue Roberts
Votes: 327
35. Fluppy Dogs (1986 TV Movie)
TV-G | 45 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A band of dimension hopping humanoid dogs need the help of two kids to return home.
Director: Fred Wolf | Stars: Marshall Efron, Carl Steven, Cloyce Morrow, Hal Smith
Votes: 350
36. Leave Well Enough Alone (1939)
6 min | Comedy, Animation, Short
Popeye, feeling sorry for the puppies in the window of Olive's pet shop, buys all the animals (mostly dogs) and sets them all free. All except for one bird, who refuses to go, singing the ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 180
37. Savage Man Savage Beast (1975)
Unrated | 94 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
A notorious mondo film depicting unbelievable and bizarre rituals, animal killing and cruelty, and people being killed and eaten, all by either animals or humans against each other or themselves.
Directors: Antonio Climati, Mario Morra | Stars: Giuseppe Rinaldi, Pit Dernitz, Ilona Staller, Michele Starck
Votes: 397
38. The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2004 Video)
G | 102 min | Drama, Family
A girl who uses dogs to teach people about the true meaning of Christmas during the Depression.
Director: Kieth Merrill | Stars: Jordan-Claire Green, Tom Kemp, Susan Wood, Adam Hicks
Votes: 1,030
39. The Three Little Pups (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A variation on the age-old 'Three Little Pigs' theme, with Droopy and pals being the target of one of the most laid-back wolves you'll ever see.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Bill Thompson, Daws Butler, Red Coffey, Joe Trescari
Votes: 623
40. Bosko's Picture Show (1933)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bosko runs a movie theater that shows a wacky newsreel with Jack Dumpsey, a slapstick short from Haurel and Lardy, and a turn-of-the-century melodrama starring Honey.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hugh Harman | Stars: The Guardsmen, Rochelle Hudson, Rudolf Ising, Dudley Kuzelle
Votes: 277
41. Big House Blues (1990)
TV-PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Ren and Stimpy, on the streets starving, are captured by the dog catcher. They end up in the pound and become frightened when one of the dogs tells them of the "big sleep".
Director: John Kricfalusi | Stars: Henry Porch, Bob Camp, Jim Smith, Brian Chin
Votes: 240
42. Muzzle Tough (1954)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Tweety Bird moves into a city brownstone with his mistress, Granny. A stray Sylvester Cat watches them move in and delights on seeing Tweety. Another of Granny's pets is a bulldog who, as ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 268
43. Gente de bien (2014)
86 min | Drama
Eric, 10, finds himself almost overnight living with Gabriel, his father, who he barely knows. The man has trouble keeping their heads above water and building a relationship with his son. ... See full summary »
Director: Franco Lolli | Stars: Brayan Santamarià, Carlos Fernando Pérez, Alejandra Borrero, Santiago Martínez
Votes: 495
44. The Worm Turns (1937)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mad scientist Mickey has just brewed up a potion; to test it out, he squirts it on a fly that's been trapped by a spider, a (regular) mouse being harassed by a cat, then the cat when Pluto ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Lee Millar
Votes: 717
45. The Pest (1922)
Passed | 22 min | Comedy, Short
Stan Laurel plays a book salesman who has a series of encounters, mostly revolving around a young woman who might be evicted by her lecherous landlord. Along the way, Stan dresses up as a ... See full summary »
Director: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | Stars: Stan Laurel, Glen Cavender, Vera Reynolds, Joy Winthrop
Votes: 112
46. Wags to Riches (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A millionaire with two dogs (Spike and Droopy) leaves his fortune to Droopy with the stipulation that should he be killed the entire fortune will revert to Spike. Guess what Spike is up to?
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, William Hanna, Pat McGeehan, Don Messick
Votes: 642
47. Often an Orphan (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Charlie Dog tries everything to get Porky to take him in and he finally does. After a couple pranks the dog pound ends up picking up Porky and not the dog.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 400
48. More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A series of mishaps and misfortunes over $1 million in cash leads to murder, mayhem and greed.
Director: Michael Browning | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Peter Coyote, Mercedes Ruehl, Whoopi Goldberg
Votes: 439
49. Millionaire Droopy (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Despite what's printed on the credits, Tex Avery had nothing to do with this cartoon - it's a CinemaScope remake of 'Wags to Riches' (1949), put together by others from his original artwork... See full summary »
Directors: Tex Avery, Michael Lah | Stars: Bill Thompson, Tex Avery, Sara Berner, William Hanna
Votes: 342
50. Bartholomew Versus the Wheel (1964)
6 min | Animation, Family, Short
A little boy tells the story of his dog, Bartholomew. One day, Bartholomew's tail was run over by the wheel of another boy's scooter. Consumed with rage, Bartholomew instantly detested ... See full summary »
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Leslie Barringer, Frank Lachapelle
Votes: 208