Cyno Kino: Dog Movies
by mhorng | created - 11 Nov 2011 | updated - 12 Nov 2011 | PublicDog films, films with dogs. This list is geared more towards adults than families.
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1. Cala, My Dog! (2003)
100 min | Comedy, Family, Drama
The humdrum existence of a Beijing factory worker and his family is disrupted when their beloved dog is confiscated by the police for being unlicensed. The worker has but 24 hours to raise the sizable sum required to pay the license fee.
Director: Xuechang Lu | Stars: You Ge, Jiali Ding, Bin Li, Qinqin Li
Votes: 460
family dog gets impounded, poor family needs to come up with the funds to spring him from certain death
2. Antarctica (1983)
G | 143 min | Adventure, Drama
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. Ushioda and Ochi eventually leave Antarctica, only to return to search for the dogs inadvertently marooned there.
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara | Stars: Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, Eiji Okada, Masako Natsume
Votes: 1,767
karafuto dogs in the Antarctic, dire soundtrack by Vangelis
3. The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In the 1930s, a tomboy runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2,000 miles away, where he has found work.
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Jed, Ray Wise
Votes: 6,874 | Gross: $2.14M
my heroine
4. The Thing (1982)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
Votes: 465,954 | Gross: $13.78M
with Jed the Wolfdog as the first incarnation of the Antarctic alien
5. A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)
124 min | Drama
Mari and her puppies survive an earthquake by protecting their puppies and waiting for their owner's return.
Director: Ryûichi Inomata | Stars: Yoshikazu Ebisu, Eiichirô Funakoshi, Ryohei Hirota, Yukijirô Hotaru
Votes: 325
not a very good movie about a shiba inu and her puppies surviving the odds after an earthquake
6. Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
As a Labrador puppy, Quill is sent to live with a couple, Isamu and Mitsuko Nii, who work as volunteers, training guide dogs (seeing eye dogs). When he grows to an adult dog, he is taken to... See full summary »
Director: Yôichi Sai | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Kippei Shîna, Teruyuki Kagawa, Keiko Toda
Votes: 1,765 | Gross: $0.01M
Japanese guide dog story that sparked a boom in Labrador pets
7. Best in Show (2000)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
A behind-the-scenes look into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Coolidge
Votes: 66,898 | Gross: $18.72M
the best, the classic.
8. Inu no eiga (2005)
96 min | Drama, Family
It is no secret that dogs are superlative of superlatives when it comes to life and existence on this planet so it should be no surprise a film, or anthology, on these noble beings would tug at heart.
Directors: Nagai Akira, Isshin Inudou, Isshin Inudô, Hideki Kuroda, Yoshio Kuroda, Satoshi Nagai, Atsushi Sanada, Shinsuke Sato, Tetsuhisa Yazu | Stars: Shidô Nakamura, Aoi Miyazaki, Misaki Itô, Manami Konishi
Votes: 202
awesome medley of stories, highlights for the Shiba Inu and Border Collie crowd
9. Dog Soldiers (2002)
R | 105 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scottish wilderness.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham
Votes: 65,589
werewolves aren't dogs, but there's a Border Collie in this one
10. The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)
G | 76 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The adventures of a young cat and a dog as they find themselves accidentally separated and each swept into a hazardous trek.
Director: Masanori Hata | Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Dudley Moore, Chatran, Pû
Votes: 12,713 | Gross: $13.25M
best pug movie
11. Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
G | 94 min | Drama
An old man and a young boy who live in the southeastern Mississippi swamps are brought together by the love of a dog.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Walter Brennan, Phil Harris, Brandon De Wilde, Sidney Poitier
Votes: 1,065
best Basenji movie
12. The Wonderful World of Dogs (1990)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Mark Lewis | Stars: Bruce Marquette, Harold Scruby, Lyn Lyman, Su Cruickshank
Votes: 42
pseudo-documentary, heavily fictionalized, lots of fun
13. My Dog Tulip (2009)
Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Drama
The story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends.
Directors: Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, Isabella Rossellini, Brian Murray
Votes: 1,776 | Gross: $0.25M
great animation, features an Alsatian
14. Year of the Dog (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
Director: Mike White | Stars: Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly, Peter Sarsgaard, Laura Dern
Votes: 6,601 | Gross: $1.54M
annoying camera work, an okay story
15. 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: 10,789
has at least one awesome tirade
16. Amores Perros (2000)
R | 154 min | Drama, Thriller
An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero
Votes: 252,710 | Gross: $5.38M
violent but effective
17. A Dog's Life (1918)
Not Rated | 33 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Dave Anderson, Bert Appling
Votes: 9,629
features a thoroughbred mongrel, Scraps
18. The Cook (1918)
22 min | Comedy, Short
Chaos reigns at an upscale restaurant as a cook and a waiter juggle their responsibilities.
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Alice Lake
Votes: 1,907
with Luke the pit bull
19. Call of the Yukon (1938)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fur trader guides a writer and her animals to safety in the Yukon territory when wolves are about to attack.
Directors: B. Reeves Eason, John T. Coyle | Stars: Richard Arlen, Beverly Roberts, Lyle Talbot, Mala
Votes: 156
a Collie and a Wolfdog
20. Mooch (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 51 min | Comedy, Family
A dog named Mooch comes to Hollywood and tries to make it in show business with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor (narrator).
Director: Richard Erdman | Stars: Vincent Price, James Darren, Jill St. John, Jim Backus
Votes: 191
brilliant satire
21. Porndogs: The Adventures of Sadie (2009)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy
Sadie, the most beautiful Yellow Lab in the whole wide world, lives an idyllic, pampered life in the suburbs. One day, she comes into heat and has no idea what to do with her new found ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Blatman | Stars: Marilyn Chambers, Ron Jeremy, Too $hort, Dustin Diamond
Votes: 108
not so brilliant satire
22. War Dogs (1942)
Approved | 64 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young boy donates his pet, a police dog, to the army to be trained as a war dog.
Director: S. Roy Luby | Stars: Billy Lee, Addison Richards, Bradley Page, Kay Linaker
Votes: 95
the family German Shepherd is recruited in place of the father (too old) and the son (too young)
23. The Lady with the Dog (1960)
89 min | Drama, Romance
A love story among the nobility of the Russian Empire: a man and a woman, both married, fall in love.
Director: Iosif Kheifits | Stars: Iya Savvina, Aleksey Batalov, Nina Alisova, Dmitriy Zebrov
Votes: 1,124
with a white pomeranian
24. Happiness (1998)
NC-17 | 134 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker
Votes: 74,367 | Gross: $2.81M
gratuitous ending scene featuring a dog doing something pretty unthinkable
25. Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy
An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Bae Doona, Lee Sung-jae, Kim Ho-jung, Byun Hee-Bong
Votes: 10,305
not all the dogs survive this tale
26. Mine (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
MINE is the powerful story about the essential bond between humans and animals told against the backdrop of one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. MINE explores how tragedy ... See full summary »
Director: Geralyn Pezanoski | Star: Karen Remy O'Toole
Votes: 254 | Gross: $0.01M
touching documentary about what happens to the pets after Katrina
27. Nanook of the North (1922)
Passed | 78 min | Documentary
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Allakariallak, Alice Nevalinga, Cunayou, Allegoo
Votes: 13,444
so many frozen huskies...
28. Gates of Heaven (1978)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Lucille Billingsley, Zella Graham, Cal Harberts, Dan Harberts
Votes: 6,285
Errol Morris on a pet cemetary in California
29. The Plague Dogs (1982)
PG-13 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
Director: Martin Rosen | Stars: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 8,793
chilling
30. Still Life with Animated Dogs (2001 TV Movie)
26 min | Animation
Director: Paul Fierlinger
Votes: 45
funny
31. Inu to arukeba: Chirori to Tamura (2004)
105 min | Drama, Family
Dumped by a bored pet owner, a mixed-breed mutt ends up with three time loser Yasuyuki, who's loveless, homeless and jobless. Yasuyuki finds solace in the dog, whom he calls Tamura, and ... See full summary »
Director: Makoto Shinozaki | Stars: Naoki Tanaka, Ryô, Chirori, Peace
Votes: 16
sensitive Japanese man and Shiba Inu mix
32. The Champion (1915)
31 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Bud Jamison, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Billy Armstrong
Votes: 2,766
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