Animals are Beautiful People
A list of live action movies in which Animals or Birds played important roles. Animation movies like Kung-Fu Panda, Ice Age, Jungle Book series are not included.
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- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsRoddy McDowallDonald CrispMay WhittyAfter 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.the first Lassie movie...the first to herald in an era of animal centered movies
- DirectorS. Sylvan SimonStarsPeter LawfordDonald CrispJune LockhartLaddie (Son of Lassie !) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage ?the sequel- as good as the original
- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsElizabeth TaylorFrank MorganTom DrakeAcademy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor stars in this touching family drama about a young girl who rehabilitates an Army's shell-shocked collie.the third part- and that was it- the subsequent movies never matched the original trilogy
- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsEdmund GwennDonald CrispTom DrakeWilliam McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsJeanette MacDonaldLloyd NolanClaude Jarman Jr.Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and the dog that belonged to her late son. Punctuated with song-filled interludes.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsEdmund GwennDonald CrispGeraldine BrooksWhen Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.
- DirectorHarold F. KressStarsPalPaul KellyBruce CowlingAn intrepid dog comes to the rescue when a boy's life is put at risk by the greed inflamed by a gold strike.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsJune LockhartHugh ReillyJon ProvostWhile in Canada Timmy and Lassie encounter a downed hot air ballonist. By accident they end up in the balloon which takes them into the wilderness. The young boy and his dog must find a way to survive even fending off a wild pig.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsJames StewartMickey RooneyPernell RobertsLassie is trying to find her way home. She will have to run all the way from Colorado to California. Her loving owner is looking for her too.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsHelen SlaterTom GuiryJon TenneyWhen a family of 4 moves from Baltimore to a farm in rural Virginia, they adopt an abandoned collie. The dog becomes the son's companion and protector, helping him adapt to rural life.
- DirectorCharles SturridgeStarsJohn LynchSamantha MortonPeter O'TooleA 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.
- DirectorHanno OlderdissenStarsNico MarischkaSebastian BezzelAnna Maria MüheRemake of the 1943 movie based on Eric Knight's book "Lassie Come Home".
- DirectorJack HivelyDick ModerStarsJed AllanJohn HarmonJune LockhartThe Scottish collie Lassie goes to Alaska. There Lassie meets the Indian boy Neeka, who stays in the woods with his stepfather, who is a Ranger. When on behalf of his school Neeka is collecting plants for his herbarium both Neeka and Lassie have a lot of adventures.
- DirectorJoe CampStarsPeter BreckDeborah WalleyPatsy GarrettA stray dog saves two kidnapped children.Next to Lassie- the biggest Dog movie was Benji. Loved it
- DirectorJoe CampStarsPatsy GarrettBenjeanArt VasilBenji sniffs out a bogus CIA agent in Athens, Greece.the sequel and an equally lovable movie
- DirectorJoe CampStarsChevy ChaseJane SeymourBenjeanA murdered detective must avenge his murder after he is reincarnated as a dog.
- DirectorJoe CampStarsRed SteagallFrank InnBenjeanBenji is left in the wilderness after an accident. Can he survive?
- DirectorJoe CampStarsNick WhitakerChris KendrickNate BynumLost and alone on the streets of a small Mississippi town, Benji struggles to save his mom from a backyard puppy mill, avoiding two dopey dogcatchers and an unwanted sidekick.
- DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsTom HanksMare WinninghamCraig T. NelsonA detective must adopt a rambunctious dog in order to help him find a killer.the best cop- buddy movie ever. Ignore that one of the cops is a human
- DirectorRod DanielStarsJim BelushiMel HarrisKevin TigheTo stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.the second best cop- buddy movie ever. Ignore that one of the cops is a human
- DirectorCharles T. KanganisStarsJim BelushiChristine TucciJames HandyIn this sequel to the action comedy K-9, Detective Mike Dooley and his trusty canine companion Jerry Lee get two new partners - a Doberman Pincher named Zeus and his new trainer.the second part - loved it
- DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim BelushiGary BasarabaKim HuffmanDetective Dooley is finally retiring from the police force. However, on his way home him and his partner Jerry Lee discover a robbery in the laboratory for assembling chips.superb continuation. Ought to have given a theater release
- DirectorAaron NorrisStarsChuck NorrisMichele Lamar RichardsErik von DettenWith his cop companion shot and killed by terrorists, Reno The Dog pairs up with tough cop Jake in thwarting the criminal organization.The third best cop- buddy movie. Chuck Norris and a canine. Though it was not exactly a box-office hit...enjoyed it
- DirectorJoseph McGrathStarsJim DaleSpike MilliganAngela DouglasDigby consumes a bowl of a liquid growth formula called Project X. Soon he becomes a sheepdog of gigantic size.mild fantasy. Jim Dale was the hero. Got with me the novelization of the movie too
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsDonald CrispLaurence NaismithAlex MackenzieThe remarkable veritable story of a terrier named Bobby and the enduring friendship he forges with a tenderhearted shepherd known simply as Old Jock---unbroken even by the kindly old man's death.