We’ve also included Rotten movies that fans have embraced, like Clifford the Big Red Dog, A Dog’s Purpose, Balto. The latest additions include Channing Tatum’s Dog. And, of course, bring along the ones that can solve mysteries (Scooby-Doo), hold a job (Wallace, he of Gromit), and pilot their house ( Snoopy, Come Home).

Catching her eccentric neighbor fiddling with strange contraptions in his yard, driving large spikes into the ground in the middle of a vicious storm, sends her rushing out to draw him inside. Add a little stop-motion ( Isle of Dogs, Frankenweenie). Of Another Dimension Lilie never could have guessed when she crawled into bed that night, just how drastically her life was about to change. Take the Disney classics ( The Fox and the Hound, Bolt).

After that, we introduced them to the tearjerkers of today, such as Hachi: A Dog’s Tale and Marley and Me.īecause dogs can take on new dimensions of ferocity and cuteness in animation, there’s plenty to see here in this list. Then we rescued those nearly forgotten from the kennels of history, including Wendy and Lucy, Sounder, and Megan Leavey. And some dog movies ain’t so classic, but people love ’em anyways, so we’re including those, and all the other good boys and girls of canine cinema for our guide to the 80 Best Dog Movies, ranked by Tomatometer!įirst, we’ve retrieved all the golden films of yesteryear, like Old Yeller, Lassie, and The Incredible Journey. 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 also classics.

Seriously, how many times have we gone into a dog movie hoping we didn’t just get suckered into another one where the dog dies in the end? But some of those movies make up the classics. She enjoys crafting quirky, offbeat characters in out of this world stories, helping them find love in unexpected places. (Photo by Consolidated Pictures Group/courtesy Everett Collection) 67 Best Dog Movies, Ranked by Tomatometerĭogs: Man’s best friend, movie’s most endangered hero. Jeanette Lynn lives with her Neanderthal and dragonlings, eccentric terrier mix menace, hobbit of a hot dog pup, and not so very ninja-like turtle.

Of Another Dimension by Jeanette Lynn