Chuck Jones This list is under development and includes live action dog (plus wolf)… Director: | Gross: Walter Brennan gives one of his best performances in this film, and that's saying something. The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher. | Gross: go see my list here. Belushi plays bad-tempered San Diego police detective Michael Dooley, who has been tagged for execution by a major international drug dealer named Ken Lyman. Vittorio De Sica Charles Chaplin I’ve made a list of some movies featuring German Shepherds. May 9, 2013 - Explore K9 Field Kits's board "Police Dog Humor" on Pinterest. Mervyn LeRoy, $81.61M. Clyde Geronimi, One of the early talking Our Gang shorts, this features Weezer's search for his lost pack of puppies (trained to respond to the sound of a bell) in a big noisy city, and if you don't laugh and cry at the end, you have no heart. Christopher Plummer does Ackerley's voice to perfection, but it's the animated Tulip who owns the screen. 85 min 931,613 You won't find this late masterpiece of Italian neorealism on too many great dog movie lists, but it belongs on all of them--I personally consider it even greater than The Bicycle Thief, also made by Vittorio DeSica. 22,890 After a couple pranks the dog pound ends up picking up Porky and not the dog. | Dorothy DeBorba, Mitzi Green, 1,568 Robert Stevenson | Drama. Vincent McEveety 25 Great Dog Movies that are more than just cute. A detective must adopt a rambunctious dog in order to help him find a killer. Walter Brennan, Adventure, Drama, Family. Pete Docter, | It's all unresolved at the end--isn't Miss Gulch going to still want Toto put to death? Reginald VelJohnson, Votes: Reel Dogs 256 films 14 10 Edit Foreign (non-U.S./Canada) dog movies from around the world! 7 min | George Cukor, He has to make do with the little black cat who lives in the corner store on our block. Jeff Richards, 94 min Needs no introduction. Donald Crisp, Ann Christy, Director: Bernard doge”, NOT, the famous music composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Isabella Rossellini, | Gross: Or are we just supposed to believe that the local authorities will refuse to carry out the sentence, after Dorothy's narrow escape? With Joan Rice, Tim Turner, Sandra Dorne, Charles Victor. Simmy Bow, Votes: Star: Here is one furry friend that is considered to be one of the cutest looking dogs to … Stars: Adventure, Drama, Family. | Sidney Poitier. | 25 Great Dog Movies that are more than just cute. Stars: Animation, Drama. The huskies in this film manage to hold the screen very well with no humans around--the scenes involving humans only are, to my mind, less convincing, but it's still a good cast, and a good story--that makes again the important point that if dogs are willing to risk everything for us, we owe them the same favor in return. | | Comedy, Family, Short. G Director: Charles Farrell, | For all my Adult titles go see my list here. $93.60M. Director: | Dorothy is willing to leave everything behind to save her dog, and in the fantasy world of Oz, there is nothing strange about this. $0.06M. I also have a soft spot for the strikingly similar K9, starring Jim Belushi and a German Shepherd (who contrary to popular myth, was not killed in the line of duty as a police dog; that was actually the dog from a TV pilot based on the film). Never had the chance to see the original black and white film, which I believe is much closer to James Street's book, but this is a good movie in its own right, with a great opening sequence, and a terrific cast. Jarma Lewis, 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. | Gross: Or did a house fall on her too? | Gross: Edna Purviance, Approved The story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends. Bert Lahr, Votes: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Can they find their way home? | The best French Mastiff movie ever (probably because it's the only one), this slight but enduring cop meets dog comedy holds up because Tom Hanks captures the exasperation of an obsessive neatnik who has a huge slobbering unruly pooch foisted upon him by a murder investigation, and who ends up discovering a side of himself that he didn't know existed--demonstrating how dogs can open up almost any heart, given half the chance. Published 2015-06-21T17:10:12Z Updated 2016-05-07T03:40:50Z. | | 20 min Rex, his new companion, starts to take over his home life more than expected, to the irritation of girl-friend Pat. James B. Clark PG | A bit True Life Adventure, but still a satisfying adaptation of a fine book. | Still, 1930's Hollywood at its best. To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog … 97 min $293.00M. | But it's the sheer expressiveness and charisma of this great animal that makes the movie come alive. Please comment if you know of more titles for this list! Police dogs are so well trained; they are devoted to their handlers, and fulfil a vital role in law enforcement. And he does. | Back in 1888, one of the most notorious serial killers in human history was on the loose: … Frank Marshall Director: John Drainie, Ted Wilde But all of them have something important to convey about Man's Best Friends--and often about the way we treat them. Drama, Family. Dorothy DeBorba, Charlie stands for all the lovable canine rogues out there, trying to cadge themselves a meal and a warm place by the fire--not heart-warming, but funny as all hell, particularly his rant about "The City". Action, Comedy, Crime. Peter Gerety, Votes: Dorothy McGuire, About this list: From police forces and military conflicts around the world, dogs are always playing man's best secret weapon on the big screen. Stars: Directed by Rod Daniel. Edmund Gwenn. Robert F. McGowan And in his own clueless way, he helps save the day. Chuck Jones To help, K-9 Sergeant Brannigan gives Dooley an unorthodox drug-sniffing police dog … Most decidedly not for small children, but a movie everyone should see at some point in their lives. Nothing makes a movie better than having a really cute dog as the star (or supporting role). For all my Short Films go see my list here. Paul Walker, Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening. Pat Crowley, | This is a list of genuinely good and/or interesting films that happen to either be about a dog, or in which a dog plays a central role. Great performances from the cast, but most of all from Pal, the male collie playing Lassie, trained by the legendary Weatherwax family. | 7 min Sherwood Bailey, 80 min We can only wonder. Robert F. McGowan Bea Benaderet, Ray Bolger, Peggy Lee, It's a great Depression-era film, that shows the full range of human kindness and cruelty in a remarkably short time. Stars: Jason Biggs, Sandra Fierlinger Stars: (previous page) () For all my TV Shows (Series, Mini-Series & Episodes) etc. Herman Hoffman Babe Ruth. But we will almost always have to find the strength to say goodbye to them, and it hurts. Short, Comedy, Drama. The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt. Bert Woodruff, | Stars: Fore a movie to be described as a German Shepherd movie, I believe the German Shepherd needs to have a small impact on the storyline. Basically, the message is that most people are no damn good, and if they make dogs do bad things, that isn't the dogs' fault--they're just doing their jobs. Not a great movie, but a great DOG movie. | | Remember you can Sort by various ways; Title A-Z, IMDb rating 9-0, etc. | Barbara Luddy, Jeff York, Votes: Passed 87 min When his colleague is killed during a chase in Kentish Town, London bobby Frank volunteers to become a dog-handler. A perhaps needed corrective to all this canine iconography, this is another Chuck Jones cartoon--about a dog who is truly almost human--and that's not a good thing. The title character, a kvetchy old man living on his pension in Rome, has only his little dog Flike for company--and then Umberto has to go into the hospital, and everything goes wrong. 89 min Director: The real drama comes from Stymie's desperate attempt to find the money to get Pete out of the pound before a truly evil dog catcher does away with him. Harold "Speedy" Swift, a fan of Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, saves from extinction the city's last horse-drawn trolley, operated by his girlfriend's grandfather. The ending is both tearful and triumphant--and a reminder that the fate of homeless people and homeless dogs can be chillingly similar. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Director: Not Rated For hundreds of dog movies and info, please visit: www.reeldogs.com. Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins. Dogs and movies have gone together since the very beginning of cinema: Charlie Chaplin knew a dog would bring added laughs (and smiles), and Hollywood is … Stars: Jackie Cooper, All dog lovers have had at least a few Miss Gulches in their lives--people who fear and despise dogs, and 'witch' would be too kind a word for most of them, male or female. Tom Hanks, Fred M. Wilcox Director: Directors: Stars: | $21.91M. Jack Cutting Nanette, 120 min Action, Comedy, Family. | | Gross: Robert Clampett | Fess Parker, Craig T. Nelson, Roddy McDowall, Only film I know of about an English Bull Terrier--though going by the accent we hear in his voiceover narration, this one is pure Yank. Byron Mabe, Hamilton Luske, https://sitstay.com/blogs/good-dog-blog/the-6-best-police-dog-breeds-in-service Stars: $0.25M. Well, now you do. The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Directors: Drama, Family. One of the most thrilling of the few surviving silent movies starring the original Rin Tin Tin, this western about a Borax miner and the intrepid wolf dog he saves who becomes his loyal friend (German Shepherds were often cast as wolves during this period) can still keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Wilfred Jackson, Passed Director: 85 min Approved Stars: Have not seen that, but I will someday. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. | Movies. And for once, they actually come up with a semi-plausible excuse for the dogs to be able to talk in English, and they say things you can actually believe might come out of a dog's mouth. | Stars: and reverse those sorts; Title Z-A, IMDb rating 0-9, etc. | This is actually a son of the first Petey, and a great dog in his own right, though his dad was the better comedian. Adventure, Romance, Western. Film data from TMDb. 74 min 30 Of The Greatest Movie Dogs. Edmund Gwenn, | G Earl Holliman, Not technically a film about dogs, dogs still play a very funny and important role in this tour de force by Pixar. Adventure, Drama, Family. 64,415 But it tears at your heart in a sweet way, as you watch a poor boy of the southern swamps fall in love with a lost Basenji, train her to be a great bird dog, and then be faced with a horrible decision when he realizes she doesn't legally belong to him. Not Rated Stars: Not all of them are suitable for small children. | Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Votes: IMDB. And so will you. Adventure, Drama, Family. Family, Animation, Comedy. A list of 53 films compiled on Letterboxd, including His Master's Voice (1925), A Dog of the Regiment (1927), Under the Black Eagle (1928), His Best Friend (1929) and On the Border (1930). William A. Wellman | The emotional story of a boy, his grandfather, and his dog. Directors: The best dog movies are often really sad movies, and this is one of the saddest. Charlie Dog tries everything to get Porky to take him in and he finally does. Jackie Cooper, Judy Garland, Passed G If that makes you feel any better. An old man and a young boy who live in the southeastern Mississippi swamps are brought together by the love of a dog. | But this movie is so much better written and acted--even features the wonderful Mare Winningham as the local vet/love interest. | The partnership between dog and handler is very strong and deserves respect for the commitment they have and the risks they encounter as part of their job. Another awesome movie is K-9, a story about an unlikely pair. The boy's dream of becoming a great classical painter appears shattered when his loving grandfather dies. Frank Graham. Other worthy dog movies are(all links go to trailers on YouTube): The secret life of pets(2016) Benji(2018) -Netflix movie; Another non-dog movie emotional movie we recently watched: Okay, now I know we said that it would only be dog movies, but we just had to add this to the list! Phil Harris, Director: And then open your heart to a new dog. ... K9, starring Jim Belushi and a German Shepherd (who contrary to popular myth, was not killed in the line of duty as a police dog; that was actually the dog from a TV pilot based on the film). Jackie Searl. | | Movies & TV New Releases Best Sellers Deals Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD TV Shows Kids & Family Anime All Genres Prime Video Your Video Library 1-16 of 74 results for Movies & TV : ""Police Dog… Rin Tin Tin, K-9 is a 1989 American buddy cop action-comedy film starring Jim Belushi and Mel Harris. And remember them. 20 min So why did she want to go back home, where Toto is still under sentence of death? Stars: David Ladd, In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two Georgia boys ignore their racial differences to team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials. Police Dog is a 1955 British crime film directed by Derek Twist and starring Charles Victor, Nora Gordon, Cecil Brock, John Le Mesurier, James Gilbert, and Christopher Lee. Chuck Jones, John Ratzenberger, Robert Coogan, Police in Paris began using dogs against roaming criminal gangs at night, but it was the police department in Ghent, Belgium that introduced the first organized police dog service program in 1899. 122,586 Director: | Here are 30 of the best doggies in showbiz in no particular order. | Gross: | Passed | Jackie Cooper of Our Gang fame plays Skippy, and years later he related how the director made him believe the dog in the movie was really dead to get him to cry convincingly. Did you know that dogs have been actively employed with government police and military for over 100 years?In fact, the very first K9 unit was commissioned in London around 1889. Directed by Derek N. Twist. Approved Lina Gennari, Émile Genest, Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well. Brandon De Wilde, Tommy Tweed, 76 min Dog (90) Dog Movie (65) Dog Actor (32) Based On Novel (31) Puppy (26) Family Relationships (21) Friendship (21) Rescue (21) Animal Character Name As Title (20) Father Son Relationship (20) Cat (19) Father Daughter Relationship (18) Husband Wife Relationship (18) Boy (16) Boy Dog Relationship (16) Character Name In Title (16) Title Spoken By Character (16) Animal (15) Though we don't see enough of the St. Bernard who plays Buck in this loose adaptation of the Jack London novel, Clark Gable really makes us believe he and the big dog are soul mates. Short, Comedy, Drama. Many police dogs that are chosen are male and remain unneutered to maintain their aggressive behavior, however, there are female police dogs which are used for rescue, tracking, and locating bombs and drugs. 60,911 Frank Morgan, Director: 19 of 21. It captures many of the best moments from the book, but the book, it must be said, is vastly superior. $2.08M. Mare Winningham, After a failed bank robbery, an ex-con, an ex-waitress and a few of their friends train a pack of doberman dogs to rob a bank for them. Yes, this one. Stars: Adapted from the popular comic strip (so popular that the man who created Skippy Peanut Butter decided to use the name without permission) about a kid with a wise mouth and a big heart, the story revolves around him and his pal adopting a stray dog, only to lose it to (yet another) evil dog catcher. Labrador Retriever. Lew Ayres, Richard Thorpe, Approved Byron Chudnow 88 min One movie that each generation rediscovers, because it tells an important truth--that dogs have defended us for untold generations, given their lives to save their adopted human families, and we owe them the same devotion in return--or we're nothing. While a beloved fixture … 96 min It looks like a kid's movie, and it really truly is not--it's a hard-boiled heist movie, about some dangerous crooks who try to use Doberman Pinschers to rob a bank. Stars: But if you really love and understand dogs, you'll only smile. Norman Taurog PG Approved Allen 'Farina' Hoskins. Bill Thompson, Votes: A successful police dog should be intelligent, aggressive, strong, and have a good sense of smell. June Marlowe. | go see my list here. 90 min 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway. Director: A member of Fagin's gang in the animated movie, a dog story based on the book Oliver Twist by English author Charles Dickens Eugene the Jeep: unknown Popeye: A character presumed to be some type of dog in the comic strip and animated movies, a mysterious animal with magical abilities. A fire in the mountains drive a wolf pack into a nearby desert where they will terrorize the local residents. (Margaret Hamilton was one hell of an actress--and I have no doubt a dog lover in real life). Stars: The opening theme song can fool you into thinking it's a lighthearted romp, but there's sex and violence and dogs mauling people, and I really do wonder how this movie got made, and who was supposed to go see it. Director: To kick off our list, let’s first start with names inspired by police titles and terms. | Gross: The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city. Adventure, Family, Fantasy. 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