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Cast

Bruce Willis

Garry Shandling

Steve Carell

Wanda Sykes

Over the Hedge (2006)

6.6 4.9K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 83 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.

Plot: suburbian idyll, garbage, entrapment, squirrel, garden, grizzly bear, villain, turtle, ...

Cast

Jim Carrey

Courteney Cox

Sean Young

Tone Loc

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

6.6 6.4K votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Duration: 86 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The Ace is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man… or beast!

Plot: miami, florida, dolphin, detective, human animal relationship, stupidity, mascot, slapstick comedy, ...

Cast

Robert Downey Jr.

Harry Collett

Michael Sheen

Jim Broadbent

Dolittle (2020)

6.6 3.9K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country: China, United States of America

Duration: 101 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.

Plot: ship, island, based on novel or book, victorian england, doctor, based on children's book, animals, veterinary, ...

Cast

Johnny Sequoyah

Jessica Alexander

Troy Kotsur

Victoria Wyant

Primate (2026)

6.5 725 votes

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 89 min.

Audience: R

Story: College student Lucy and her friends spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must fight for their lives in order to avoid the now-violent chimp.

Plot: pet, chimpanzee, animal attack, gore, survival, monkey, survival horror, rabies, ...

Place: hawaii

Cast

John Travolta

Miley Cyrus

Susie Essman

Mark Walton

Bolt (2008)

6.5 6.6K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: hamster, human animal relationship, talking dog, animals, cat vs dog, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, talking cat, ...

Cast

Patrick Stewart

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Brendon Baerg

Nicky Jones

Andrea Bowen

Bambi II (2006)

6.5 1.1K votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 72 min.

Audience: G

Story: Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can learn from his spirited young son.

Plot: based on novel or book, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, cartoon, bullying, relationship problems, sequel, animals, ...

Cast

Ben Stiller

Chris Rock

David Schwimmer

Jada Pinkett Smith

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

6.5 7.5K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 89 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.

Plot: dance, friendship, jealousy, airplane, africa, hunger, lion, zoo, ...

Cast

Shia LaBeouf

Jeff Bridges

Zooey Deschanel

Jon Heder

Surf's Up (2007)

6.5 2.8K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 85 min.

Audience: PG

Story: With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself to the limit. But all that changes when an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

Plot: sea, surfer, surfboard, wave, world cup, chicken, giant wave, penguin, ...

Cast

William Feng

Shawn Dou

Ankhnyam Ragchaa

Yin Zhusheng

Wolf Totem (2015)

6.5 403 votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Country: China, France

Duration: 116 min.

Story: In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.

Plot: wolf, animals, epic battle, historical drama

Time: 1960s

Cast

Tom McGrath

Chris Miller

Christopher Knights

Conrad Vernon

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

6.5 4.5K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 92 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

Plot: rescue, wolf, octopus, spy, zoo, penguin, cartoon, villain, ...

Cast

Philippe Lacheau

Jamel Debbouze

Tarek Boudali

u00c9lodie Fontan

Marsupilami (2026)

6.4 138 votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy

Country: France, Belgium

Duration: 99 min.

Story: David is tasked to deliver a mysterious package from South America, only to find out he is carrying a baby Marsupilami!

Plot: mythical creature, adaptation, amused, animal trafficking

Cast

Louis C.K.

Eric Stonestreet

Kevin Hart

Jenny Slate

The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

6.3 8.6K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 86 min.

Audience: PG

Story: The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.

Plot: bunny, pet, anthropomorphism, dog, animals, apartment building, sewer, terrier, ...

Cast

Christine Cavanaugh

Miriam Margolyes

Danny Mann

Hugo Weaving

Babe (1995)

6.3 3.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Country: Australia, United States of America

Duration: 92 min.

Audience: G

Story: Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.

Plot: farm, sheep, pig, alarm clock, cat, duck, heroism, affection, ...

Cast

Scott Weinger

Linda Larkin

Jonathan Freeman

Gilbert Gottfried

The Return of Jafar (1994)

6.2 3.5K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 69 min.

Audience: G

Story: The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge against Aladdin. From battling elusive villains atop winged horses, to dodging flames inside an exploding lava pit, it's up to Aladdin - with Princess Jasmine and the outrageously funny Genie by his side - to save the kingdom once and for all.

Plot: princess, magic, parrot, sultan, flying carpet, musical, sequel, love, ...

Place: middle east

Animal Control (2023) TV Show

6.1 70 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 43

Audience: TV-14

Story: A group of local animal control workers' lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not. Leading the crew is Frank, an opinionated, eccentric animal control officer who may not have gone to college but is still the most well-read person in the room. In his past life as a cop, Frank tried to expose corruption in his department, but his efforts got him fired, leaving him cynical and curmudgeonly. Despite his rough exterior, he is blessed with an almost superhuman ability to understand animals.

Plot: seattle, washington, ex-cop, partner, co-workers relationship, animals, sitcom, workplace comedy, ...

Cast

Dakota Blue Richards

Nicole Kidman

Daniel Craig

Ben Walker

The Golden Compass (2007)

6.1 4.9K votes

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

Plot: compass, experiment, polar bear, airship, steampunk, animals, alternate universe, based on young adult novel, ...

Place: england

Cast

Zach Braff

Garry Marshall

Don Knotts

Amy Sedaris

Chicken Little (2005)

5.9 4.2K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 81 min.

Audience: G

Story: When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.

Plot: fish, small town, space marine, superhero, chicken, cartoon, alien, coming of age, ...

Cast

Joel McHale

Mike Epps

Cody Cameron

Georgia Engel

Open Season 2 (2008)

5.9 1.3K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 76 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.

Plot: deer, sequel, bear, dog, animals, dachshund, 3d animation

Cast

Ewan McGregor

Ricky Gervais

Tim Curry

Jim Broadbent

Valiant (2005)

5.7 997 votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 76 min.

Audience: G

Story: Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war.

Plot: villain, animals, pigeon, 3d animation

Cast

Matthew J. Munn

Nika Futterman

Maddie Taylor

Karley Scott Collins

Open Season 3 (2010)

5.7 692 votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 75 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Boog, Elliot, and their forest friends return with an all-new adventure, this time in a Big Top Circus! The comedy begins when Boog's pals choose their family obligations over the annual guy's trip, and a disappointed Boog decides to take a trip of his own, which leads him right into the middle of a circus ring...literally. When he switches places with a devious look-a-like circus grizzly and falls for an alluring Russian troupe member, he'll come to realize that maybe you don't have to choose between family and friendship after all.

Plot: friendship, circus, deer, bear, look-alike, family, animals, 3d animation

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