Animal Drama Movies

List of the best drama movies about animals selected by visitors to our site: Life of Pi, A Street Cat Named Bob, Eight Below, Hachi: A Dog's Tale, Mia and the White Lion, Spread Your Wings, Marley & Me, White Bim Black Ear, We Bought a Zoo, The Art of Racing in the Rain.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, India
Duration02:07

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, family, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:40

Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:00

In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredrama, family, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:29

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryFrance, Germany, South Africa, Luxembourg, Monaco, USA
Duration01:38

A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryFrance, Norway

Christian, a visionary scientist, studies wild geese. For his son, a teenager obsessed with video games, the idea of spending a holiday with his father in the wilderness is a nightmare. However, father and son will get together around a crazy project: save a species endangered, thanks to the ultralight of Christian! Then begins an incredible and perilous journey ...

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:55

A newly married couple who, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredrama
CountrySoviet Union
Duration03:03

A touching story about a white Gordon Setter with black ear, who became homeless because of his master's illness. His master, Ivan Ivanovich, a man far from being young, fond of hunting and nature, took a puppy to live with him, despite the dog's black ear being a "shame of nature" to his breed. The man always took his dog, whom he called Bim or Bimka, to hunting in country. Later, however Ivan Ivanovich began to have problems with heart and when the disease became worse was taken to a hospital. His dog couldn't bear waiting for the only person that ever cared for him and set out to find his master. Thus began the story of a homeless dog and his many breathtaking and exciting adventures, encounters of many people, kind and evil, and leads to an unexpected and heart-rending end.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration02:04

Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

A family dog—with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind—evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama, adventure, family, biography, history
CountryUSA

The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and his lead sled dog, Togo.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:53

When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, musical, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:25

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, Canada

Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryAustralia, USA
Duration02:23

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:00

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:44

Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

    In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland, France, Iceland, Mexico, Belgium, United Kingdom, Hong Kong
    Duration02:04

    Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration02:20

    12-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:34

    A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, New Zealand, USA, India, Australia
    Duration02:40

    A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
    Duration01:41

      Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:32

      A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Argentina
      Duration02:24

      Nicky, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years later, Nicky is in Buenos Aires working a very dangerous scheme when Jess -- now an accomplished femme fatale -- unexpectedly shows up. Her appearance throws Nicky for a loop at a time when he cannot afford to be off his game.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
      CountryUSA

      A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

        Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

        Markimdb: 8.5
        Genredrama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:46

        Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrecomedy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:11

        Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:24

          The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
          Duration01:58

          The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, France
          Duration01:30

          An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:39

            Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genremelodrama, drama
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration01:43

            A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.

            Markimdb: 8
            Genredrama
            CountryIndia, USA, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong
            Duration02:35

              Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

              Markimdb: 7.1
              Genrecomedy, drama
              CountryUSA

              Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:42

              A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genredrama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:22

                A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

                Markimdb: 8.1
                Genredrama, crime
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                Duration02:35

                After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

                Markimdb: 7.9
                Genremelodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:42

                A coming-of-age story based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, which follows 15-year-old freshman Charlie, an endearing and naive outsider who is taken under the wings of two seniors. A moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope - and the unforgettable friends that help us through life.

                Markimdb: 8.4
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA, Canada
                Duration02:25

                During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:41

                  A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.

                  Markimdb: 7.5
                  Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA, Germany

                  The quirky staff of an American magazine based in 1970s France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

                  Markimdb: 7.5
                  Genredrama, music, biography, history
                  CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
                  Duration02:05

                  Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.

                  Markimdb: 7.1
                  Genredrama, adventure, biography
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:55

                  A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.

                  Markimdb: 7.8
                  Genredrama, biography, sport
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:54

                    The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.




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