10 Best Movies For Animal Lovers & Children

Bambi Bambi is one of the first movies many people watched as children. It’s clear to understand why: the deer, Bambi is curious and adorable as the main character. He loves his mother, and when she is killed by humans hunting for deer, he has to survive. Fortunately, he has many forest friends, including the rabbit,Thumper, to care for him. He grows into a stunning buck and finds love.

Old Yeller The story of a yellow dog that everyone loves, Old Yeller is an adventure drama. A teenage boy finds a stray dog that came to his house and reluctantly adopts him. People first believe him to be a good-for-nothing mutt, until the dog protects the boy against wild animals. The dog is played by a 170-pound Yellow Mastador, a Labrador Retriever/English Mastiff mix.

Lady and the Tramp Lady and the Tramp is a classic romantic animal movie. Lady is a Cocker Spaniel who feels neglected at home and ends up venturing outside. She eventually finds the Tramp, a stray mutt who gets into trouble, but protects her and shows her what life on the streets is like. 

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey A movie that captures all hearts, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey has three animal actors as main characters. They are Chance, an adventurous young American bulldog; Sassy, a fussy but funny Himalayan cat; and Shadow, an old, wise Golden Retriever who knows his way around.

Ice Age Introducing children to the concepts of prehistoric times and prehistoric animals has never been more fun, or funny, than with this movie. Ice Age is a computer-animated comedy about a group of four animals: A sarcastic saber-toothed tiger, a noisy sloth, a serious wooly mammoth, and a prehistoric squirrel-rat cross named Scrat, who serves as the main character that gets into mischief. 

The Lion King The animated musical drama The Lion King truly lives up to its genre. Produced during the Disney Renaissance period, it is a magical story of a kingdom of African lions with Simba as the main character along with several other animals. It begins with the young lion Simba being advised by his father Mufasa in order to succeed him as the next King of the Pridelands, but unfortunately, Simba’s paternal uncle Scar murders Mufasa and illegitimately steals the throne.

The Jungle Book The Jungle Book was inspired by the real-life story of male feral child Dina Sanichar, who was raised by wolves. In the animated adventure-musical-comedy, the boy is named Mowgli and is known as the man-cub. His friends Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Panther try to convince him to return to civilization.

The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid is based on a Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. A 16-year-old mermaid named Ariel is beautiful, with a wonderful life living in the fantasy kingdom of Atlantica with her friends Flounder and Sebastian the crab.

101 Dalmatians The animated adventure comedy film 101 Dalmations is a handful of puppies. Cruella de Ville is a villainous woman who kidnaps a litter of dalmatian puppies in order to make their fur into coats. Perdita and Pongo, the puppies’ parents, go on a mission to rescue them.

Jurassic Park The science-fiction movie Jurassic Park uses animatronics and computer-generated imagery to create realistic-looking, massive and terrifying dinosaurs. It has a plot involving the creation of a theme park containing cloned dinosaurs.