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Let's gather here titles of movies that have an animal theme.

I suggest you post a middle-sized (less that 800 pixels on the long size) image of the film's poster, maybe a couple of lines about it and, a few tags or keywords.

Here's a proposed list of keywords:

ANIMATION
ANTHROPOMORPHIZED ANIMALS
FABLE
PETS
DOGS, PONEYS, HORSES
ENVIRONMENT
VERMIN (PESTS)
VANISHED ANIMALS
ANIMAL-HUMAN RELATION
INSECTS
... and so on...

Black Beauty 1994



Adaptation of Anna Sewel's classic book.

Horse. Master & animal, Kid & animal. Cruelty to animals.
Animal tamers, Breaking-in, Farming,
Cleanliness in stables, Races, Hackney carriage

The Young Black Stallion
Disney, 2003



An Arab girl trains a wild horse and attempts to save the family fortune.

Horse. Wild vs Domesticated. Kid & Animal. Racing.

Spirit, Stallion of Cimarron
Dreamworks animation, 2002
Music by Bryan Adams.



Spirit, the wild maverick horse of Cimarron, is captured by the whites who abuse and exploit him. One Native American knows how to approach this horse.

Horse, Wild vs Domesticated, Cruelty to animals, Frontier, Man & Animal, Wilderness.

USA, 2005



The zebra here is the "underdog", the sub-horse that nobody would take seriously. A girl (Hayden Panetiere) will try to prove otherwise.

Zebra, Horse, "Inferior" animal, Racing, Kid & Animal. Prejudice.

(The child et the fox)
France, 2007



Absolutely wonderful film about the firendship between a girl in a French village and a fox. Stunning photography.



Fox. Wilderness. Captivity. Environment. Kid & Animal.

Deux frères
Two Brothers
France / UK, 2004 (filmed in Cambodia)



In the depths of the jungle of Cambodia, two tiger cubs lose their mother, are captured and head towards very different lives. A child (Eddie Highmore) will make the diference and help reuniting them.

Tiger. Wilderness vs Civilization. Exploitation of animals. Circus. Cruelty to animals. Hunting.
Environment conservation.

Over the Hedge
CGI Animation, Dreamworks, 2006



When the long winter is over, the animals in the forest discover that they have new neighbours: a whole new suburban neighbourhood is now disputing their territory. They learn to overcome their fear of the unknown. But is everything that comes from humans really good?

Turtle. Hedgehog. Opossum.
Urban sprawl. Environment pollution. Extermination.
Wilderness vs Civilization.

Balto 1
1995



Balto 2: Wolf Quest
2002


Balto 3: Wings of Change
2004


Balto was born a wolf and, once captured by humans, becomes a sledge dog. His adventures in Alaska involve saving human lives. One episode is also about "the call of the wild" upon a second-generation dog.

Wolf. Dog. Sleigh Dog. Useful animal. Alaska.
Wilderness vs. Civilization. Civilization and De-civilization of an animal. Endurance. Faith.

Bolt
CGI 3D animation, Disney, 2008



Adventures of a "savant" dog that acts in movies and mistakes their glamorous world with reality.

Dog. Pet. Savant animal. Showbiz. Cat.
Illusion vs Reality.