6 Best Iconic Movie Dog Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 7, 2026

A loyal dog is a reliable way to make an audience cry. Hachi: A Dog’s Tale has a dog waiting at the station for his deceased owner for years, Old Yeller and Lassie Come Home are the classics, and Beethoven has a family adopting a Saint Bernard puppy who won’t stop growing. Turner & Hooch and K-9 pair cops with very different dogs.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 64%

A loyal dog goes on waiting at the train station for his dead owner's return, year after year.

Directed by Lasse Hallström · 1h 33m · Rated G

1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Beethoven (1992)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A family adopts a lovable but destructive Saint Bernard puppy that grows into an enormous dog.

Directed by Brian Levant · 1h 27m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Turner & Hooch (1989)

IMDb ★ 6.2 RT 50% Metacritic 36

A meticulous detective is partnered with the messy, destructive dog who witnessed his only murder case.

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode · 1h 39m · Rated PG

1 win & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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K-9 (1989)

IMDb ★ 6.1 RT 36% Metacritic 44

An undercover cop is reluctantly paired with a German shepherd for a drug-bust operation.

Directed by Rod Daniel · 1h 41m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Old Yeller (1957)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A stray dog's devotion to a frontier family is tested when tragedy strikes their Texas homestead.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · 1h 24m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Lassie Come Home (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A devoted collie sold to a distant estate makes an incredible journey home to her boy.

Directed by Fred M. Wilcox · 1h 28m · Rated G

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Iconic Movie Dog Movies

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

Beethoven (1992)

Turner & Hooch (1989)

K-9 (1989)

Old Yeller (1957)

Lassie Come Home (1943)

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