Caring for God’s creatures can mean welcoming a shelter dog, helping an injured animal heal or recognizing when an animal needs a different home. These 10 movies celebrate the compassion, courage and joy that come with caring for animals, while giving families plenty to talk about along the way.
10 Heartwarming Movies About Caring for Animals
RESCUED BY RUBY
RESCUED BY RUBY is a comedy on Netflix based on a true story about an aspiring K9 officer who adopts a shelter dog named Ruby to help achieve his professional goals and provide for his growing family. Ruby is rambunctious and brings…
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DOLPHIN TALE
Based on a true story, DOLPHIN TALE is an emotional movie about 11-year-old Sawyer who rescues a beached dolphin that has been caught in a fisherman’s trap. Sawyer is withdrawn because his father left without explanation, and his best friend and college…
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A GIFT HORSE
A GIFT HORSE is about Amanda, a girl struggling with the death of her mother. Her father has a new girlfriend, Tiffany, but Amanda struggles to accept her despite her many good qualities. Amanda spends time at the nearby horse ranch, where…
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A DOG’S WAY HOME
A DOG’S WAY HOME is a family adventure movie. Lucas finds a puppy in a rundown house containing homeless cats and dogs. The house’s owner wants to tear it down, but Lucas protests. Taking the puppy home, Lucas names her Bella, and…
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ORPHAN HORSE
ORPHAN HORSE stars Jon Voight as Ben Crowley, a curmudgeonly retired horse trainer with a tragic past. His solitary life is interrupted by Shelly, a 12-year-old girl running away from her physically abusive foster parents. Shelly and Ben, though adversarial, slowly grow…
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DREAMER
DREAMER is an extremely entertaining movie. It tells the story of a little girl, Cale Crane, who lives with her father, mother and grandfather on a broken down horse farm in Kentucky. Cale's father, Ben, gets fired when he won't destroy an…
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FLICKA
FLICKA is a modernized re-telling of the children's book MY FRIEND FLICKA by Mary O'Hara. The boy in the book has been changed to a girl. Teenager Katie McLothlin comes home to her family's ranch in Wyoming after having an academic problem…
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THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN
Based on a true story, THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN is a live-action movie on Disney Plus about a gorilla named Ivan who performs at a shopping mall but longs to be in the wild. The circus is in trouble financially. One…
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