If you are short on time, do not watch all 22 chronologically. Instead, use this curated playlist order:

This list features a mix of animated, live-action, and CGI-heavy films that have defined the genre:

Audiences love catching animals doing bizarre, unscripted things in real time.

: This legendary Japanese studio has a core filmography of 22 feature films. Many are renowned for their animal characters and spirits: My Neighbor Totoro (1988) : Features the wondrous forest spirits. Princess Mononoke (1997)

A young boy befriends a captive killer whale and tries to set him free. 4. Animated Animal Stars

A romantic story of two dogs. Dumbo (1941/2019): A flying elephant's story.

- A hilarious look at a "secret war" between the two species.

highlights dogs as the most common species featured in film plot summaries, followed closely by