The Five Best Dog Movies on Blu-ray and DVD

Eight Below is a typical, traditional, wonderful Disney movie, this one takes top honours as the BEST dog movie on blu-ray, according to Amazon customer reviews. The story, based on another movie from 1983 called Antarctica and a true story which happened more than thirty years earlier, takes place in the year 1993 at an Antarctic research station. The owner of a group of sled dogs must leave the dogs alone for the rest of a cruel Antarctic winter. The dogs, despite many obstacles, live for six months while their owner attempts to make the trip to rescue them. Eight Below boasts some spectacular locations located in Norway, Greenland and CANADA and an excellent actor but it is the magnificent Siberian huskies and malamutes that 'run away' with the show.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale is another movie based on another Japanese true story. The story follows a college professor who discovers an Akita puppy abandoned. He takes the puppy home to give it shelter until the owner can be found. However, when the dog is not claimed, he and his wife adopt the puppy. Hachi is unwilling to learn typical dog tricks but is a devoted companion who eventually wins the entire town over.

The movie Marley and Me is based on the novel of the same name written by John Grogan. This beautiful yellow Labrador puppy, Marley, is totally sweet but, of course, he changes a bit as he grows up and it turns out that Marley is rather wicked...in a totally adorable way.

A rare case where I think that the movie is equal to the book. Marley and Me, in book and movie form, were both totally enjoyable. However, the movie does an amazing job of demonstrating Marley's energetic adventures. You will need Kleenex for this dog movie, too.

Two foster children adopt a dog secretly and wind up looking after a number of dogs in an abandoned hotel where the dogs have sheltered. Together with some other children, they attempt to care and provide for this bunch of strays. Hotel for Dogs is a funny movie based on a book of the same name by Lois Duncan.

My Dog Skip tells the story of a young boy during World War II who has a very protective father and a very hard time making friends. Gifted with a dog named Skip on his 9th birthday, he now has a best friend and the dog and the boy eventually help him make friends and even to meet a girl.