Best Dog Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

The 24 best-rated dog movies and TV series of the 1980s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Plague Dogs 1982 ★ 7.8
Hachiko 1987 ★ 7.8
Mad Max 2 1981 ★ 7.4
The Little Fox 1981 ★ 7.6
The Fox and the Hound 1981 ★ 7.2
My Life as a Dog 1985 ★ 7.2
Silver Fang: The Shooting Star Gin 1986 ★ 8.1
The Bear 1988 ★ 7.1
Punky Brewster 1984 ★ 7.3
Flight of the Navigator 1986 ★ 7.0
Frankenweenie 1984 ★ 7.0
Moonstruck 1987 ★ 6.8
All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989 ★ 6.8
Oliver & Company 1988 ★ 6.7
White Dog 1982 ★ 6.6
Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil 1982 ★ 6.7
Baxter 1989 ★ 6.4
Critters 2 1988 ★ 6.3
The Accidental Tourist 1988 ★ 6.3
Cujo 1983 ★ 6.2
K-9 1989 ★ 6.2
Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1986 ★ 5.9
Monster Dog 1988 ★ 5.0
Watchers 1988 ★ 5.4