10 Classic Animal Movies

My Dog Skip

Rated: PG

Year: 2000

Cast: Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Kevin Bacon, Luke Wilson

Puppy Love: In the summer of '42, a lonely, unathletic boy gets a Jack Russell terrier for his ninth birthday, and finds friendship and acceptance in Yazoo, Mississippi.

What Parents Like: The film is loosely based on the boyhood memoirs of Willie Morris, who went on to become editor of Harper's magazine.

What Kids Like: Watch Skip drive the family car and steal bologna from the butcher!