Animal Eyes
We're all familiar with animal characters in live actions films and their anthropomorphized animated counterparts in films from the likes of Disney and DreamWorks. However, rare is the film that tells a story straight through the eyes of the animal itself, naturally and without dialogue. Featuring a wide variety of furry and fuzzy creatures, this curation seeks to showcase a unique perspective in film that often remains unexplored: an animal's point of view.
12 Titles
Date Created: April 9, 2025
EO
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EO
Jerzy Skolimowski
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2022
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Poland
EO (Hi-Han)
A gray donkey begins his life as a circus performer before escaping on a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside.
- Poland · 2022
- Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
- Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Jacek Murański, Mateusz Murański, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Sandra Drzymalska
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, Criterion Channel, Kanopy, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Au Hasard Balthazar
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Au Hasard Balthazar
Robert Bresson
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1966
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France, Sweden
Au Hasard Balthazar (Au hasard Balthazar)
In the French countryside, donkey Balthazar experiences different sides of human nature as he is passed from owner to owner.
- France, Sweden · 1966
- Director: Robert Bresson
- Cast: Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Philippe Asselin, Pierre Klossowski
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Apple TV, Criterion Channel, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
A Camel
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A Camel
Ibrahim Shaddad
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1981
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Sudan
A Camel (Jamal)
A camel operates a sesame mill, confined to a drab little room.
- Sudan · 1981
- Director: Ibrahim Shaddad
- Genre: Documentary
Gunda
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Gunda
Viktor Kossakovsky
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2021
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Norway, United States
Gunda
An intimate look at the life of a sow and her companions.
- Norway, United States · 2021
- Director: Viktor Kossakovsky
- Genre: Documentary
- Available on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Fandango At Home
Los Reyes
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Los Reyes
Bettina Perut,
Iván Osnovikoff
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2019
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Chile, Germany
Los Reyes
The lives of real teens revealed through the eyes of two stray dogs living in a Chilean skatepark.
- Chile, Germany · 2019
- Directors: Bettina Perut, Iván Osnovikoff
- Genre: Documentary
- Available on: MUBI, Apple TV
The Bear
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The Bear
Jean-Jacques Annaud
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1988
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France, United States
The Bear (L'Ours)
He is an orphan at the start of a journey -- a journey to survive.
- France, United States · 1988
- Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Cast: Tchéky Karyo, Jack Wallace, André Lacombe
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
- Available on: Google Play Movies, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Tubi TV, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Pluto TV, Night Flight Plus, Shout! Factory TV
Kedi
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Kedi
Ceyda Torun
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2017
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Turkey, United States
Kedi
This documentary looks at the thousands of free-roaming cats in Istanbul, Turkey, showing the city through their perspective.
- Turkey, United States · 2017
- Director: Ceyda Torun
- Cast: Bengu, Deniz, Duman, Gamsiz, Aslan Parcasi, Psikopat
- Genre: Documentary
- Available on: Kanopy, YouTube, Fandango At Home, YouTube Premium, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video
Cow
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Cow
Andrea Arnold
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2022
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United Kingdom
Cow
An empathetic portrait of the life a dairy cow on an industrial British farm.
- United Kingdom · 2022
- Director: Andrea Arnold
- Cast: Lin Gallagher
- Genre: Documentary
- Available on: AMC Plus Apple TV Channel, Philo, AMC+, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, Kanopy, YouTube
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
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The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Masanori Hata
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1986
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Japan
The Adventures of Milo and Otis (子猫物語)
Milo is one lucky cat. He's got nine lives and a best friend.
- Japan · 1986
- Director: Masanori Hata
- Cast: Dudley Moore, Kyoko Koizumi, Milo, Otis, Shigeru Tsuyuki
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
- Available on: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV, Fandango At Home
March of the Penguins
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March of the Penguins
Luc Jacquet
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2005
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France
March of the Penguins (La Marche de l'empereur)
In the harshest place on Earth, love finds a way.
- France · 2005
- Director: Luc Jacquet
- Cast: Charles Berling, Romane Bohringer, Jules Sitruk, Morgan Freeman, Torsten Michaelis, Andrea-Kathrin Loewig
- Genre: Documentary, Family
- Available on: YouTube, Google Play Movies
Bestiary
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Bestiary
Denis Côté
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2012
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Canada (Quebec), France
Bestiary (Bestiaire)
When we observe animals, they also observe us.
- Canada (Quebec), France · 2012
- Director: Denis Côté
- Genre: Documentary
- Available on: Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube, OVID, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Cineverse
White God
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White God
Kornél Mundruczó
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2014
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Hungary, Germany, Sweden
White God (Fehér Isten)
A girl and her dog are separated and must each deal with their harsh situations, culminating in a canine revolt.
- Hungary, Germany, Sweden · 2014
- Director: Kornél Mundruczó
- Cast: Zsófia Psotta, Luke, Body, Sándor Zsótér, Thuróczy Szabolcs, Lili Monori
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Philo, YouTube, Kanopy, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Amazon Video, fuboTV, Hoopla