As a dog parent, I have often pondered how much easier life would be if canines could speak. I have even gone so far as to give my pets dialogue when recalling funny stories about them.

That is why I have a soft spot for great dog movies that give their furry protagonists the ability to communicate through more than barking. This could mean they can magically talk with humans, can only communicate with other dogs, or even exist in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. I cover them all here, go fetch!

Lady And The Tramp (1955)

One of the most heartwarmingly romantic animated Disney movies centers on the unlikely coupling of a pampered cocker spaniel (voiced by Barbara Luddy) and a stray mutt (voiced by Larry Roberts) in Lady and the Tramp. Ward Greene's 1945 short story "Happy Dan, the Cynical Dog" also inspired a live-action 2019 film, featuring Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux in the title roles, but the power of the original is unmatched.

Strays (2023)

Not every talking dog movie is suitable for family viewing, with the most notable exception being the R-rated comedy, Strays. Will Ferrell voices a Border Terrier named Reggie who, after realizing he has been abandoned by his owner, Doug (Will Forte), teams up with Boston Terrier Bug (Jamie Foxx), Australian Shepherd Maggie (Isla Fisher), and Great Dane Hunter to return home... and bite Doug's "favorite toy" off.

The Secret Life Of Pets (2016)

Illumination's The Secret Life of Pets provides an imagined inside look at what cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals do when their owners are not looking. The story is brought to life through an all-star cast, including Louis C.K. as a Jack Russell Terrier named Max, Eric Stonestreet as a Newfoundland mix named Duke, Jenny Slate as a Pomeranian named Gidget, and more.

Isle Of Dogs (2018)

Some of the best Wes Anderson movies have seen the filmmaker dabble in stop-motion animation, and to wonderful effect, such as with Isle of Dogs. Bryan Cranston leads the star-studded voice cast as a stray living on a trash-littered island inhabited by canines deported from Japan, where young Atari (Koyu Rankin) journeys to find his pet.

All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989)

One of legendary animator Don Bluth's most cherished creations is All Dogs Go to Heaven, which stars Burt Reynolds as Charlie, who meets his fate at the paw of Carface Malone (Vic Tayback). However, the street-smart German Shepherd manages to return to Earth as an angel and embarks on an adventure, where he meets a young girl who can speak to animals named Anne-Marie (Judith Barsi).

The Shaggy Dog (1959)

Based on the 1923 novel The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten, The Shaggy Dog is a unique kind of talking dog story in the sense that the gifted animal in question was once a human. The Disney-produced fantasy-comedy stars Tommy Kirk as teenager Wilby Daniels, who accidentally becomes stricken with a curse that periodically transforms him into a sheepdog.

Balto (1995)

Kevin Bacon voices the title role of Balto, which is the tale of a Husky who helped prevent the outbreak of a deadly epidemic in an Alaskan town. The animated film is actually based on a true story of several Huskies credited with this heroic deed, including Togo, who did not get his own movie until 2019.

A Dog’s Purpose (2017)

Director Lasse Hallström's heartwarming adaptation of W. Bruce Cameron's novel, A Dog's Purpose, could not be categorized as a movie in which the dog does not die, as we see multiple adorable pooches pass away throughout the film. However, all of these dogs share the same soul (and voice, provided by Josh Gad) on a decades-long journey to reconnect with its original owner (played as a teen by KJ Apa and as an adult by Dennis Quaid).

A Goofy Movie (1995)

Classic Disney character Goofy has been described by longtime voice actor Bill Farmer (via Roger Ebert's review) as the missing link between dog and man, which explains how an anthropomorphic canine like him can exist in the same world as Mickey Mouse's pet, Pluto. Every character in the beloved A Goofy Movie is an anthropomorphic canine, including Goofy's teen son, Max (Jason Marsden), who reluctantly joins his father on an unforgettable road trip.

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

Based on Sheila Burnford's 1961 novel, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey is the story of a bulldog named Chance (voiced by Michael J. Fox), an aging Golden Retriever named Shadow (voiced by Don Ameche in one of his final roles), and a cat named Sassy (voiced by Sally Field), who brave harsh terrain in hopes of reuniting with their loving owners. The Disney classic spawned a sequel called, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, in which the trio of pets struggle to survive the urban jungle.

Up (2009)

The beloved Pixar movie Up features a dog given the ability to talk with a special collar that translates his inner thoughts into English. The canine's name is Dug (voiced by animator Bob Peterson), who would become the star of his own Disney+ series, Dug Days.

Scooby-Doo (2002)

One of the most famous talking dogs in pop culture history is the titular Great Dane from Hanna-Barbera's beloved animated series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, who is able to pronounced English words through his barks, but only if they start with the letter "R." He and his human companions from Mystery Inc. – Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Velma (Linda Cardellini), and Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) – were brought to life in a live-action film taking place at a trouble island resort.

One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961)

For as much as I enjoy the 1996 live-action adaptation movie, 101 Dalmatians, for Glenn Close's pitch-perfect performance as Cruella de Vil, none of the titular spotted canines speak in that film. For that, you will have to revisit Disney's original animated adaptation of Dodie Smith's 1956 novel, which stars Rod Taylor as the voice of Pongo and both Cate Bauer and Lisa Daniels as his mate, Perdita.

Babe (1995)

Babe is adapted from Dick King-Smith's novel, The Sheep Pig, which follows the titular swine (voiced by Christine Cavanaugh) struggles to be accepted among his fellow farm animals. He becomes friends with a Border Collie named Fly (voiced by Miriam Margolyes) and surprises Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) with his ability to take over her position of herding sheep.

Fluke (1995)

Have you ever wondered if your dog was a human in a past life? That topic is explored in the film Fluke, which stars Matthew Modine as a deceased man given the chance to reunite with his wife and son when he is reincarnated as the eponymous dog breed, which also becomes his name.

The Voices (2014)

The horror-comedy movie, The Voices, is an interesting example of a talking dog movie since none of the animal characters are genuinely talking. Bathtub factory worker Jerry (Ryan Reynolds) hears his kindly dog Bosco and evil cat Mr. Whiskers (both also voiced by Reynolds) speak to him as a symptom of his schizophrenia.

Sing 2 (2021)

There are very few major canine characters in the first installment of Illumination's Sing franchise from 2016, but that changes in the sequel. Chelsea Peretti voices a Saluki dog named Suki Lane, who works as talent scout for the shady Arctic wolf, Jimmy Crystal (Bobby Cannavale).

Doctor Dolittle (1998)

Some talking dog movies involve animals speaking to one another and others feature one or more animals that can secretly speak aloud to other humans. However, in Doctor Dolittle, the only human who can communicate with the animals is the title character, played by Eddie Murphy, who first rediscovers his ability when he meets a dog named Lucky (voiced by Norm Macdonald), who also serves as the film's narrator.

Bolt (2008)

The titular White Swiss Shepherd puppy from Disney's Bolt (voiced by John Travolta) is introduced as a heroic canine with special superpowers. Little does he know that his special abilities are a fallacy and that he is the star of a TV show, which he only becomes aware of after running away to rescue his owner, Penny (Miley Cyrus), whom he believes has been kidnapped.

A Dog's Journey (2019)

The sequel to A Dog's Purpose is A Dog's Journey, which follows the continued adventures of the reincarnated soul of a dog (voiced by Josh Gad). After awakening in the new body of a female Beagle named Molly, who accepts the responsibility of looking after CJ, who is the granddaughter of Ethan (Dennis Quaid).

PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)

Fans of movies in which a dog saves the day are not going to want to miss out on PAW Patrol: The Movie. Spun off from the popular children's TV show, it follows a group of heroic puppies, led by young human Ryder (Will Brisbin), who are tasked with rescuing their home of Adventure City from the corrupt Mayor Humdinger.

The Shaggy D.A. (1976)

The sequel to Disney's original The Shaggy Dog, The Shaggy D.A., sees Dean Jones take over the role of Wilby Jones, who is now a grown man with a family, a law career, and a promising campaign for his community's district attorney. Unfortunately, the dishonorable opposing candidate uncovers Wilby's curse and uses it against him, causing Wilby to fall back into the problem and transforming into his furry alter ego at the worst possible moment.

Absolutely Anything (2015)

Some movies depict a dog's ability to speak as a sudden, magical development, such as in co-writer and director Terry Jones' sci-fi comedy Absolutely Anything. Simon Pegg stars as an average man who, as a test to determine if the human race is worthy of saving, is given absolute power by an extraterrestrial race, which he uses to make his dog, Dennis (voiced by Robin Williams), able to speak English.

Good Boy! (2003)

The family comedy Good Boy! offers an unusual explanation for why dogs exists, being that they are an extra-terrestrial race that originally came to Earth centuries earlier with the intention of dominating the planet. A boy named Owen Baker (Liam Aiken) learns this after discovering that his new Border Terrier, Hubble (voiced by Matthew Broderick), has been sent to make sure his canine brethren carry out his species' original mission.

Ferdinand (2017)

Based on Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson's 1936 children's book, Ferdinand is the story of a kindhearted bull (voiced by John Cena) determined to reunite with his family after being unfairly taken away from them. One of Ferdinand's best friends is a hilariously cynical, elderly Bearded Collie named Paco (voiced by Jerrod Carmichael).

Air Buddies (2006)

One of the most desirable dogs in movie history, Buddy from Disney's classic '90s kids sports movie Air Bud, does not speak in the film, nor in any of the sequels in which he branches out beyond basketball. However, in the spin-off, Air Buddies (which spawned a separate franchise of its own), the Golden Retriever does have a voice (provided by Tom Everett Scott), as do his five puppies who are tasked with rescuing him and their mother, Molly (voiced by Molly Shannon) after they are dognapped.

Underdog (2007)

The classic animated series, Underdog, about a Beagle who fights crime with his super powers, was given the live-action movie treatment. Jason Lee voices the titular superhero, also known as Shoeshine, who becomes able to fly, speak, and other abilities after a lab accident.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

In Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Drew Barrymore voices Chloe, who is a pampered pooch who becomes lost in Mexico City and relies on the help of a German Shepherd named Delgado (voiced by Andy Garcia) to help her survive.

Rover Dangerfield (1991)

Some of Rodney Dangerfield's funniest one-liners come from the film Rover Dangerfield. He lends his voice and signature brand of humor to the animated family film as a Las Vegas Bassett Hound whose luxurious life is interrupted when he is accidentally brought to a farm.

Cats & Dogs (2001)

Fusing spy movies with talking dog movies is Cats & Dogs, which exaggerates the natural rivalry between canines and felines as a centuries-long war over world domination. Tobey Maguire voices Lou, a Beagle reluctantly recruited by veteran secret agent Butch, Anatolian Shepherd (voiced by Alec Baldwin), to help stop the evil Mr. Tinkles (voiced by Sean Hayes).

Marmaduke (2022)

Pete Davidson lends his voice to the title role of Netflix's animated film based on the long-running comic strip, Marmaduke, which was comparatively better received than the 2010 live-action adaptation starring Owen Wilson as the lovable, troublesome Great Dane.

Look Who’s Talking Now (1993)

Look Who's Talking and Look Who's Talking Too gave audiences an inside look into the inner thoughts of babies and toddlers. The hit comedy franchise's third installment shifted its focus to dogs, as told from the perspective of James (John Travolta) and Mollie's (Kirstie Alley) two new pets, Rocks (voiced by Danny DeVito) and Daphne (voiced by Diane Keaton).

Disney has created some of the greatest characters in movie history. The Disney Princesses are a brand unto themselves and Disney Villains include some of the most iconic characters ever conceived. However, there are also those other characters. Sometimes the characters you remember most coming out of the best animated Disney movies aren't the heroes or the villains.

Sometimes the character that steals a scene, or even an entire movie, are the sidekicks. Sometimes it's the characters that are barely in the movie at all, but are so memorable in their few moments of screen time that you want to see an entirely new movie based on them. Here are some of the best Disney side characters who have stolen scenes in our favorite films.

The Genie - Aladdin

There may be no Disney character who stole the show, who was designed to steal the show, like Aladdin's Genie. Voiced by the incomparable Robin Williams, the Genie owns every scene he's in even though the movie is never really about him.

Sebastian - The Little Mermaid

There's no better way to steal a scene in an animated Disney movie than with a great song, and Sebastian gets a great one in The Little Mermaid. "Under the Sea" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1990 and it's not hard to see why. Considering songwriter Howard Ashman specifically designed Sebastian with a Jamaican accent so that he could write a calypso song, clearly he knew this little crab would be one of the highlights of the film.

HeiHei - Moana

It takes a certain skill to steal a scene when you can't actually speak, and yet Moana's chicken HeiHei is somehow able to do exactly that. Alan Tudyk's great voice acting (voice clucking?) combined with perfect animation make Heihei unforgettable. It's a good thing Maui didn't eat him or we would have been robbed of some hilarious moments.

Maximus -Tangled

From sword-fighting Flynn Rider to breaking him out of prison, few horses are quite as capable as Maximus. Not simply a mount for the captain of the guard, Maximus himself ultimately becomes the captain of the guard, which is only fitting considering his importance. This horse deserves all the apples.

Kronk - The Emperor's New Groove

The Emperor's New Groove is one of Disney's funniest movies, and Kronk is absolutely the funniest part of it. The sidekick to villain Yzma, Kronk is big and dumb but it's impossible not to love him. He's just so earnest, and he tries so hard, how can you not love Kronk?

Lumiere - Beauty And The Beast

Even as a candelabra, there's something irresistible about Lumiere. Nothing phases him and he can get an entire dining room dancing. He's always sure that everything will work out in Beauty and the Beast, and he does eventually turn out to be right. Clearly, he knew something the rest of us did not.

Mr. Pleakly - Lilo & Stitch

Mr. Pleakly is the last alien who should be sent after experiment 626, but he certainly does give it his all in attempting to recapture the mischievous monster. From his numerous costume changes to his perpetual fear of basically everything, Pleakly is the perfect comic sidekick.

Rutt And Tuke - Brother Bear

Rutt and Tuke are minor characters in Brother Bear but of course, they steal every scene they're in. Why? They're voiced by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, and are basically just animated versions of The McKenzie Brothers, the hilariously Canadian duo of SCTV fame that the two played in live-action. Their appearance is almost more of an easter egg than anything else, but it's a welcome one.

Louis - The Princess And The Frog

Louis is a friendly alligator who plays the trumpet in a movie where jazz music plays a pivotal role. Of course, he's going to steal the show. He leads one of the best songs and gets some of the best jokes in The Princess and the Frog.

Vincenzo “Vinny” Santorini - Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Atlantis: The Lost Empire isn't a movie that a lot of people remember, but it had an incredible voice cast including Michael J. Fox, James Garner, and Leonard Nimoy. However, the character you likely remember most is explosives expert Vinny Santorini, who was voiced by Don Novello, best known for his character Father Guido Sarducci who would appear on SNL from time to time. Vinny is a simple man who just wants to blow things up. Is that too much to ask?

Tigger - The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is made up of three different stories, one of which doesn't even include the character of Tigger. And yet, today most people don't even realize that there was a time when there was no Tigger in Disney's Winnie the Pooh. He basically takes over the movie from the title bear from the moment he arrives and never gives it back.

Cheshire Cat - Alice In Wonderland

Wonderland is a strange place full of all sorts of strange characters, but the Cheshire Cat may be one of the weirdest of them all and one of the few who seems well aware of how strange he is. This makes him instantly memorable.

Scuttle - The Little Mermaid

Buddy Hackett was a great comic talent and he brings that incredible ability to the role of Scuttle in The Little Mermaid perfectly. The seagull's cluelessness is quite endearing, making every moment the bird is on screen hilarious.

Valentino - Wish

Alan Tudyk has voiced numerous Disney characters over the last several years, but one of his best is also one of his most recent. Valentino, the goat who gains the ability to speak in Wish does not let his new gift go to waste. He embraces his new speech and every line he speaks is another scene-stealing moment.

Rhino - Bolt

Disney movies teach us that we can do anything and one has to assume that Rhino, the hamster stuck in a ball from Bolt has seen more than his share of Disney movies. Rhino never lets his small stature stand in the way of whatever he believes he can accomplish, and while what he believes he can do is a great deal more than what's actually possible, you have to love the enthusiasm.

Archimedes - The Sword In The Stone

Sometimes in the middle of a bright and happy Disney movie, what you need is an angry curmudgeon who has no patience for any of it. That's the owl Archimedes in The Sword in the Stone. He doesn't like anybody or anything, and honestly, we've all been there.

Iago - Alddin

Voiced by the great Gilbert Gottfried it's literally impossible for Iago not to steal any scene he's in. How could you possibly ignore that voice? Still, Iago is hilariously fun with his endlessly sarcastic quips.

Sgt. Calhoun - Wreck-It Ralph

Most of Wreck-It Ralph takes place inside bright and colorful video games where the characters are all pretty laid back and fun. And then there's Sgt. Calhoun, the no-nonsense hardcore leader of Hero's Duty. She's so different than everything else in the movie that she instantly draws your attention whenever she's on screen.

Meg - Hercules

Oh all Disney heroines, Megara is one of the most overlooked. While she does eventually need rescuing from the hero, she never asks for help and spends a not insignificant amount of her time making fun of Hercules. She's such a shift from what we're used to it that you can't help but want more.

Allan-a-Dale - Robin Hood

Robin Hood isn't one of Disney's musicals, but it still has some great music thanks to Alan-A-Dale, the rooster minstrel voiced by the late great Roger Miller. He's the narrator of our story, but more than once his music becomes the story.

Boun - Raya And The Last Dragon

Raya and the Last Dragon is not lacking for memorable side characters, they're all quite impressive, but restaurant owner Boun, a kid pretending to be a businessman is the best of them. He commands the screen when he's being hilarious as much as when he's being vulnerable.

Olaf - Frozen

Olaf is one of those great Disney sidekicks that could have gone terribly wrong, but great writing and solid work from Josh Gad have continued to make Olaf incredible. There's a reason the little snowman has received his own holiday specials and animated short. The Frozen movies alone can't contain him.

Duke Weaselton - Zootopia

Duke Weaselton only appears in a couple of scenes in Zootopia but they're both quite memorable, with the first being one of the movie's great action sequences, and the second being one of the funniest parts of the film, where Weaselton is selling bootleg DVDs of animal-influenced Disney films.

Bruno - Encanto

They don't talk about Bruno, but after seeing Encanto Bruno was all most people could talk about. He may have gone slightly bonkers living in the walls of his house but the love he has for his family is palpable, making his brief appearance key to the story and the movie's emotional core.

Rafiki - The Lion King

Timon and Pumbaa often get all the credit for being scene-stealing sidekicks in The Lion King but Rafiki is the one who ultimately teaches Simba the lesson that he needs to understand, and he does it in a way that is equal parts magical and ridiculous. He has less screen time than almost any other voiced character in the film, but Rafiki makes it count.

Flora, Fauna And Merriweather - Sleeping Beauty

The master plan of the three fairies to keep Aurora safe for 16 years in Sleeping Beauty doesn't exactly work, but you certainly can't say that Flora, Fauna, and Meriweather don't give it their all. Even if they can't make a decent cake or decide what color to make a dress, these three are the aunts we all would be lucky if we had.

Jock And Trusty - Lady And The Tramp

Many Disney movies deal with incredible friendships but one of the best is happening on the sidelines of Lady and the Tramp. Trusty is an old bloodhound who has lost his ability to smell and Jock is his dear friend who will never tell him that he can't smell anything because Jock knows how heartbreaking that would be for his friend.

Jasper And Horace - 101 Dalmatians

Yes, Jasper and Horace are technically bad guys, but they're hilariously incompetent bad guys, and that makes them a great deal more fun and easier to love. If Cruela deVil had been able to hire anybody smarter she might have actually been dangerous.

Jaq And Gus - Cinderella

Cinderella's little mice friends are small but they are actually a big part of her movie. Jaq is (allegedly) the brains of the operation, but Gus is too cute to ignore. They are able to get the better of Lucifer the cat in a pair of sequences that are among the best in Cinderella.

Baymax - Big Hero 6

In a movie full of superheroes, the real hero is the one who would rather heal than hurt. Baymax is just so innocent and kind that it's impossible not to love him. Eventually, it's the robot who shows the biggest heart.

Scat Cat - The Aristocats

The Aristocats is not one of Walt Disney Animation's best movies, but it does have its moments. Or at least its moment. "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat" is a classic Disney song, even if it's in a largely forgotten movie. Scatman Cruthers is the voice of his namesake kitty, and he rocks the song and steals the show.

Dodger - Oliver And Company

How do you not steal the scene when you're literally Billy Joel? Dodger in Oliver and Company is the cool dog that everybody else wants to be, and he's got the best song in the movie. If you've ever seen this movie you probably don't remember anything else.

When it comes to Disney movies, there are plenty of instances where I’m sure we all look at the TV screen, look at our partner next, and sigh, wondering how our lives could never be as romantic as the couples in Disney movies. Alright, well, maybe that was a bit dramatic, but you get what I mean – and today, we’ll be going over some of the best romantic scenes in Disney movies that give me hope in true love. 

Ariel And Eric During “Kiss The Girl” (The Little Mermaid)

One of my favorite Disney scenes comes from The Little Mermaid. Not only does the “Kiss the Girl” scene provide one of the best Disney songs ever, but it’s also a significant turning point in Eric and Ariel’s relationship.

Hercules Literally Risking His Life To Save Meg (Hercules)

Hercules is such an underrated Disney classic, and while it has gotten plenty of praise in the last few years, including talk of a live-action remake, I will never forgive it for not being nearly as big as it should have been. Hercules and Meg were the definition of the ‘it’ couple, and I’m pretty sure not every man would dive into a river of death, risk losing their lives, and so much more to save their significant other—the definition of love. 

Lady And Tramp Sharing A Dinner (Lady And The Tramp)

It’s funny when I watch The Lady and the Tramp now as an adult because I can’t help but think that these dogs are getting celebrity treatment, getting fresh spaghetti and meatballs from a chef. But of course, I have to put down the two main characters swapping meatballs and spaghetti. 

Carl And Ellie’s Montage (Up)

I’m not crying; you are. 

Rewatching Up as an adult is always a hard-hitter, but you want to know what still hits just as hard? Watching Carl and Ellie’s montage of their love story. Heck, I recall seeing this film in the theater with my dad and remembering it as the first time I ever saw him cry. It’s profound love, people. 

Simba And Nala Reuniting (The Lion King)

There is literally nothing better than a friends-to-lovers romance, and I stand by that because now, we have a cemented foundation on which to start a new relationship. And nothing tells a better story than Nala and Simba when they reunite after years apart in The Lion King. Look at these two – they are so in love, and it’s so adorable. 

Eugene And Rapunzel In The Boat (Tangled)

Tangled is a better movie than Frozen, and one of the reasons is that the central relationship between Eugene and Rapunzel legit gives me butterflies even now. I could point out so many scenes between them, but for the sake of space, I’ll say the lantern scene. Eugene is renting out a boat for them on a lake to watch the lanterns in the sky – peak romance moves right there, my man. 

Kiara And Kovu’s Little Love Boat Ride (The Lion King 2)

A lot of people don’t really know that much about The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride, considering that it was never released in theaters, but I have a soft spot for it. In the central love story, Kiara (Simba’s daughter) and Kovu (the son of a leader of outcast lions) are great enemies to lovers. One of their best moments is when they are on a love-boat ride, thanks to Rafiki, during the song “Upendi.” I still dance to it now. 

Eve Trying Her Best To Save Wall-E (WALL-E)

WALL-E is undoubtedly one of the best Pixar movies by far, and while it paints a dystopian view of the world (that almost feels like it’s slowly coming true), at its core is a love story between two robots. The final scene, where Wall-E has basically been destroyed and Eve is trying her absolute hardest to save him – brings tears to my eyes every time. 

Kristoff Getting Anna Home When The Coldness Spreads (Frozen)

Frozen is a great movie about sisterly love, but in terms of romance, Kristoff and Anna are pretty great, too. A great scene to point out is when Kristoff rides Sven home back to Arendelle for even a chance that Anna could live after the coldness in her spreads. He started off not even wanting to travel with her to save her. Adorable. 

Pongo And Perdita Literally Bringing Their Owners Together (101 Dalmatians)

I always say that there is no purer love than a dog’s love, and I think Pongo and Perdita perfectly exemplify that. But you want to know what’s better than them? The fact that these two were so enamored with each other that they literally brought their owners together, too. Talk about fate. 

Aladdin’s Carpet Ride (Aladdin)

I’m, like, 99% sure that “A Whole New World” has become one of the most iconic romance songs of all time, so of course, I have to include the scene from Aladdin that features him taking Jasmine out on a magic carpet ride. Haven’t we all wished for a prince to sweep us off our feet literally? 

Prince Charming Literally Going From Town To Town To Find His Love (Cinderella)

While Cinderella to me isn’t one of the best Disney films ever, there’s no denying its impact and the fact that the Prince did make a very romantic gesture. He’s so enamored with Cinderella, not knowing her name, that he uses a shoe going from town to town in order to find her. 

The Beast Gifting Belle A Library (Beauty And The Beast)

As someone who is counting down every upcoming book-to-screen adaptation that is coming out, do you know the things I would do to be gifted a library like Belle? The Beast in Beauty and the Beast just casually had this whole library in his castle and decided to give it to Belle when feelings began to arrive. I wish. That’s so sweet. 

Prince Phillip Fighting A LITERAL Dragon For Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

I mean, you really can’t get a better protector than Prince Phillip, who literally went to defeat a dragon for Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. It’s not like he had a giant crossbow or anything like that – he went in with just a sword, and my god, I can’t help but admire that and also love that kind of energy for Aurora. 

Elizabeth And Nicholas Marry Again (The Parent Trap)

I always love second-chance romances in any of the best rom-com out there, and The Parent Trap is an excellent example of that. While we do see Elizabeth and Nicholas kiss at the very end of the film, it’s the pictures we see of their second wedding that make me swoon and awe and practically cry.

Eric Giving Ariel The Reigns (The Little Mermaid)

You know, upon watching The Little Mermaid as an adult, I’ve slowly come to realize that Eric and Ariel were actually a decent couple, considering it felt like everyone fell in love so quickly with older Disney movies. Eric, who barely even knows Ariel, takes her out on a journey into town for fun and lets her control the carriage of a horse because she showed interest. Was it necessarily wise? No, but it was still fun. 

Giselle And Robert Finally Kiss (Enchanted)

Rewatching Enchanted is always fun when you’re older, especially when you realize that the songs are incredible and I could jam to them every time. But after seeing Giselle and Robert dance around each other for an entire movie, their kiss at the very end is so fulfilling, and I always feel myself take a deep sigh of relief whenever it happens. 

Eugene Telling Rapunzel That She Was His New Dream (Tangled)

God, that's the gut punch that this scene always gives me. In Tangled, when Mother Goethel stabs Flynn, Eugene cuts off Rapunzel’s hair in order for Goethal to die, rendering her unable to heal him. As he dies, he says to Rapunzel that she has become his new dream, referencing a song earlier in the movie. Thankfully, she’s able to bring him back, but this moment is so beautifully sad. 

When Belle Danced With The Beast For The First Time (Beauty And The Beast)

I’m pretty sure Beauty and the Beast has some of the most iconic romantic scenes ever, and one of them is undoubtedly Belle and the Beast dancing for the first time. It’s slow at first; both are not used to the feelings that are there, but they eventually relax and have fun, and – ugh, I’m swooning thinking about it. 

Troy Decides To Do Both Theater And Basketball To Be Closer To Gabriella (High School Musical 3: Senior Year)

Okay, let’s not address the fact that Troy’s most significant issue in life was whether he wanted to play basketball or theater and that his friends were criticizing him for it – because my man did not deserve that pain. But what we can talk about is how Troy decides to follow his heart and go to a school closer to home so he can be closer to Gabriella at Stanford. I love it. 

Tiana Teaches Naveen How To Mince (The Princess And The Frog)

Tiana is an underrated Disney princess and a great role model. One of my favorite parts about her is that she can cook like no one is watching. When she and Prince Naveen are frogs and need food, she decides to teach Prince Naveen himself how to mince mushrooms. I don’t know what it is about this scene, but it makes me smile every time I see the look in his eyes when he’s impressed with her knife skills. 

Pocahontas Saving John Smith (Pocahontas)

Forget the historical inaccuracies of this film. Instead, let’s talk about how Pocahontas and John Smith were a decently good couple (in the movie) and that she threw herself against her people to save him. Only the fictional versions of these characters make me believe in love again – not the actual figures they are based on. But it’s still a good scene. 

Wade And Ember Finally Embrace (Elemental)

I don’t think you can really get better than fire and water finding a way to co-exist. It is a significant plot point in Elemental that both Wade and Ember wouldn’t be able to touch each other if romance ever entered the picture, but at the very end of the film, they embrace it. It’s a moving scene, and it is one I still love to watch. 

Kristoff Dressing Up For Anna (Frozen 2)

Kristoff is a very manly man – meaning his dressing up in a fancy suit with slicked-back hair isn’t really his style. However, he does do this for Anna’s coronation in Frozen 2, and it’s a charming gesture – although she does say she prefers him in leather after. 

Will And Elizabeth Marry In The Middle Of A Battle (Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest)

Literally, how can you get more romantic than getting married in the middle of a battle? The Pirates of the Caribbean movies drop off with Will and Elizabeth’s romance in later films, but man, these first few were top-tier – and then tying the knot while fighting for their lives with that Hans Zimmer score in the background? Chills, every time. 

The Beast Lets Belle Go (Beauty And The Beast)

To lose something is to have loved something, and that phrase is thoroughly used in Beauty and the Beast. Despite falling for Belle, the Beast lets her go after their dance because she sees that her father is in trouble. He cares about her happiness more than anything else, and…that is true love right there. 

Jane Decides To Stay In The Jungle With Tarzan (Tarzan)

You know, I always wonder how Jane adapted to Tarzan because the fact that she stays behind to be with him is the most significant act of love on this list. Think about it – she left behind her entire world to stay with this man. I’d love to know how their interactions went once the movie was done. 

When Aladdin Stares At Jasmine For The First Time (Aladdin)

Everyone dreams of having someone stare at them the way that Aladdin does the first time he spots Jasmine in Aladdin. That look of utter infatuation and love at first sight – it gets me every time. He’s so down bad it’s not even funny. 

Opposites Truly Attract Between Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun And Felix (Wreck-It-Ralph)

Wreck-It Ralph is a great 2010s Disney movie with many great themes and relationships. One I never expected was between Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun and Felix, two people from two very different games who somehow find their way to each other through this crazy journey. Opposites truly do attract. 

Ariel Singing To Eric (The Little Mermaid)

I think everyone would love to wake up to a mermaid singing to them, but the way that Ariel does it is so ethereal – and it makes total sense why Eric would fall in love with that voice. I mean, come on – saving someone and then singing to them? Pure love, right there. 

Hercules Being The Absolute Cutest With Meg In The Garden (Hercules)

Hercules and Meg are one of my absolute favorite couples in all of Disney, and I can’t get over their date and walking in the garden afterward. I don’t know what it is – maybe it’s the fact that this super strong man who is so nerdy and silly in front of Meg, this headstrong girl, melts her defenses, and it makes me swoon. Either way, it’s adorable. 

Ben Getting A Sign From His Wife (Haunted Mansion)

2023’s Haunted Mansion had no right to be as emotional as it was, and it was made even more emotional when Ben, at the very end, received a sign from his wife from the beyond. His wife, who loved tater tots – and now Ben himself found a cat named Tater Tot. Shut up. Shut up. I am getting tears in my eyes just writing about it. 

This is making me excited for all the upcoming Disney movies and any romantic scenes that will make me swoon. I’m here for the tears, the laughs, and so much more. 

For those who know me, you understand I love to eat and cook. For those who don't, you just learned a new fun fact about me – cooking (and eating) is honestly a passion of mine. Granted, I pair that with a decent amount of working out so that way I can eat whatever I want, but it's worth it when I'm able to enjoy that slice of pizza guilt-free or sip on a milkshake without worries. 

Another passion of mine is movies and TV, as you can expect, and those go well together with food, especially with cooking scenes, moments featured around cooking, or anything else. Today, we'll be going over my top favorite cooking scenes in film and television – or just dishes that look absolutely divine. 

The Cuban Sandwiches (Chef)

Chef is an underrated movie for many reasons, but it was especially underrated for how good its food looks. The Cuban Sandwiches that Carl begins to make towards the middle of the movie are really the most delicious thing I have ever seen—and I would know because I made them as well, and yes, they are so good. 

The Beef Wellington In Any Hell's Kitchen Season (Hell's Kitchen)

As someone who loves any Gordon Ramsay cooking show, I think Hell's Kitchen is the one that's been around the longest. And what have you seen them cook time and time again, over and over? That Beef Wellington, wrapped in puff pastry, surrounded by all kinds of goodness, and that red meat – gosh, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. 

The Last Of Us Made Me Want To Try Rabbit (The Last Of Us)

I love The Last of Us. Not only is it my favorite video game of all time, but it's also one of my favorite video game adaptations. That third episode with Bill and Frank broke me into a million pieces, but you want to know what it also did? Bill somehow made rabbit look appetizing to me when he cooked it—and now, I'm really curious to try it. 

Literally Any Scene With Chocolate (Wonka)

I'm going to miss getting into details with this one. While I picked Wonka specifically, any of the Willy Wonka adaptations would work. I gain ten pounds just watching this chocolatier make the treat, let alone eat it. 

Any Food Scene In Any Studio Ghibli Movie

As someone who loves anime, my favorite part is the fantastic Studio Ghibli movies. In any of them, there is always—and I mean always—a cooking scene. But in every Ghibli film, he always finds a way to make food look so ridiculously good that I'm jealous I'm not in the movie. The food is so appetizing that there's a cookbook based on it. 

Flanders Hot Cocoa That Looks Absolutely Divine (The Simpsons Movie)

As someone who just spent a decent amount of time rewatching the first ten seasons of The Simpsons, I recently saw The Simpsons Movie again. And man, that hot cocoa that Flanders leaves out for Bart lives in my head rent-free. He creates it without skipping a beat and topping it off with chocolate shavings. My friend, please do that for me. 

When Remy Makes The Ratatouille (Ratatouille) 

I love Ratatouille so much and believe it's underrated in terms of Pixar film status. I have to point out the titular dish that the rat, Remy, makes. Whether it's because of Ego's reaction to the food or the careful way in which Remy and the others assemble the cooked pieces of vegetables, it's a beautiful cooking scene. 

That Mushroom Pasta That's Served At The Family Dinner (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)

While we don't physically see Mario's family cook the mushroom pasta, we do see it served, and yes, this is another example of something I had to recreate. It's a relatively simple meal: sauteed mushrooms with pasta, but if you add a little bit of spice, cheese, wine, and love—boom, you get this masterpiece. 

The Last Meal – A Cheeseburger (The Menu)

I'm a massive fan of the best horror movies out there, but The Menu has snuck up and become an underdog favorite of mine—mainly because I've occasionally enjoyed a night of fine dining. But the last meal, that cheeseburger with crinkle-cut fries that Chef Slowik served to Margot, made me want a cheeseburger so badly. Look at it; just look at it. 

Marcus' Chocolate Cake (The Bear)

The Bear cast features an extensive number of characters that I truly love more than most TV shows nowadays, and Marcus has snuck in and become a clear favorite of mine. One of my most-loved parts about him is in Season 1, where he spends so much time trying to perfect this chocolate cake, and it seriously makes me want to make a cake of my own—which I did end up doing because I have no self-control.

Those Scallion Noodles (Everything Everywhere All At Once)

The Academy Award-winning, Everything Everywhere All At Once is known for more than just its bagel. It also has scallion noodles, at least in the very beginning. What looks like a simple dish is actually delicate Asian cuisine that takes a certain amount of pizzazz to get just right, but once it's done, these are the best noodles you will ever have in your life. 

The Krabby Patties Because Obviously (Spongebob)

I'm a young woman; I grew up watching Spongebob Squarepants, so let's be honest here – you knew I was going to put this on this list. Come on. I'm pretty sure any time we saw Spongebob make these patties, we would salivate at the mouth to try them. 

Julieta Making Her Literal Healing Arepas (Encanto)

Encanto is a great Disney movie, and the arepas that Mirabel's mother, Julieta, makes look so good. They're so good that they literally heal people. If you can make an arepa that somehow heals wounds and more, you have captured my interest – even if it can't do the same in real life.

The Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (The Devil Wears Prada)

As someone who loves The Devil Wears Prada cast and adores the movie as a whole, I will openly say that I hated Nate's character. But what I didn't hate was that he was a chef who also spent his nights making some of the best-looking grilled cheese sandwiches for Andy. And yes, now I seriously crave something to eat. 

The Tamales Coco's Family Makes (Coco)

There are so many amazing Pixar films out there, but Coco has always been my favorite. However, something that I did forget about the movie for a while is that his family spends a decent amount of time crafting tamales, a very traditional Mexican dish that has been passed down from generation to generation. And truthfully, watching them make the dish made me want to try it so badly. 

Anytime Garfield Gets To Eat Cooked Lasagna (Garfield: The Movie)

I have to get Garfield on this list somehow. Garfield: The Movie is probably the best example, but any time Garfield gets to eat lasagna, I'm always jealous. Lasagna isn't even my favorite pasta dish, but somehow, this orange furball always finds a way for me to crave it by the time the movie ends. 

When The Chef Makes The Spaghetti (The Lady And The Tramp)

What is arguably one of the most romantic scenes in any Disney movie ever, we see Lady and Tramp share a plate of spaghetti after watching the chef at an Italian restaurant make it from the window. When I tell you that I have never craved spaghetti and meatballs more than after watching this film, I mean it. It looks so good. 

That Boursin Cheese Omelet (The Bear)

The Bear has so many dishes that I would gladly eat or make in a heartbeat, but I have to point out this omelet from Season 2 of the show. Sydney makes it for Sugar, and the dish itself is relatively easy to make but takes a certain amount of skill to pull off. Yes, I have remade it, and yes, I am salivating just thinking about those potato chips on top. 

The Crazy Amount Of Pastries (Marie Antoinette)

While Marie Antoinette is not the most historically accurate portrayal of the famous queen of France, I will say that the amount of pastries we see in that movie is godlike. I feel like seeing her eat them makes me gain twenty pounds—and also makes me want to go to a French bakery. 

The Classic Beef Bourguignon (Julie & Julia)

What makes Julie & Julie such a good movie is that it's actually based on a real-life culinary legend, so you know that the food in it is going to be spectacular. One of my favorite scenes from the film involves when they make the classic beef bourguignon, a stew where meat simmers for hours and is absolutely delicious by the time it is done. Ugh, I want to make it just thinking about it. 

Kevin Cooks His Own Macaroni & Cheese (Home Alone)

You know, sometimes you need to get the boxed mac and cheese and call it a day, and that's exactly what Kevin did in Home Alone. While we could go on for hours about how the burglar's injuries were super serious, I'm going to instead focus on how amazing that boxed macaroni and cheese looks that Kevin puts in the microwave. That feels like comfort on a plate. 

Carl Makes Aglio E Olio (Chef)

Aglio e Olio is actually one of the simplest pasta dishes you can make, and it's cooked to perfection in Chef. The dish itself is easy on the surface level but takes a certain amount of skill to pull off and achieve culinary perfection, and this scene perfectly captures it. Heck, I'd be waiting patiently, like Scarlett Johansson's character, too, for that meal. 

Monica's Candy That She Makes For The Neighbors (Friends)

Monica made some of the most delicious-looking food throughout Friends, but do you want to know the one dish that I have always wondered about? That homemade candy had neighbors coming directly to her door. It seemed like a nice favor at first, but eventually, it got so popular that she had to stop making it. What was in that candy that made it so good? I'm so curious. Give me all your secrets. 

That Classic Breakfast With Steak And Eggs (Twister)

You can't get better than this breakfast. While Twister isn't known for its cooking scenes, when we see steak and egg breakfast cooking, it'll make you want to make your own. I did precisely that after watching it for the first time. 

Remy's Reinvented Potato Leek Soup (Ratatouille)

There are so many delicious meals in Ratatouille that I could devour in a heartbeat, but Remy made the potato leek soup look so good. Alfredo nearly messes it up, but Remy secretly pulls it all together in the end and makes this delectable-looking masterpiece that makes me jealous that I'm not there in the kitchen with them. 

That Steaming New York City Pizza Delivery (Home Alone 2)

Okay, so Kevin doesn't actually make the pizza, but I have to put this on the list mainly because my mother and I still quote the scene where Kevin gets the pizza in Home Alone 2. It's steaming and is right out of the box, and it looks like something that I would absolutely devour in two seconds flat. 

A Chinese Christmas (A Christmas Story)

While we don't see them physically cook the Chinese, we do see the family of four receive a Chinese feast on Christmas Day when their dinner doesn't exactly pan out as planned. Featuring hilarious moments (some of which haven't aged super gracefully, but oh well), this scene captures the joy and craziness of Christmas—and makes me really want Chinese. 

Any Time Iroh Made Green Tea (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

I can't tell you how many times we've seen Uncle Iroh and all his wisdom in Avatar: The Last Airbender makes tea. I started drinking tea because of how good he made it look in every scene that he brewed. I even have a Jasmine Dragon mug now! I am fully on that Avatar train, no matter what. 

The Reveal Of That Timpano (Big Night)

I can't tell you how many times I've looked at that Timpano in Big Night and wondered how the heck that thing even exists. But that doesn't mean I don't want to try it. Look at it. Just look at this giant plate of food; God, my stomach is grumbling. 

Ross's Moist Maker Sandwich Because How Good Is It? (Friends)

No, because seriously, how good would this moist maker sandwich be if Ross basically got suspended from his job because of it? As someone who has had excellent Thanksgiving dinners and less than-great ones as well, that sandwich that Monica makes makes me so curious as to how good it tastes. 

Every Pie That's Baked (Waitress)

It's pie. How can you not want pie? Every pie that's baked in Waitress makes me want to make my apple pie no matter what time of year it is, and yes, I am going to go and bake one right now just thinking of it. 

Tiana's Gumbo (The Princess And The Frog)

Tiana is one of the best Disney princesses and it's because she knows all these excellent life skills and has an unbreakable spirit. One thing that she's amazingly good at is cooking and baking, and while I could point out her beignets, I have to give praise to her gumbo because, good lord, it looks so good. 

Gumbo honestly takes a lot of skill to properly make (as someone who has tried and failed), so I give her all the praise for somehow making it as a child. 

Okay, I think I need to revisit my cookbooks again because now I'm hungry. Time to cook! 

Everybody loves a good dog movie — not just because most humans cannot seem to get enough of the animal they call “man’s best friend,” but because many of them depict the canine in a heroic light. We picked out a hefty selection of some of our favorite examples of lovable movie and TV dogs whom we can thank for treating us to a happy ending to cheer for. That being said, we also cannot promise that the dog does not die in all of these films and series, but we can assure you that, through their vigilant acts, they did not pass on in vain.

Buddy Leads Josh's Basketball Team To Victory (Air Bud)

Perhaps the Citizen Kane of animal sports movies is Disney's Air Bud, which starred real-life canine celebrity Air Buddy in the title role. After the Golden Retriever is befriended by a boy named Josh (Kevin Zegers), he discovers that he has an astonishing talent for playing basketball and becomes the star player of Josh's team.

Pongo And Perdita Save All Of Cruella's Kidnapped Puppies (One Hundred Dalmatians And One Dalmatians)

While we have a soft spot for the 1996 live-action remake, especially for Glenn Close’s performance as Cruella de Vil, we felt Disney’s original 1961 animated adaptation of Dodie Smith’s book was more deserving of a mention as it is largely told from the perspective of Pongo, Perdita, and their puppies. In addition to rescuing their own children from the cruel fashionista's clutches, the canine couple prevent a whopping 101 Dalmatians (hence the title) from being made into a spotted fur coat.

Benji Rescues Paul And Cindy (Benji)

One of the most famous fictional dogs in history is Benji — the star of many adventures, the first of which was released in 1974. In the Oscar-nominated film, the titular stray (played then by a mixed breed named Higgins) is accepted into the family of two children after saving them from a kidnapping.

Every Time Scooby-Doo Helps Mystery Inc. Crack The Case (Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?)

Whenever the villain of the week is unmasked, they always say that they would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for “those meddling kids,” in reference to Fred, Daphne, Shaggy, and Velma. However, the titular Great Dane from the original classic cartoon, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, plays a pivotal role in Mystery Inc. and the amount of times his loyalty, occasional bouts of courage, and astonishing ability to speak helped solve the case should not go unnoticed, especially by the criminal caught in the end.

Sparky Saves Beethoven (Beethoven)

The eponymous St. Bernard from the Beethoven franchise is an undeniable canine hero, but the one who really saves the day at the end of the 1992 first installment is his buddy, Sparky. The Jack Russell Terrier prevents evil veterinarian Herman Varnick (Dean Jones) from shooting Beethoven by biting him in the crotch. 

Jock And Trusty Rescue Tramp From The Dogcatcher (Lady And The Tramp)

After he is wrongfully accused of attacking Jim Dear and Darling's baby, Tramp (Larry Roberts) is taken away by a local dogcatcher. However, when neighboring Scottish Terrier Jock (Bill Thompson) and elderly bloodhound Trusty (Bill Baucom) overhear evidence of his innocence, they track him down and derail the dogcatcher's carriage, which unfortunately causes Trusty to become injured in the commotion.

Copper Prevents Amos From Shooting Tod (The Fox And The Hound)

Disney's animated adaptation of Daniel P. Mannix's book, The Fox and the Hound, tells the story of two animals whose friendship is torn apart by the realization that they are meant to be natural enemies. However, their mutual affection remains strong enough in their adulthood that the hound, Copper (Mickey Rooney), protects his fox friend, Tod (Kurt Russell), from his owner — a hunter named Amos (Jack Albertson).

Toto Alerts The Others To Help Rescue Dorothy (The Wizard Of Oz)

In the 1937 family movie classic, The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s (Judy Garland) chances of getting back home to Kansas are threatened by the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) when her flying monkeys bring her and Toto to the castle. Luckily, the Cairn Terrier manages to escape and finds the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), Tin Man (Jack Haley), and Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), whom he leads back to the castle to save Dorothy.

Bolt Draws The Firefighters' Attention (Bolt)

In Disney's 2008 animated movie, Bolt, John Travolta voices the title role of a White Swiss Shepherd who believes he is the hero he plays on TV, only to discover he only possesses average abilities when he becomes lost in New York. However, he does end up becoming a real hero when his barks alert nearby firefighters to where he and his owner, Penny (Miley Cyrus), are trapped in a burning building.

Every Time Underdog Saves Polly (Underdog)

There are many great superhero pets we could have mentioned here — such as Batman’s Ace — but we thought we would go with the underdog canine vigilante, who is aptly called Underdog. The Lois Lane to the super-powered Beagle’s Superman was Sweet Polly Purebred, whom he sprung into action to save in nearly every episode of his 1960s-era animated series.

Lou Defeats Mr. Tinkles (Cats & Dogs)

Domesticated house pets got their own spy movie spoof with 2001’s Cats & Dogs, which depicts canines and felines’ natural rivalry as a more complex, high-stakes situation. The one who thwarts Mr. Tinkles’ (voiced by Sean Hayes) plan to make all humans allergic to dogs, and saves his own family in the process, is rookie agent Lou (voiced by Tobey Maguire) — a Beagle who decides that he is better off being a regular dog.

Charlie Gives His Life For Anne-Marie (All Dogs Go To Heaven)

In Don Bluth's 1989 classic, All Dogs Go to Heaven, conniving German Shepherd Charlie (Burt Reynolds) escapes the afterlife with the intent of avenging his murder, but ends up befriending an orphan named Anne-Marie (Judith Barsi). He loses his life again attempting to save the little girl from a fire, which grants him a place in Heaven again and allows him time to temporarily visit his human friend in spirit.

A Mortally Wounded Hooch Saves Turner From Hyde (Turner & Hooch)

In the 1989 buddy cop comedy, Turner & Hooch, the eponymous Dogue de Bordeaux is shot trying to protect Det. Scott Turner (Tom Hanks). Luckily, Hooch still has the will to get up and bite the crooked Chief Hyde (Craig T. Nelson), distracting him for enough time to let Turner take him out.

Gromit Saves Wallace From Were-Rabbit Hunters (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit)

What makes Gromit one of the greatest pop culture sidekicks in history is his intelligence and unbridled loyalty toward his friend, Wallace (originally voiced by Peter Sallis). This is most evident in the duo’s 2005 feature-length adventure, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, in which the Beagle discovers Wallace is the titular half-human, half-bunny creature and must protect him from people intent on getting rid of him.

Otis Helps Milo To Safety (The Adventures Of Milo And Otis)

The entire story of The Adventures of Milo and Otis (originally released in Japan as A Kitten's Story) is one big, dangerous collision course for a cat named Milo. Luckily, the orange tabby cat's new buddy, a stray pug named Otis, chases after him, helping him out of his jam by the end.

Reggie And His Friends Bring Doug To Justice (Strays)

The year 2023 brought us an adult take on the talking dog movie called Strays, in which a naive Border Terrier named Reggie (voiced by Will Ferrell) realizes that he was intentionally abandoned by his abusive owner, Doug (Will Forte), and sets out to get even with him. With the help from his new furry friends — Bug (Jamie Foxx), Maggie (Isla Fisher), and Hunter (Randall Park) — Reggie exacts his revenge by biting off… well, let’s just call it Doug’s “favorite thing.”

Scraps Saves The Mayflower (Airplane II: The Sequel)

In the 1982 follow-up to the classic parody movie, Airplane! — aptly titled Airplane II: The Sequel — a malfunctioning AI sending the Mayflower to the Sun instead of the Moon is not the only issue the commercial space shuttle is facing as someone also brought aboard a time bomb they bought from the duty-free shop. An attempt to get bring the device, stashed in a briefcase, to a safe place ends with the briefcase hurtling in the hair, but a passenger dog named Scraps catches it in his mouth before it can hit the ground.

Max Stops Tyler From Killing Justin (Max)

The title character of Max is a military-trained Malinois (played by a show dog named Carlos) who is haunted by the death of his handler, Kyle (Robbie Amell) and is taken in by the family of the fallen Marine. He forms a close bond with Kyle’s younger brother, Justin (Josh Wiggins), and risks his life to save the teen and his father (Thomas Haden Church) from Kyle’s friend Tyler (Luke Kleintank), who turns out to have ties to an illegal weapons trade.

Old Yeller Saves Katie And Lisbeth From A Wolf (Old Yeller)

In Disney’s 1957 adaptation of Fred Gipson’s novel, Old Yeller, the titular Black Mouth Cur (played by Spike) performs many heroic acts that earn him a place among the Coates. His final deed was protecting Katie (Dorothy McGuire) and Lisbeth (Beverly Washburn) by fighting off a wolf, which is ultimately shot by Travis (Tommy Kirk), but not soon enough to prevent it from biting Old Yeller, who sadly contracts rabies as a result.

Dan And Ann Save Grandpa And Billy (Where The Red Fern Grows)

Two of the most loyal and protective dogs in the history of fiction come from Wilson Rawls' 1961 novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, which was first adapted for film in 1974. Billy's two raccoon-hunting dogs, Dan and Ann, end up rescuing the boy's injured grandpa and, later, Dan sacrifices his life to prevent a mountain lion from attacking Billy, which later costs Ann her will to live.

Baxter Tells The Mama Bear To Leave Ron And Veronica Alone (Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy)

One of the funniest examples of a dog who is smarter than his owner is Baxter from 2004’s Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy, who not only speaks Spanish but can apparently speak bear, too. That is how he convinces a mother grizzly to step away from Ron (Will Ferrell) and Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) when they become trapped in the bear habitat at the zoo.

Jake's Many Adventures With Finn (Adventure Time)

On one of the all-time best animated TV shows, Adventure Time, the sole remaining human in the Land of Ooo, Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada), could have never completed his many quests to protect the mystical, post-apocalyptic world without his buddy, Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio). In addition to his various magical abilities, the talking dog of unspecified breed saves the day again and again just by being a supportive friend.

The Wolf-Dog Rescues Gabriel (Where The North Begins)

One of the most famous canine actors in Hollywood history is Rin-Tin-Tin and one of his most famous roles was known as The Wolf-Dog from Where the North Begins. Initially raised by wolves as a puppy, the German Shepherd is later adopted by a fur trapper named Gabriel (Walter McGrail) after saving him from a certain death. 

Togo Helps Deliver The Life-Saving Serum (Togo)

The 2019 Disney+ original movie Togo is inspired by the true story of musher Leonhard Seppala (Willem Dafoe) and his titular sled dog, who was considered too small and weak when he was born, only to become the leader of his pack. In 1925, Seppala and the 12-year-old Siberian husky embark on a 600-mile trek through a harsh arctic storm to deliver a cure for a deadly epidemic, only to see an Alaskan husky named Balto receive the credit.

Chance, Shadow, And Sassy Save Themselves (Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey)

Who says that an animal has to save someone else to be considered the hero of their story? In Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey — Disney’s 1993 adaptation of Sheila Burnford’s novel — American Bulldog Chance (voiced by Michael J. Fox) and elderly Golden Retriever Shadow (Don Ameche), along with their feline friend, Sassy (Sally Field), manage to find their way back to their family after days lost in the wilderness.

The Many Adventures Of Boomer (Here's Boomer)

In the early 1980s, a series called Here's Boomer aired for two seasons, during which a stray mixed breed (played by Johnny the Dog) traveled the country, often running into people who needed assistance. For 20 episodes, he helped the likes of a family whose camping trip was interrupted by a bear attack, a visually impaired man wanting to be a cyclist, cops looking to crack a big case, and more.

Delgado Saves Chloe From El Diablo (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)

Drew Barrymore’s Chloe may be the titular breed of Disney’s 2008 comedy, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, but she would have never survived her dangerous journey through Mexico City without the help of Delgado (voiced by Andy Garcia). The street-smart German Shepherd is even responsible for helping her escape the clutches of an evil Doberman named El Diablo (Edward James Olmos).

The Sled Dogs Safely Pull Ted And Jack From The Edge Of A Cliff (Snow Dogs)

In 2002’s Snow Dogs, Miami dentist Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) must put his newly found mushing skills to the test to bring his biological father, Jack (James Coburn), to the finish line of a major Alaskan sled race during a bad storm. Their sled nearly falls off a cliff on the way back, but their seven Siberian Huskies and Border Collie, Nana, pull them to safety.

Rowf And Snitter Rescue Abused Lab Animals (The Plague Dogs)

Based on Richard Adams’ novel, the 1982 animated adventure drama, The Plague Dogs, follows a Labrador-mix named Rowf (Christopher Benjamin) and a smooth fox terrier named Snitter (John Hurt), who are hunted under suspicion that they may carry a deadly disease. As it turns out, the commotion they caused around town resulted in the shutdown of the local lab from where they escaped, which, inadvertently, saved the other animals kept there from experiencing any further cruel treatment.

Bingo Rescues Chuckie And Safely Disposes A Bomb (Bingo)

The was a dog movie in 1991 and Bingo was its name-o. It follows a Border Collie who gives up his unsatisfactory life as a circus performer to search for a boy he once befriended named Chuckie (Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.), who later gets kidnapped for ransom. Bingo manages to help Chuckie get out of the burning building where he was being held by activating a fire alarm that alerts the fire department and, later, carries a bomb that was also in the building to an area where it does not harm anyone upon detonation. 

Reno Rescues Wilder From Neo-Nazis (Top Dog)

In response to a trend of action movies partnering cops with canines, 1995 saw the release of Top Dog, starring Chuck Norris as Lt. Jake Wilder, who is initially reluctant to work with a Briard named Reno after his previous owner dies. However, the dog turns out to be a wonderful partner, freeing Wilder from captivity by Neo-Nazis by biting through his bindings and joining in the fight to take down their who operation.

Browning Solves His Own Murder (Oh Heavenly Dog)

We admit that 1980's Oh Heavenly Dog might be a bit of a stretch because the heroic canine in question is actually a reincarnated human, namely Chevy Chase as a private investigator named Browning. He is assigned to return to Earth and solve his own murder, with the catch that he is given the body of a mixed breed who is billed as Benji, but is actually played by Benjean, the daughter of original Benji actor, Higgins.

You may have noticed that we did not mention Lassie in any of these examples, but that is because including her would have been too on-the-snout, as far as we are concerned. After all, when was that Rough Collie not saving somebody at some point?

Did you know that the Academy Awards’ category for Best Animated Feature has only existed since 2002 and the first recipient was one of the best kids movies, Shrek? It makes us wonder what other classics of the medium would have received the honor had the category been introduced prior to their release. Let’s explore the idea by recalling some of the most acclaimed animated movies of all time that deserved the Oscar (including some that were either recognized or won in another category or received a special statuette).

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)

As the first feature-length animated film ever made, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs likely would have earned the award for that grand achievement alone. In fact, the film did earn Walt Disney an honorary Oscar that was specially designed with seven miniature statuettes surrounding it, in reference to the Seven Dwarfs.

Toy Story (1995)

Toy Story was a game-changer in the mid-1990s as the first fully computer-generated feature length film — a feat that did earn Pixar a Special Achievement Oscar, in addition to nods for its screenplay and Randy Newman’s score and iconic original song, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” It probably would have won Best Animated Feature on that fact alone, if not for the ingenious plot and heartwarming themes of friendship, as explored through the complicated relationship between string-activated cowboy doll, Woody (Academy Award winner Tom Hanks), and “high-tech” spaceman, Buzz (Tim Allen).

The Lion King (1994)

It makes sense when you learn that The Lion King is an adaptation of King Lear because the story is on par with even the most powerful works of William Shakespeare. Throw in gorgeous animation of the Pride Lands of Africa and Oscar-winning music by Elton John and Hans Zimmer and you have yourself a masterpiece.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

The only thing more unique than the story of The Nightmare Before Christmas — the disillusioned Halloween King tries to bring Christmas to his spooky town — is its stop-motion animation style. The fascinatingly freaky aesthetic of producer Tim Burton and director Henry Sellick's cult favorite did earn it an Oscar nomination for Visual Effects, but we imagine it would have received a Best Animated Feature Oscar win had the category existed.

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

As one of the all-time most beloved anime film classics, Akira very likely could have received the Best Animated Feature honor in 1989. Yet, Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro — which follows the adventures of two young girls and the spirits of the forest — is the more irresistibly whimsical anime fantasy, making it more of a shoe-in.

The Iron Giant (1999)

The BAFTAs have a category for Best Feature Film in a division reserved for children’s entertainment that, in 2000, was received by Brad Bird's feature-length directorial debut, The Iron Giant. This might be a good indication that the highly original, intelligently crafted, and heartwarming B-movie throwback had a great chance of winning the Best Animated Feature Oscar, too, despite what would have been fierce competition with Toy Story 2, Disney's Tarzan, Fantasia 2000, and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.

Princess Mononoke (1997)

The year 1997 was another iconic one for animated cinema, with Disney's Hercules, Anastasia, Cats Don't Dance, and Perfect Blue among its most acclaimed examples. However, an epic, visually stunning fantasy adventure by Studio Ghibli like Princess Mononoke seems like the best bet.

Aladdin (1992)

This beloved animated adaptation of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights was nominated for five Oscars and won two for Alan Menken's score and the original song, "A Whole New World." In an alternate world, Aladdin — one of the all-time best Disney animated films for its sweeping, romantic, adventurous tone and, especially, the late Robin Williams’ extraordinary performance as the voice of Genie — just might have won a third statuette.

Chicken Run (2000)

The last year before the Best Animated Feature Oscar was created saw the release of the hilarious The Emperor's New Groove, the thrilling Titan A.E., and Dinosaur, which boasted some unusually realistic animation. However, the most acclaimed animated film from that year was the funny claymation-style escape thriller, Chicken Run, which could have ended up being the most acclaimed pick from that year by the Academy.  

The Little Mermaid (1989)

This beautiful adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s aquatic fairytale might have faced some competition in the Best Animated Feature category with Hayao Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, All Dogs Go to Heaven, and, perhaps even, Peter Jackson’s Meet the Feebles. However, considering The Little Mermaid did earn Alan Menken two Oscars for Best Original Song (for “Under the Sea” against “Kiss the Girl”) and Original Score, it very likely would have swam its way to the top, as well.

Mulan (1998)

The most noteworthy theatrically released animated films of 1998 included Quest for Camelot, The Rugrats Movie, The Prince of Egypt, Antz, and its Pixar twin A Bug’s Life. However, the one with the best chance of taking home the gold would have probably been Disney’s funny, action-packed, period epic, Mulan, which did earn a Best Original Score nod at that year’s Oscars.

Beauty And The Beast (1991)

Disney’s retelling of the classic fairytale, Beauty and the Beast, was the first animated film to receive a nomination for the Best Picture Oscar — in addition to five other nominations, including Original Song and Score, which it won. Later, 2009’s Up and 2010’s Toy Story 3 also earned nods in the grand prize category and wound up taking home the Best Animated Feature Oscar in their respective years. Thus, if the category existed in 1992, this timeless story of the prevailing power of true love would have had no competition.

The Jungle Book (1967)

Disney’s first adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s seminal novel about a young boy (voiced by Bruce Reitherman) living among wild animals was recognized by the Academy with a nomination for Terry Gilkyson’s original song, “The Bare Necessities.” When taking a look at the other animated films from 1967 — including Rankin/Bass’ The Wacky World of Mother Goose and Cyborg 009: Monster Wars —  it seems like the The Jungle Book would have had this in the bag.

Peter Pan (1953)

Disney’s animated adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s seminal fairytale about a wondrous world with pirates and an ageless boy with the ability to fly did not get much awards attention, save a Grand Prize nomination at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. That kind of praise for Peter Pan probably would have given the Academy something to think about, at least, had they created the Best Animated Feature adaptation then.

Castle In The Sky (1986)

Even with acclaimed animated features like An American Tail (which was nominated for Best Original Song), The Great Mouse Detective, and Transformers: The Movie released in the same year, we still have the most confidence in Castle in the Sky. This gravity-defying adventure was the first feature-length film by Studio Ghibli and is still remembered as one of the studio’s finest efforts.

Bambi (1942)

Based on a novel by Felix Salten, the iconic, devastating Bambi received Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Song, and Score, which alone makes a good case for its Best Animated Feature eligibility. Not to mention, its only competition in that race would have been another, much-forgotten, Disney film called Saludos Amigos and a lost Chilean feature called 15 mil dibujos.

Fantasia (1940)

The year's animated feature to compete at the Academy Awards was Pinocchio, which did take home statuettes for Original Score and Original Song (“When You Wish Upon a Star”). The only other feature-length animated flick released that year was an anthology called Fantasia, which received two honorary awards for its then unique combination of music and visuals and “contribution to the use of sound in motion pictures." Fantasia’s groundbreaking technical achievements, wondrous aesthetic, and sense of variety probably would have given it the edge for Best Animated Feature over Pinocchio, which would have meant a win for Disney either way.

Watership Down (1978)

Inspired by Richard Adam’s novel, Watership Down is the harrowing tale of a group of rabbits desperate to find refuge from humans intent on destroying their home, which received a Hugo Award nomination for “Best Dramatic Presentation.” To us, this suggests that it might have been favored by the Academy as well, considering its biggest competition would have been Ralph Bashki’s divisive The Lord of the Rings and a few Disney cartoon compilations.

Lady And The Tramp (1955)

While the Academy Awards did not have a Best Animated Feature category in 1956, the BAFTAs did and one of their nominees that year was Lady and the Tramp. While a Canadian short film called Blinkity Blank ended up winning, we imagine the heartwarming tale about a pampered Cocker Spaniel (voiced by Barbara Luddy) who falls for a stray mongrel (voiced by Larry Roberts) would have been treated better by the Academy.

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

George Burns’ original score for this adaptation of Charles Perrault’s seminal fairytale, Sleeping Beauty, did get a nod from the Academy, but probably would have taken home Best Animated Feature. Fun fact: the Disney film’s most notable competition might have been an adaptation of the “Aladdin” segment from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights by Columbia Pictures.

Dumbo (1941)

Perhaps one of the reasons why the Academy had not created a Best Animated Feature category by 1942 is because victories were pretty much inevitable at the time. In other words, Dumbo — which did win Best Score that year — probably would have beaten out The Reluctant Dragon (an anthology also from Disney) and Princess Iron Fan, which was China’s first animated feature, but its colorless animation might have hurt its chances.

Cinderella (1950)

Three Academy Award nominations — namely Best Original Song ("Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo"), Score, and Sound — went to, arguably, the most definitive Disney animated movie. Without even taking the other animated features released in 1950 into account, it is hard to imagine anything else but the timeless love story in Cinderella winning over the Academy’s hearts in the Best Animated Feature category for that year.

Charlotte’s Web (1973)

Disney certainly would have had a good chance at winning the Best Animated Feature Oscar in 1974 with Robin Hood, which did earn a nod for George Burns’ original song, “Love.” However, we can’t help but feel that Paramount’s original, uplifting adaptation of E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web would have been the radiant victor.

One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961)

In 1962, the BAFTA for Best Animated Film was given to Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians. If this category existed in the Oscars at that time, we imagine it would have also gone to this iconic adaptation of Dodie Smith’s novel about a family of puppies kidnapped by ruthless fashionista, Cruella de Vil.

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996)

While there is a case to be made that the largely stop-motion animated James and the Giant Peach could have been eligible and that Beavis and Butt-Head Do America deserved a chance, it might be safest to say the Best Animated Feature Oscar would have gone to The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1997. Disney’s adaptation of Victor Hugo’s esteemed French novel did received an Academy Award nomination for Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz’s score, however.

The Secret Of NIMH (1982)

The 1983 Best Animated Feature Oscar race might have had a pretty stellar line-up with two acclaimed Rankin-Bass fantasies (The Flight of the Dragon and The Last Unicorn), the U.K. adaptation of Richard Adam’s The Plague Dogs, and (if they counted it) the visually groundbreaking Tron. However, our money would have been on The Secret of NIMH, which is one of the legendary Don Bluth’s most wild and wondrous adventures.

The Aristocats (1970)

To modern audiences, The Aristocats is a seen as an animated Disney movie that has not aged very well, due to some racial insensitivities. However, in 1971, that would have had no effect on the Academy, who probably would have given it the Best Animated Feature Oscar for its incredible musical moments.

Alice In Wonderland (1951)

Disney’s original adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s surreal novel was one of only three feature-length animated films released in 1951, the others being a Czechoslovakian stop-motion film called Prince Bayaya and a Soviet adaptation of The Night Before Christmas. Not only would this have helped its chances in the Best Animated Feature Oscar race, but its score also received a nod from the Academy.

Animal Farm (1954)

Because Disney did not release an animated film in 1954, that very likely would have left Animal Farm as a shoe-in for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at that time. While not particularly appropriate for family viewing, the adaptation of George Orwell’s clever, anti-fascist satire is a work of great importance.

The Fox And The Hound (1981)

Despite its heart-wrenching story of two creatures whose friendship is threatened when they discover they are meant to be natural enemies, Disney’s The Fox and the Hound was easily one of the most family-friendly animated films from 1981, which probably could have helped its chances in the Best Animated Feature Oscar race. Its greatest competition most likely would have been Ralph Bashki’s American Pop and producer Ivan Reitman’s Heavy Metal — both of which are musicals that, certainly, were not made for younger audiences.

The Rescuers (1977)

The Rescuers was nominated by the Academy for its original song, “Someone’s Waiting For You,” but we are inclined to believe a Best Animated Feature win would have also been in order. In fact, this thrilling adventure’s 1990 sequel, The Rescuers Down Under, more than likely would have won for its year, too.

Yellow Submarine (1968)

If the music in Yellow Submarine (courtesy of The Beatles, whose 1966 song inspired the film) would not win over the Academy, at least the intense visuals likely would have. The film follows John, Paul, George, and Ringo, who are enlisted by Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to help save Pepperland from the anti-musical Blue Meanies.

The animation medium has come a long way, but its greatest admirers would agree that these classics deserved more recognition in their prime. Hopefully, mentioning them in this list served as a worthy consolation to being made before they could have the chance at a Best Animated Feature Oscar.

Disney has created some incredible songs and has captured generations of musical lovers, from sad songs to uplifting songs and more. But sometimes, there are songs in movies that just should not be there, and today, we are going to talk about 32 Disney songs that just aren’t good and should never have been in their movies. 

“Fixer Upper” (Frozen)

So even if Frozen was a massive hit for Disney when it was released, let’s be openly honest here and say that “Fixer Upper” is just not a hit for many reasons. 

I feel like Frozen was so focused on the relationship between Elsa and Anna that a romance almost felt kind of forced, but then “Fixer Upper” came around, and it was just uncomfortable the whole time. 

“Fathoms Below” (The Little Mermaid)

I think you’d have to be insane not to love the movie that started the Disney Renaissance films, and the music from The Little Mermaid is pretty much loved worldwide – but you never see people liking “Fathoms Below” for a good reason. 

The song is pretty forgettable in several ways, but it’s also not super good compared to many of the other songs from the famous musical. 

“This Is The Thanks I Get?!” (Wish)

Wish was split between critics, and one reason was that many felt King Magnifico, the Disney villain, fell flat. And his villain song, “This Is The Thanks I Get?!” fell even flatter. 

It’s such a shame. Chris Pine is a great actor but should have been given a better villain song. The lyric, “I let you live here for free, and I don’t even charge you rent.” Like, duh – that’s the point. Who wrote these? 

“Human Again” (Beauty and the Beast)

Beauty and the Beast has some of the most iconic Disney songs ever, but “Human Again” ranks at the bottom of that list. 

It’s just forgettable in so many ways and doesn’t fit with the whole vibe of the film. I get that these objects want their bodies once more to be human, but not to be mean, but I don’t care about you. I care about Belle and the Beast and their love story.  

“This Wish” (Wish)

Wish didn’t have great songs, and “This Wish” was probably the best out of all the mediocre ones, but it wasn’t the best version of the classic Disney “I Want” songs. 

Star Ariana DeBose shines in her role, and her voice is stunning, which we’ve all known from her time in the original Hamilton cast and West Side Story cast, but this song wasn’t. The lyrics aren’t the best and are just not as inspiring as others. 

“Kanine Krunchies” (101 Dalmatians)

Why are there even songs in 101 Dalmatians? The only song I remembered was “Cruella De Vil,” but I suppose that was for good reason because "Kanine Krunchies" is awful and doesn’t fit in the film.

“A Place Called Slaughter Race” (Wreck-It-Ralph 2)

The older I get, the more I realize that Wreck-It-Ralph 2 wasn’t a great sequel, and there are many reasons why. I don’t remember half of what happened because it was so forgettable, but this song? "A Place Called Slaughter Race" of all things to sing? Why? 

“Sing Sweet Nightingale” (Cinderella)

I like Cinderella in comparison to many of the other earlier Disney princesses. Cinderella’s voice is beautiful, but this song – sung by the step sisters – I could live the rest of my life without hearing it again. I don’t need those shrill voices of "Sing Sweet Nightingale" anymore. 

“Reindeer Are Better Than People” (Frozen)

Frozen has some fantastic songs, but others just don’t hit, and “Reindeer Are Better than People” is one of them. 

Not only is it short – barely a minute long – it’s just a guy singing to his reindeer about how much he hates people and prefers reindeer company. There are no great lyrics there. Jonathan Groff’s movies and TV shows are great and he’s so talented and has such a fantastic voice, but it was squandered in Frozen. 

“It’s Gonna Be Great” (Winnie The Pooh)

So the 2001 Winnie the Pooh movie is cute and full of fun little gags and the characters we all know and love, but “It’s Gonna Be Great” makes me sad and annoyed, too. It’s the perfect song to show how different Eeyore is from everyone else and how he is not like Tigger whatsoever, but it’s just that it’s repetitive. It drives me up the wall. 

“A Guy Like You” (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame has one of the best Disney villain songs of all time, “Hellfire,” but it also has “A Guy Like You,” so it balances itself out, I guess. 

The song feels mocking in a way. The gargoyles are singing it to Quasi to make him feel better about himself after he feels he’ll never be loved, and it almost feels like they’re making up reasons that he’s loveable and trying to be genuine, but it falls flat. 

“One Last Hope” (Hercules)

Hercules is an underrated movie and I love it. Hercules is my Roman Empire, and I still think it’s one of the best Disney movies ever. But “One Last Hope” is a rip-off of “Friend Like Me.”  Obviously, it’s not the same premise, and the actors are different, but “One Last Hope” tries to imitate Genie’s quirkiness from Aladdin and build up our hero into something bigger than he is, but it doesn’t work the same. 

“The Siamese Song” (The Lady and the Tramp)

Duh. This has to be on the list. 

Not only is “The Siamese Song” from Lady and the Tramp annoying, but it’s also problematic for very obvious reasons. I’m pretty sure we’ve all collectively agreed to forget about this song in general. 

“When I See An Elephant Fly” (Dumbo)

I learned that I like Dumbo way more than I thought I did as a kid because I sobbed during “Baby Mine,” but now I watched “When I See An Elephant Fly,” and I think, “Hmm…maybe not the best choice in music.”

I won’t even touch the crow issue with a ten-foot pole, but the song is repetitive and not super catchy. It has a decent beat, but that’s about it for me. 

“Some Things Never Change” (Frozen 2)

Frozen 2 is just alright. Truthfully, it felt like Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell) took a backseat in this movie to pave the way for Elsa’s true story (which I liked the most about it). But the music for the other characters didn’t hit as hard. 

Case and point – “Some Things Never Change.” It’s meant to be the opening song and tries to imitate “For The First Time In Forever,” but it doesn’t feel the same and is pretty slow. 

“Perfect Isn’t Easy” (Oliver And Company)

Oliver & Company is one of those films that fell under the rug, and “Perfect Isn’t Easy” is the perfect example of why because most of the songs weren’t super good. It doesn’t even matter that the actress who sings this song is the utterly talented Bette Midler – it’s just a silly song that attempts to tell jokes, but none of them quite hit the mark, and then it falls to the ground of the forgettable Disney songs. 

“One Little Slip” (Chicken Little)

The early 2000s and 2010s CGI films for Disney were a tough time when they were trying to improve their technology, and Chicken Little was an unfortunate calamity from that. 

Critics panned the film itself, and honestly, years later, I can admit that it’s not a good movie. Chicken Little isn’t a musical, but the opening song, “One Little Slip,” is as forgettable as this movie is. 

“Trashin’ The Camp” (Tarzan)

Phil Collins created an excellent soundtrack for Tarzan, but “Trashin’ The Camp” was not a great addition. The song is honestly annoying and aggravating to the ears, and I suppose that makes sense for what the jungle animals are doing to the camp – trashing it – but it’s just so bad, and in a movie that has “You’ll Be In My Heart” and “Son of a Man,” that’s a sin. 

“Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo” (Home On The Range)

Home on the Range is another pretty forgettable Disney movie, and “Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo” is the most forgettable Disney villain song. I didn’t even recall this behind a song before researching this article. Sung by Randy Quaid, it is just a yodel song meant to show that the main villain, Alameda Slim, can lure animals to him, and it’s just…weird. 

“Scales And Arpeggios” (Aristocats)

Look, I know I was a kid once, too. I had to learn my “Scales and Arpeggios” when I played instruments and sang, but this song from The Aristocats hurt my ears. 

I know they’re just kids, and I know that they’re not doing anything inherently wrong. They’re just trying to learn how to sing and play piano, but if I listen to more squeaky voices sing these songs, I might lose my mind. 

“What Made The Red Man Red?” (Peter Pan)

Ooh boy. How do I go about this? The original Peter Pan overall is quite enjoyable, but the song regarding the Native Americans was, ah…not good. Not good at all. 

“What Made The Red Man Red?” is possibly the most audacious Disney song as it is primed with racist ideas of what the Native Americans were back in the 1950s. Thankfully, most Disney songs are nowhere near as bad as this one, but this is pretty high on the terrible song list. 

“The Scuttlebutt” (2023’s The Little Mermaid)

I love Lin-Manuel Miranda songs, but “The Scuttlebutt” from the 2017 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid can take a seat, please. Even Awkwafina and David Diggs could not save this song. It’s just not good; I don’t care what anyone says. I don’t need to hear the gossip, gag, or whatever it is that Scuttle wants to deliver to me if that’s the song the bird sings. 

“Pink Elephant Parade” (Dumbo)

No, what I have creepily screenshotted is not from one of the best horror movies out there – it’s from Dumbo. I’m pretty sure every kid at some point had nightmares from the “Pink Elephant Parade” song from Dumbo. The context behind it isn’t wrong – Dumbo was drunk for the first time, so it’s natural he’d see strange things, but this song is just strangely animated and scares me even now as an adult. 

“The Morning Report” (The Lion King) 

The Lion King has some of the best music ever written for an animated film – heck, it has some of the best music written ever if we’re honest. But “The Morning Report” was completely unnecessary. It’s not bad. Nothing Elton John writes is ever wrong, but compared to the rest of the soundtrack, it’s unnecessary and takes away the film's vibe. 

“A Girl Worth Fighting For” (Mulan)

Mulan does have some of the best Disney music. It’s not heavily painted in musical format, making the songs used even more effective because they carry so much meaning in the film. However, “A Girl Worth Fighting For” could have been omitted. 

The only thing I like about it is the way it ends, and the happy mood of the film suddenly shifts to much darker when they stumble across that burned village. But the song is pretty agitating to listen to, and truthfully, the lyrics are kind of meh compared to today’s standards. 

“Lack Of Education” (The Fox and the Hound)

The Fox and the Hound isn’t known for its music, as it’s not a musical, but it does have some songs in it that are good – however, “Lack of Education” is not one of them.  Truthfully, this song annoys me because it feels like the animals are speaking to each other rather than singing, and I hate that kind of music so much. 

“Hello, Little Girl” (Into The Woods)

I know that “Hello, Little Girl” is part of the original Into the Woods musical, and Johnny Depp was great as the Wolf in the film version, which I’ve rewatched before. But, still, I wouldn’t say I like the song – especially in the movie. 

I get weird predator vibes from The Wolf, and I know that’s sort of the point, but I think it’s just the lyrics that make me so uncomfortable, and I do not want this song in this soundtrack. I could live without it. 

“Days In The Sun” (2017’s Beauty And The Beast)

The 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast has some great performances and even introduced us to a new original song, “Evermore,” which was beautiful. But this original, “Days in the Sun,” didn’t need to be there. 

It’s a song sung by the castle objects, and it’s a depressing tune about them singing about their “days in the sun” as humans during happier times. I mean, why? Why do we need this? This is supposed to make me happy. 

“When I Am Older” (Frozen 2)

“When I Am Older” tries to capture the magic of “In Summer” in Frozen 2 and fails miserably. The only thing good about this is Josh Gad’s excellent voice acting, but that’s about it. 

“Savages” (Pocahontas)

Pocahontas released “Colors of the Wind,” arguably one of the best Disney songs of all time, but “Savages” is one of the worst. It’s nice that the song points out that both sides of war experience racism, not just one, but it’s repetitive and forgettable. 

“Say It With A Slap” (Fun And Fancy Free)

Fun and Fancy-Free was a Disney film from 1947 that pretty much vanished into thin air, and it has one of the worst Disney songs ever, “Say It With A Slap.”

The premise of the song? You can show your love by slapping your friends or significant others. What? Excuse me? I think the heck-not.  

“Heigh-Ho” (Snow White And The Seven Dwarves) 

With the upcoming live-action remake of Snow White, I had to put “Heigh-Ho” on here because I’m so tired of this song. I don’t want to hear it anymore. It’s repetitive and annoying, and if I have to whistle one more time, I think I will go crazy. Those dwarves don’t have to sing every time they go home, please. 

Disney certainly has some great songs out there, but next time, skip these and check out some of the better ones. I think I’ll listen to “Let It Go” instead of any of these. 

Disney’s trend of transforming its animated classic films into live-action, or live-action-looking, projects has proven to be a massive success overall. While not every film is a hit, many of them have been absolute blockbusters, bringing in billions of dollars at the box office. Having said that, it seems like while many people may appreciate them for what they are, there also seems to be a pretty pervasive feeling that these movies don’t necessarily need to exist. 

While the live-action version of these films might not be the ones that anybody goes to first when given the choice, that doesn’t mean that none of them have anything at all to offer. When looking at the recent batch of remakes that started with Alice in Wonderland and brings us right up to the new version of The Little Mermaid, here’s a look at the things that work best in each of Disney's live-action remakes.

Alice In Wonderland: It Is The Most Tim Burton Movie Ever

If you somehow have never seen Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, then really all you need to know is that Tim Burton made an Alice in Wonderland movie. Whatever image that conjures in your mind, I promise you the actual movie is a good 60% stranger than that. It's absolutely bonkers, but it's more a Tim Burton movie than it is a Disney movie, and that's a great thing. It's a film that has the freedom to be whatever the hell it wants to be. 

Maleficent: Angelina Jolie’s Heartbreaking Mutilation

Maleficient figured out early on that one of the best ways to do these movies was to take what fans know, but put a different spin on it. Maleficient makes the villain in the original story a sympathetic victim in this one, and what a victim she is. Angelina Jolie's character is drugged and then mutilated, and the movie doesn’t even try to avoid the obvious implications. Jolie’s scene where she realizes what has happened to her is as harrowing as anything we’ve ever seen from Disney.

Cinderella: Cate Blancett Is Perfect

Cinderella is possibly the absolute best of the live-action Disney remakes, as it nearly perfectly blends the classic with the new. It’s not a direct translation of the original, but all the key elements are there. But of all the things it does right, the thing it may do best is bring a Disney Villain to life in a way we’ve never seen before. Cate Blanchett is deliciously evil as the Wicked Stepmother. It’s a performance not to be missed. 

The Jungle Book: Idris Elba's Sher Khan Is Scarier Than The Original

What Cate Blanchett brought to a live performance, Idris Elba brought to the voice performance of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book. I’m not sure there’s a lot in any of the live-action remakes that I would actually say is better than the comparable part of the original films, but Elba’s performance brings a menace to the villain that it just doesn’t have in the animated version.

Beauty and the Beast: Belle And Her Father

The Beauty and the Beast remake makes various small changes to the story that seem primarily focused on dealing with perceived "problems" with the original film. They are largely pointless changes that don't actually improve the movie. However, if there is a change that does, it's the (slightly) stronger focus on Belle's relationship with her father. It includes the song "How Does A Moment Last Forever," the best of the new songs, and gives an endearing performance from Kevin Kline.

Christopher Robin: A Remake Made For The Adults That Grew Up On The Original

For the most part, the Disney live-action remakes have been about recreating a classic movie in a way that will work for all generations. Christopher Robin, on the other hand, may be the most “adult” of them all because it’s a story that really isn’t meant for kids who love Winnie the Pooh. It’s meant for the grown-ups who used to, and. it's a movie about remembering childhood, not experiencing it.

Dumbo: The Villain Is An Evil Walt Disney

Dumbo is actually more a sequel than a remake of the Disney animated classic, and it’s when the film dispenses with the events of the original that it actually gets good. But nothing quite prepares you for the fact that the movie’s villain, V.A. Vandevere, as played by Michael Keaton, is the successful creator of a new type of entertainment complex: a theme park. He’s basically, “What if Walt Disney, but evil.” It’s incredible that this movie was allowed to go there, and it should be appreciated.

Aladdin: The Jams Scene Is Comic Gold

Aladdin, like so many other Renaissance Disney remakes, is a pretty faithful adaptation of the animated original, but there is one entirely new scene, where Prince Ali and the Genie present themselves to the Sultan which does not appear in the earlier movie. It’s an absolutely hilarious scene where Aladdin makes a fool of himself and the Genie can’t bear to watch. It’s a scene that would not have fit in the original movie since the humor is an entirely different tone, playing to Will Smith's strengths instead of those of Robin Williams. Honestly, the remake could have used more of that.

The Lion King: The Circle Of Life Is Breathtaking 

The “Circle of Life” from the original animated version of The Lion King is one of the great movie openings of all time. It's an epic song showing off equally epic animation from the company that does it better than anybody. The Lion King remake, which isn't "live-action," showcased digital effects at an incredible level of quality. Put the two things together and you have something truly special. It’s an absolute showcase of the technology in the best way. One look at this and it's not shocking that The Lion King remake won an Oscar.

Lady and the Tramp: Janelle Monae and “He’s A Tramp”

When remaking any Disney classic, there are going to be hurdles. Additionally, there things that were done so well the first time around that when doing them again, it’s going to be difficult not to come up short. For Lady and the Tramp, that thing is the song “He’s a Tramp” sung by the iconic Peggy Lee in the animated classic. How do you even try to clear that bar? You get Janelle Monae. She takes on the task and she makes it look easy.

Mulan: Solid Action Filmmaking  

Mulan is one of the few of the Renaissance era Disney movies to not go full musical with its remake, but what it lacks in songs it makes up for in action.  While Disney’s animated movies have upped their action with recent films like Raya and the Last Dragon, this was the first Disney Princess that we really got to enjoy kicking some butt. 

Cruella: Punk Rock Disney

Cruella is an interesting twist on the live-action remake not only in that it's an origin story prequel, but also in the way that prequel was set up. A true prequel to 101 Dalmatians would be set in the UK in the 1950s, but this one goes full 1970 English punk, and it's the perfect pace or Cruella to thrive, giving the movie an energy many of these remakes lack. It's not a prequel to the animated film, but rather the launch of its own franchise, and that's ok. Cruella 2 is a sequel that many may actually get excited to see. 

Pinocchio: Pleasure Island Is Surprisingly Dark

If there's one thing that could be said about classic Disney animated films, it's that they could get really scary. The original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs famously terrified children, but it's hard to imagine most of these remakes doing the same. The original Pinocchio's Pleasure Island sequence had children transforming into donkeys and I'm guessing more than a few kids had trouble with that back in the day. The remake doesn't lighten the sequence at all, making for one of the scarier parts of any of the modern remakes.

Peter Pan & Wendy: Jude Law’s Hook Is A Villain With Depth

Peter Pan and Wendy played with some interesting ideas that were not present in the animated classic, and most of them aren’t really taken anyplace interesting. The one character who is given surprising depth is Captain Hook. Jude Law’s performance in the film is the one to watch. Hook isn’t the simple caricature that he was in the animated movie, which gives his never-ending battle with Peter Pan a lot more weight.

The Little Mermaid: Halle Bailey’s Voice

The newest live-action remake, The Little Mermaid, certainly brings the animated film to life. All the songs and key plot beats are there. It’s a fun movie, but the thing that stands out among all is “Part of Your World.” The movie’s classic "I want"
song is performed with incredible power by star Halle Bailey. It’s clear why she was the one cast when you hear her sing this song above all others. It’s even better than the original.

We certainly haven't seen the end of the live-action Disney remakes. A new version of Snow White is among the upcoming Disney movies we'll be seeing in the next few years, and films based on everything from Hercules to The Aristocats are also planned. Maybe one of these will be a truly great film, but even if they are not, they will certainly have something worthwhile to offer. 

Disney. The myth, the legend. It has been around for nearly one hundred years and has become a staple in every home, regardless of one's age, for its fantastical movies and lovely fairy tales. Disney+ has stepped onto the scene with their own original movies, with many different options to choose from. While there are so many upcoming Disney movies to look out for, sometimes, all we want is to relax at home on our couch and watch a Disney+ film.

If you want a recorded stage musical, they have Hamilton. If you want an amazing animated film, they have Luca. If you want a documentary film, there are so many to choose from. Truly, Disney+ has so many new films to watch, some of which are exclusive to just their platform, that they deserve to be talked about. Here are the best Disney+ movies you can stream right now.

Turning Red (2022)

A Disney+ exclusive, Turning Red features the story of a young girl growing up in Toronto, Canada, but one day, she finds herself turning into a Red Panda whenever she gets overly emotional. Strangely, this has been something that’s gone on in her family for years, and now it’s up to her to decide how she will live with her own Red Panda. 

I have to say, Turning Red is certainly one of Pixar’s best in the last couple of years, because there’s so much to love about it. From the talented Turning Red cast to the adorable moments to everything else in-between, Turning Red offers a great story on what it’s like growing up as a teenage girl, and learning to accept yourself for who you truly are. With the latest Pixar film coming out soon, Elemental, now is the time to check back in on this 2022 classic. 

Stream Turning Red on Disney+.

Rise (2022) 

If you were looking for an inspirational story of brotherhood, then Rise is the one for you. This Disney+ original movie tells the real-life story of the Antetokounmpo brothers, three Nigerian-Greek brothers who had one goal – to become stars in the NBA. Through their tireless efforts and their refusal to give up, this is the story of how they immigrated to the United States and became a huge success. 

This movie is so important for so many reasons. Not only does it show the power of true resilience, but it’s just a great story all-together that I feel a lot of people would enjoy, regardless if you like sports or not. It’s such an inspiring tale and one that I feel a lot of viewers would connect with personally. The cast is also amazing, including the lead stars and their ability to play these iconic NBA stars. 

Stream Rise on Disney+.

Peter Pan And Wendy (2023)

Yes, I know we live in a world where it feels as if live-action Disney movies are constantly surrounding us, but trust me when I say that Peter Pan and Wendy is actually a really fun time. The story is a live-action retelling of the classic Disney film of the same name, following Wendy Darling and her brothers as they travel away with the legendary Peter Pan to Neverland, a place where you never grow up. 

Is the movie better than the original Peter Pan? No, because personally I don’t think any live-action adaptation can top the original. But, I do think that Peter Pan and Wendy is one of the better live-actions that has come from Disney in the last few years, and offered not only a fun, modern re-telling of the story that we all know and love, but featured a stellar Peter Pan and Wendy cast. It’s certainly worth the time to watch. 

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Better Nate Than Ever (2022)

If you’re looking for a fun coming-of-age musical, check out Better Nate Than Never. This Disney+ original follows the titular Nate, a young boy that has a passion for Broadway, and when he gets the chance of a lifetime to possibly be on the big stage, he takes a road trip with his best friend to the place where he dreams of living - New York City. 

I loved this movie. Seriously. Better Nate Than Never should be Disney+’s feel-good film of 2022. And that’s mainly because its protagonist, Nate, is seriously the most down to earth boy I have ever witnessed in cinema and he makes me want to believe in myself. He doesn't let anyone stop him from being who he wants to be, and honestly, I think we could all use that kind of confidence on some days. The music is great, the story is the perfect coming-of-age tale, and the dance scenes are even more fun. Check out this film if you haven’t already. 

Stream Better Nate Than Never on Disney+.

Luca (2021)

Released in 2021, Luca is about two little sea monsters who are curious about the surface and decide to leave their lives in the water behind to explore the world, by trying to get a Vespa to travel on.

Luca has actually become one of my favorite Pixar films. It’s not going to be a tearjerker like Soul or Up, but it’s extremely heartwarming. It teaches perseverance despite your obstacles, and acceptance of others in a way that I don’t think has been done so well in a children’s film. The animation is stunning and the story is sweet – anyone of any age would enjoy this Disney+ film.

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Black Is King (2020)

Black is King is a visual album/musical film, and while at first, that might sound confusing, it’s actually extremely interesting. In this film, we follow the story of a young African prince, who is exiled from his kingdom after his father passes away. As he grows up, he starts to understand who he is, and then goes to reclaim his throne.

Let me say that this film is visually dazzling. It’s one of the prettiest films I’ve seen on Disney+ so far. But, the music is really what drives this film. Alongside the interesting story, the songs that are performed, by the talented, iconic Beyonce, take the cake, and truly speak bold messages that everyone needs to hear.

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Togo (2019)

Another one of the first Disney+ originals, Togo tells the true story of Leonhard Seppala and his sled dog, for which the movie takes its name, specifically during a dangerous run where he braved harsh weather conditions in order to deliver medication to Nome, Alaska during an epidemic. 

First off, dog lovers will enjoy this film regardless of the other aspects. Togo is this sweet, loving, caring dog with so much personality that you’ll want him in your own home by the end of it. But, even if you’re not the biggest fan of canines, star Willem Dafoe embraces his role and brings this true story to light.

Stream Togo on Disney+.

Werewolf By Night (2022)

Another special presentation film on this list, we have to talk about Werewolf by Night. In this Disney+ original movie, which takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Werewolf by Night stars Gael Garcia Bernal as Jack Russell, a monster hunter-turned-werewolf, as he and several other monster hunters, go on a search to complete a relic that will change their lives forever, running into trouble on the way there. 

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is huge on Disney+, with several shows already streaming and other specials out as well, but I personally love this one the most. It feels like Werewolf by Night stands out more than you would expect it to, and really is a great addition to the MCU as a whole. 

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Crater (2023)

Is science fiction your favorite genre to watch? Then Crater has you covered. The new movie from Disney+ features the story of a group of children who actually grew up on the moon after humans found a way to settle there years ago. Now, a young boy named Caleb goes on an adventure with his friends in order to discover a legendary crater on the space object before they have to leave the moon not that long after. 

I feel like Crater is the perfect film to use to introduce your children to science fiction movies. It’s not going to be terrifying or confusing such as other sci-fi films like Alien or even 2001: A Space Odyssey, but it will provide just enough for your child to get into the idea of space while following a cute group of kids as they travel along this incredible journey. A moon adventure is a fun adventure. 

Stream Crater on Disney+ 

Disenchanted (2022)

Acting as a sequel to the film Enchanted, this is one fantastical fantasy film. Disenchanted takes place ten years after the first film and follows the Philips when they move away from New York City to a new town called Monroeville, but when a wish for a fantasy life goes wrong, Giselle has to find a way to undo the curse she placed upon her family before it’s too late. 

Admittedly, I’ve always been a bit more of a fan of the original Enchanted film, but I did enjoy the sequel. It had its moments that felt as if they were straight out of a musical and others that felt a little out of character, but it was an overall fun film, and it’s always great to see Amy Adams sing again as Giselle. 

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Hamilton (2020)

“I am not throwing away my shot!”

I’m sure that during summer 2020 you heard that phrase all over when Hamilton released on Disney+. This filmed stage musical shows the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers, through his life’s story, and the key details that we might not know about.

The musical became iconic for a reason. The music is great, which so many fans love, written brilliantly by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and acted to perfection. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sung Daveed Diggs’ version of “What'd I Miss?” The songs are so catchy, and even if you’re not a big fan of history, you’ll be dancing out of your seat in no time with this film.

Stream Hamilton on Disney+.

Mickey: The Story of the Mouse (2022)

Did you ever wonder how the legendary cartoon character, Mickey Mouse, came to be? That’s what Mickey: The Story of the Mouse aims to tell you. This fantastic documentary takes you through the years of creation in all things Mickey Mouse, from the year Walt Disney created him to his first feature film to everything else that came after. Watch his mouse become a household name in just a matter of decades. 

I am a huge history nerd, and I love to learn about film history from the early 1900s, and this film really lives up to that and more. As someone who grew up loving Mickey Mouse, as any reasonable kid should, it was fascinating to learn about how he was created and how he pretty much became one of the most known cartoon characters of all time. If you’re into history – especially about Disney – this is the film for you.m 

Stream Mickey: The Story of the Mouse on Disney+. 

Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U (2022) 

In this documentary about the making of the famous album, Sour by Olivia Rodrigo, Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u follows the young singer on a road trip where she heads back to Salt Lake City, where she started writing the famous album in the first place. 

Let’s be honest, all of us were belting out “Drivers License” when it released, alongside the entire album. As someone who is a fan of Rodrigo’s music, I really enjoyed this movie, from seeing how long it took her to write these songs to the production aspect to everything else, and all in all, it’s really such an inspiring story about a young woman who took her heartache and made it into something so much better. It’ll make you feel many feelings if you’re a fan of her songs, so be sure to check this one out. And with her second album coming out soon, now is the perfect time to watch this. 

Stream Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u on Disney+.

Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

They might be tiny, but boy are they mighty! Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers follows the titular iconic Disney characters, Chip and Dale, on a new adventure starting a detective agency together, going into missions that truly test not only their ability as a team, but their ability to solve crimes. 

Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers is – and I can’t believe I’m saying this – one of the best animated films of 2022. I didn’t expect much going into it, but it’s so funny and so well done and I love all of the ridiculous moments of absurdity and the references to pop culture that are done so well. Also, the Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers cast is something of dreams, with both Andy Samberg and John Mulaney voicing the chipmunks. You really can’t get better than this. And there’s so much more to watch after.

Stream Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers on Disney+. 

The Flagmakers (2022)

Originally presented by National Geographic and placed onto Disney+, The Flagmakes is an excellent documentary movie focused on the people who create the American flag, mainly following the workers at Eder Flag factory in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Most of the workers that are there are immigrants from all over the world. 

Again, I’m a huge history nerd and I absolutely love to be informed about topics I never really would have thought of before, and Flagmakers is an excellent way to do that. It’s not only fascinating to learn how the American flag is produced, but to hear the stories behind the people who make it. Their tales of immigrating to America, and what creating the flag means for them, will move your soul, as well as their stories of what it’s like to be an immigrant in the United States today. 

Stream The Flagmakers on Disney+. 

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

We waited years for this, sisters! Hocus Pocus 2 finally hit Disney+ in September 2022, taking place decades after the first film released, this time following a trio of girls who must save their town when they accidentally release the Sanderson Sisters once again to inflict their will against the citizens in order to stay powerful forever. 

I actually really liked Hocus Pocus 2. While I feel like there was a certain campiness to the original that we can’t quite get back, the sequel was so much fun and featured some stand out performances – especially Bette Midler – and I actually liked the ending a lot. I’m all ready for another movie if they decide to do one. 

Stream Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+. 

Soul (2020)

There’s just something about Soul that makes it one of my all-time favorite Pixar films. Soul tells the story of Joe Gardner, a jazz pianist who finally gets the shot of his lifetime to play in his dream jazz club, when tragedy strikes. Now, it’s up to him, with the help of some new friends, to get through it.

I’m not going to spoil a single thing for this film. If you haven’t seen Soul yet, watch it. It’s one of Pixar’s best, in my opinion. The story itself is so inspirational and emotional, teaching you about the simple joys of life, how maybe we don’t need to have a crazy purpose and we can just live, looking forward to the next day. The animation is stunning, the tale amazing, and the voice cast, starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, takes the cake. It’s one of the best films of 2020, and definitely one of the best Disney+ has right now to watch.

Stream Soul on Disney+.

While these are just some of the best original films Disney+ has to offer, there are plenty of options out there still, like Taylor Swift's Folklore, or even Chang Can Dunk. Hopefully, this gives you an idea of some of the great ones to watch. 

Disney’s live-action remakes are mostly about telling the same story that the original film did, simply in a new format. However, that's not to say that the remakes don’t try to add things to make the stories a little different. Plot details get tweaked here and there, and in the case of the ones that were adapted as musicals, at least one new song gets added to the story.

While many of the songs in the original Disney animated films are among the most popular movie musical pieces ever created (and more than a few of them have taken home Oscars), the new songs added to the remake versions are, uniformly, not that great. Most of them are just bad, and the rest are, you know… fine. Let’s take a look at all the original songs from Disney live-action remakes, from the bad to the ones that are somewhere in the middle. For the record, we’re only covering original songs that appeared in the movie proper, not songs that were used over the credits. 

11. When He Was Here With Me 

Disney’s original Pinocchio isn’t really a musical in the traditional sense of the term, it’s more simply a movie that has the occasional song sung by a character. The live-action remake isn’t really a musical either, but it has a hell of a lot more songs. Four of the songs on this list are from this brand-new remake. 

The first song in the new Pinocchio is “sung” by Tom Hanks. "When He Was Here With Me" actually more of a spoken word poem put to music, which is why it needs to go on the bottom of the list. It’s a well-done sequence and serves as pretty music, but one gets the feeling that a ballad like this just wasn’t in Hanks range, so what we get just isn't a song.

10. Pinocchio, Pinocchio 

I don’t want to pick on Tom Hanks, I really don’t, but his second song is only marginally better than his first. He actually sings this one, which is the main reason it’s slightly higher on the list. “Pinocchio, Pinocchio,” sung after Geppetto has discovered his puppet is now alive, is mostly just a bit of silly fun, which is fine, but it’s just an unnecessary song.

It doesn’t add anything to the story and there’s no development of characters, so it’s just an excuse to show off dancing Pinocchio CGI. The song is also barely over a minute long, likely due to the fact that, as the song itself shows, finding things that rhyme with Pinocchio is tough.

9. Aria 

“Aria” isn’t much of a song either, but if we’re being complete here, it needs to be included. It’s just a minute of Audra McDonald singing, but even a minute of Audra McDonald singing is worth listening to. She doesn’t sing enough in Beauty and the Beast, so even having this is appreciated.

But if you took the song out and just had music playing in the background of the same scene, nothing would change. This feels like it was added simply because it could be, not because it should be. 

8. Evermore 

One of the things that Disney live-action remakes have done with their original songs is use them to give a musical voice to those who did not have one in the original movie. The Beast doesn’t have a solo song in the original Beauty and the Beast, so the remake fixes that by giving him a song that he sings as he watches Belle go home, knowing he may never see her again.

Giving the Beast a song is good, and the spot where he has it is perfect, but “Evermore” just doesn’t work as it’s supposed to work. The Beast is supposed to be in pain, but he sings a song that, while not without emotion, does not reflect that feeling. Beast sings with soaring power, not heartache. In the animated film, Beast simply roars in agony, and that gets across his emotional state better than this song. 

7 . What A Shame 

Nearly all of the original songs in the Disney remakes are simply additions, i.e. entirely new songs slotted into places where there was no song before. “What a Shame” from Lady and the Tramp is unusual in that it’s a new song that actually replaces one from the original Disney film. The song “We Are Siamese,” sung by a pair of mischievous Siamese cats is... not missed.

It was, without question, the right call to replace that song with a new rendition. The pair of cats that sing it are of an entirely different breed, and the song is an up-tempo number that bears no resemblance to its predecessor. It has a nice beat, but is ultimately unmemorable.

 6 I Will Always Dance 

Another of the songs from Pinocchio, and one of the better ones, is “I Will Always Dance.” It's unique because not only did it not appear in the original movie, it’s sung by a character who wasn’t even in that version. The new Pinocchio introduces a character named Fabiana, a disabled puppeteer in Stromboli’s show played by Kyanne Lamaya. 

The character, while welcome, doesn’t ultimately add much to the movie as a whol. And while the song has potential, it gets chopped off in the film. A longer version isn’t even available on the soundtrack, making it ultimately unsatisfying.

5. Days in the Sun

“Days in the Sun,” is fine. It's a pretty little tune and one that at least adds something to the movie that it’s in. The song sees all the cursed housewares in the Beast’s castle singing about the time when they were human, and how they long to be free once again. 

The problem is that writing an original song about this particular topic was unnecessary because “Human Again” exists and could have been used to accomplish the same thing. “Days in the Sun” isn’t a better song.

4. Speechless 

Like Beauty and the Beast before it, the Aladdin remake realized that Jasmine never got her own song and decided that was a problem that needed fixing. The result was “Speechless.” Naomi Scott certainly sings the song with power, and it is nice that Jasmine finally has her own song.

The issue here is that, in the film, the song is broken in half, with Jasmine singing part of the song earlier in the film, and finishing it later. This partially ruins the feel of "Speechless" as an anthem as it has to build up its energy twice. Also, the second half of the song takes place in a frozen moment in time, meaning nobody hears her sing it, so she basically still remains speechless. 

3. The Coachman To Pleasure Island 

Due to Pinocchio, as stated earlier, not really being a musical, it doesn’t have a “villain song” the way most animated Disney movies do. So if it makes sense to add love interest songs to the remakes, it makes sense to add villain songs as well. Luke Evans plays the Coachman in the remake and has his own song where he basically bullies Pinocchio into going to Pleasure Island.

Like basically all the Pinocchio songs new to the remake, this song is too short and incomplete, but it makes sense to give the Coachman a song considering his expanded role in the remake. Evans gives it his all and absolutely sells it as hard as he can, and that’s at least to be appreciated. It's far from the best Disney villain song, but considering many recent animated Disney films haven't even had proper villains at all, it's the newest one in a long time.

2. How Does A Moment Last Forever

The first instance of “How Does a Moment Last Forever” is essentially the same concept as the bottom song on this list. Kevin Kline sings a sad song about lost love while building something at a work bench. What makes this song so much better is that Kevin Kline actually sings it, and well, so we get a moment to understand Belle’s father that we never got in the animated film. It’s actually quite lovely.

The song returns for a brief moment later in the film sung by Belle as she learns more about the history of her parents. It’s still pretty, but that entire part of the movie accomplished nothing.

1. Spirit 

Maybe it’s a bit of a layup to make the top song on this list something from Beyoncé, but there’s a reason she’s Beyoncé. "Spirit" from The Lion King remake, which feels like the only change of any kind the remake bothered to add at all, is a great song. It’s by far the best song on this list as a standalone piece of music.

But even with that being said it has issues of its own. While The Lion King is a musical where the characters sing every other song, "Spirit" isn’t sung by Nala, the character voiced by Beyoncé, it’s just a Beyoncé song played over shots of Simba running home. It makes the song feel out of place and strips it of a lot of the emotion it might otherwise have had, so even the best song on this list isn’t perfect.

Next year we’ll get the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, and we already know that movie will include brand new songs, possibly as many new songs as Pinocchio. This includes at least one for Prince Eric, showing that Disney will be following the same formula for original songs that it has in the previous remakes. The movie will probably make a billion dollars, but whether the new songs are actually any good will be an entirely different question. 

Over the past four or five years, Tessa Thompson has ascended from promising up-and-coming talent to a bonafide A-list star who's headlining major blockbusters, while also appearing in premiere paid cable series. This career transformation didn't happen overnight, though. The actress has demonstrated her talents in a number of movies and TV series over the past 15-plus years, including a handful of high-profile shows that you might not associate with the star. While you probably know Thompson best from movies like Dear White People, Creed I and II, and Thor: Ragnarok, as well as HBO's Westworld, she has also made guest star appearances in several signature shows, while also providing supporting turns in some notable movies. You're forgiven if you've overlooked her presence in these recognizable titles.

Here are a few performances you might've forgotten from Tessa Thompson, including appearances in shows like Grey's Anatomy, Veronica Mars, Rizzoli & Isles, and Heroes.

Scarlet - When A Stranger Calls (2006)

Playing the part of Scarlet, the best friend of Camilla Belle's Jill Johnson, Tessa Thompson made her feature film debut in the psychological horror film, When A Stranger Calls, Simon West's 2006 remake of the 1979 horror movie of the same name.

While this chilly February flick got the cold shoulder from critics, it was a moderate box office hit, and it gave the up-and-coming actress a sizable role in a major studio picture. Indeed, while When A Stranger Calls isn't a classic of the genre, everyone needs to get their start somewhere on the silver screen, and this not-so-scary film ultimately wasn't the worst way to kick off a movie career. Thankfully, Tessa Thompson's future big-screen roles would later prove to be a better showcase of her versatile acting skills.

Jackie Cook - Veronica Mars

As Jackie Cook, a fellow Neptune High School student who doesn't get along with our titular teenage sleuth, Tessa Thompson received one of her first prominent roles in the beloved series, Veronica Mars. In fact, for many viewers, this show served as their introduction to the future star. But, since her part in the series was well before she found starry roles in Dear White People, Creed, and Thor: Ragnoak, to name only a few, it's understandable if you forgot Thompson's involvement in this cult-favorite show. That said, while Thompson only appeared in 22 episodes, she made a big impression, eventually becoming one of Neptune High's most successful alums.

Camille Travis - Grey’s Anatomy

Playing the part of Camille Travis, Richard Webber's cancer-stricken niece, Tessa Thompson had an emotional role in the second season of ABC's popular medical drama, Grey's Anatomy. Though the actress only appeared in two episodes, this recurring guest spot provided Thompson with a pivotal part during the show's ratings height. Alas, when Camille returned in Season 4, Thompson had been recast. Still, this prominent television role certainly benefitted her continued career growth.

Zoe Salter - Private Practice

In addition to her brief role in Grey's Anatomy, Tessa Thompson played another, completely separate character in Private Practice, ABC's spin-off, which ran from 2007 - 2013. As Zoe Salter, a pregnant woman whose embryo is mistakenly implanted into another woman, Thompson similarly only appeared in two episodes of this show's 100-plus episode run, though she still played a prominent part. While the series never gained the same popularity as its (still ongoing) predecessor, Private Practice was another major show with a brief-but-meaningful role for Thompson. Each of these performances played its part in expanding her resume and leading to her eventual fame.

Rebecca Taylor - Heroes

Playing the part of Rebecca Taylor, i.e. Becky, an evolved human who can turn invisible, Tessa Thompson can be seen in three episodes in Heroes' fourth and final season. While the actress would soon gain a great deal of fame for playing Valkyrie in the constantly-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, it was actually in this show that Thompson got her start in the superhero genre — though her time in this once-popular series was ultimately short-lived.

While Heroes had jumped the superpowered shark at this stage and lost fans to the point of cancellation, the NBC drama was still a big deal for the rising actress. Based on its limited viewership at the time her episodes aired, however, you'd be forgiven if you don't remember Thompson in this genre series.

Nyla/Purple - For Colored Girls

As one of the most increasingly prolific writers/directors/producers/studio heads in the industry, there's a high volume of well-known performers who've worked with Tyler Perry, including Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish, Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates, Idris Elba, Kerry Washington, Janet Jackson, Thandie Newton, and Tessa Thompson. Regarding the latter, the soon-to-be-famous actress starred in For Colored Girls, 2010's big-screen adaptation of the acclaimed 1976 theater piece For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf.

In what became one of her earliest high-profile roles, Tessa Thompson played Nyla Adrose, who represents the color purple, in this intense film. Certainly, the material is dark and challenging, and this part is one of her most dramatic and devastating. While Perry's movie adaptation wasn't met with an overwhelmingly positive response, the performances were widely praised and it's considered one of his best works. Thus, it gave Thompson a prominent movie part at the start of her best career decade to date.

FBI Agent Anna Farrell - Rizzoli & Isles

In the role of FBI Agent Anna Farrell, Tessa Thompson made a guest star appearance in a 2011 episode of TNT's Rizzoli & Isles. While the procedural crime drama never became a major pop culture hit like some its broadcast competitors, the series kept a dependable audience, resulting in seven seasons and over 100 episodes. Thompson's brief-but-notable Season 2 role came shortly before she starred in BBC America's Copper — previously one of her biggest roles before she would hit the big leagues.

Still, even among the most diehard fans of Rizzoli & Isles, this is probably not the performance that audiences most commonly associated with the rising star. But, as we noted before, the small-but-active role in this dependable cable favorite helped Tessa Thompson gain notice and recognition, particularly as her career grew.

Lady - Lady and the Tramp (2019)

Admittedly, Tessa Thompson's voice-only role in Disney+'s live action(-ish) Lady and the Tramp remake was a pretty high-profile gig for the actress and her A-list career. But, even one year after its streaming debut, Disney's small-screen redo is mostly unremembered, to the point where I, at least, forgot about it completely when I was perusing Tessa Thompson's resume to research this article.

That's not to disparage the movie's general quality, which is relatively harmless, at least as far as Disney live-action remakes go. Rather, it's to note that, if I forgot about it, surely other folks did, too. While it was one of Tessa Thompson's most recent starring roles, in the same year she prominently appeared in Annihilation, Men in Black: International, and Avengers: Endgame, it probably won't be remembered as one of her greatest screen parts. Still, having one-half of the title roles in this shiny remake of a Disney classic isn't a small deal.

Do you remember these Tessa Thompson performances? What are some other forgotten roles from the Men in Black: International actress that you know or love? Let us know in the comment section below!

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Tessa Thompson has appeared in some of your favorite movies, TV shows, and even music videos. Her diverse body of work has made her one to watch. Whether appearing in the Marvel Universe in the Thor movies or being a piece of the heart in Creed, or even playing in a world with robots in Westworld, Thompson commands the screen and makes you want to watch more.

There may be about a thousand streaming services out there, which can be overwhelming, but the beauty of all of them is that you have access to so much content, which is handy when you want to do a marathon of a favorite show, movie franchise, or actor or actress. If you’re in the mood for some Tessa Thompson content, here’s some streaming options.

Thor: Ragnarok (Disney+)

Thor: Ragnarok is the third film in the Thor universe. It’s the film that finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a new planet as he must face a few obstacles, including The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) to get back to Asgard and face-off against Hela (Cate Blanchett ).

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Thor: Ragnarok is the film that introduces Tessa Thompson to the Marvel Universe as Valkyrie. Valkyrie is a fun character, smart, resourceful, strong, and a warrior and hero in her own right. In Thor: Love and Thunder, we’ll see Valkyrie step into more power, and we’ll get to see more of her new role as the king of new Asgard. Thor: Ragnarok is the best film to watch to re-familiarize yourself with that character before the next film comes out.

Stream it on Disney+ here.

Creed II (Amazon Prime)

Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, and Tessa Thompson return for this Creed sequel. Creed II deals with Donnie (Jordan) embarking on another life-changing fight with an opponent that has ties to his father’s past.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Like with the Rocky movies, a big part of the Creed movies is the heart that comes from the love story. Donnie and Bianca's (Thompson) love story grows much deeper in this film, and it shows a bit more of Bianca’s life and her own struggles. It also expands the Creed family and establishes Bianca as an even more important part of Donnie’s life and future.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

Sorry To Bother You (Hulu)

Sorry to Bother You is is a unique satirical movie that explores corporate greed, racism, slave wages, and various other relevant topics. Lakeith Stanfield stars as Cassius ‘Cash’ Green. Cash gets seduced by the money, and viewers watch how that has disastrous and monstrous results.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Thompson plays Cash’s girlfriend, Detroit. She has a bit of a whimsical quality to her because she’s very certain of her beliefs and morals. She stands out because she’s not just Cash’s loving girlfriend, instead, she very much has her own identity with and apart from him.

Stream it on Hulu here.

Westworld (HBO Max)

Westworld is an HBO series about an amusement park that allows rich occupants to live out their fantasies without consequences or punishments, that is until the artificial conscious hosts start to understand what’s happening.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Tessa Thompson appears in Westworld at the start as Charlotte Hale. Thompson gets to show off her badassery in various ways throughout Westworld. Partly by showing off her stellar acting skills, through action scenes, compelling story-arcs, and by playing a multifaceted character.

Stream it on HBO Max here.

For Colored Girls (Netflix)

For Colored Girls is Tyler Perry’s adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf. It contains a series of interlocking stories that mainly focus on the struggles that black women face. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Tessa Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Kerry Washington, and Thandie Newton.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Thompson plays Nyla aka Lady in Purple. Her vignette explores an unwanted and unplanned pregnancy. Her story also ties with her familial issues and dysfunctional relationship with her mother and sister, played by Newton and Goldberg. For Colored Girls is a very dark drama that explores topics of sexual abuse, child endangerment, STDs, murder, domestic violence, and more, so it’s not a fun, lighthearted film. However, it’s an interesting movie because of the performances by the all-star cast and the poetic style.

Stream it on Netflix here.

Veronica Mars (Hulu)

Veronica Mars is a series that refuses to die. The fans first resurrected the show about a teen detective in the form of a movie. Then Hulu brought it back to life with a Season 4. It may be another ten years until we see Veronica and the gang again, but she’ll likely find new life in some form at some point in the future.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Veronica Mars was Thompson’s first major TV role. She played Jackie Cook, Wallace (Percy Daggs III)’s love interest throughout the second season. She only appeared in one season, but she was a vital part of Wallace’s growth that season. Veronica Mars also offers a good introduction into Thompson’s eventual star power and leading lady potential. She added another dynamic character to the Veronica Mars list.

Stream it on Hulu here.

Men In Black International (Starz)

Men in Black International expands the Men in Black universe. It follows American Molly/Agent M (Thompson) as she uncovers the Men in Black organization, and gets assigned to work in London. She joins Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) as they work to uncover a mole in MIB.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: This film once again pairs Hemsworth and Thompson, who have great on-screen chemistry. Men in Black International didn’t fare well with critics, but if you are a huge fan of Thompson or Hemsworth, and/or enjoy funny (semi-silly) action adventures, then this film should suit your needs.

Stream it on Starz here.

Dear White People (Tubi)

Dear White People is a 2014 satirical film about racial tensions that especially exist within the collegiate system. Justin Simien directed and wrote the film that eventually became a Netflix series.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Thompson plays one of the main characters, Sam. She hosts the radio show Dear White People, where she questions the administration and the white students at Winchester University. Dear White People is a thought-provoking movie that brings some of the issues facing black students at prestigious universities to the surface. It’s a film that blends comedy and drama while also trying to start conversations about race, identity, education, and culture.

Stream it on Tubi here.

Little Woods (Hulu)

Little Woods is Nia DaCosta’s feature film directorial debut. It follows Ollie (Thompson) as she’s a few days away from being off probation. Ollie tries to live a normal, law-abiding life in North Dakota, but when her sister Deb (Lily James) needs some money for her unexpected pregnancy, Ollie rejoins the world of drug dealing.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Little Woods is a slow-burning drama that deals with these two sisters who both aren’t really living happy, successful or exciting lives, but they’re put into dangerous--potentially life-ruining-situations to survive. Little Woods draws you in because of Thompson’s performance and the relationship between Deb and Olie. They may not be close, but they’re there for each other when needed.

Stream it on Hulu here.

Lady And The Tramp (Disney+)

Disney’s beloved animated film Lady and the Tramp got a live-action update, just for Disney+. Lady (voiced by Thompson) enjoys her in-door home life with owners Jim (Thomas Mann) and Darling (Kiersey Clemons), but when Darling becomes pregnant, everything changes for Lady. One day, when left with Aunt Sarah (Yvette Nicole Brown), Lady ends up on the street. She reunites with the street dog she met before, Tramp (Justin Theroux), and the two have a wonderful day together.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Thompson has a great voice for voice-over work, especially those involving house dog characters. Hopefully, she'll lend her voice to more animated or live-action animated characters in the future. Lady and the Tramp is a great Disney remake that is enjoyable to watch from start to finish.

Stream it on Disney+ here.

Furlough (Hulu)

Furlough follows Nicole (Thompson), a part-time corrections officer who wants a full-time job. She’s assigned to transport a criminal, Joan (Melissa Leo) to see her mother one final time. In exchange for a successful run, she’l be promoted to a full-time position. Whoopi Goldberg has a small role as Nicole’s mother, making this the second time Thompson and Golberg played mother and daughter.

Why It’s A Good Option For Tessa Thompson Fans: Furlough is a very funny film. Joan takes Nicole on one misadventure after another as she tries to get the most out of her brief time away from prison. Towards the end of the movie, Furlough takes a more serious tone. The film works so well because Leo and Thompson are both frustrating and charming at different points in Furlough.

Stream it on Hulu here.

If you want more Tessa Thompson content, she has a fictional podcast called The Left Right Game. Amazon bought the rights to it, so it’ll be a future series that she stars and produces. The 10-episode audio-series is currently available to stream. You can also stream Thompson’s new movie Sylvie’s Love on Amazon Prime. on December 23.

It has been exciting to see what the cast of Community has been up to ether since leaving the series or following through to its end. For instance, Joel McHale has branched out into more dramas and started a podcast with Ken Jeong, Alison Brie has two Golden Globe nominations for GLOW, I could write an entire article (and I have) about Donald Glover’s accomplishments, and Yvette Nicole Brown has pretty much been all over the place.

While the 49-year-old Cleveland-native is still best known for playing single mother and Greendale business student Shirley Bennett, Dan Harmon’s cult favorite sitcom is only one of 132 credits currently listed on her IMDb page, not just counting the Community cast’s socially distanced charity table read in May. She continued to be a sitcom queen with recurring roles on CBS' The Odd Couple remake and Mom, still lends her voice to countless animated TV series that range from kid-friendly to not-so-kid-friendly, and has been a guest host on several talk shows, including AMC's Talking Dead as Chris Hardwick's replacement.

Of course, for someone who works as consistently as Yvette Nicole Brown does, some appearances are destined to fall through the cracks, like the following 10 movies and TV shows we have compiled below. I was actually surprised to see her name pop up in some of these notable titles, except for one from a popular teen-centered comedy that, after Shirley Bennett on Community, may be her most iconic character of all.

Drake & Josh (Helen)

Of all the memorable secondary characters from Nickelodeon’s Drake & Josh, making the biggest impact would have to be Helen - manager of The Premiere movie theater notorious for blindingly admiring her former employee, Drake (Drake Bell), and unreasonably despising current employee, Josh (Josh Peck). After first appearing in Season 2, Yvette Nicole Brown would continue to play the character for the rest of the series (and in the feature-length Christmas special and Victorious crossover episode), except for one 2004 episode when she was recast by Frances Callier due to her commitment to another sitcom at the time.

The Big House (Eartha Cleveland)

That sitcom was The Big House, which starred a young Kevin Hart as, essentially, a reverse of Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air who is forced to abandon his pampered life in Miami and live with his lower-class aunt, uncle, and cousins in Philadelphia. Yvette Nicole Brown played Hart’s cousin Eartha Cleveland for all six episodes that aired before ABC’s cancellation in 2004, allowing her to continue playing Helen on Drake & Josh.

House (Ellen Stambler)

In another instance of Yvette Nicole Brown on a series with the word “house” in the title, she made one guest appearance on House, opposite Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie in the Sherlock Holmes-inspired title role. In “Sex Kills,” the Season 2 episode of the long-running medical drama, Brown played organ procurement agency employee Ellen Stambler, whose misinterpretation of a conversation between House and a patient’s husband led to his heartbreaking, premature discovery of his wife’s death.

Curb Your Enthusiasm (Stewardess)

In one of her first-ever gigs, Yvette Nicole Brown had the honor of standing off against Larry David on the Season 4 finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm as a flight attendant struggling to get the Seinfeld co-creator to comply with takeoff procedure per Friends star David Schwimmer’s alleged request. In 2019, actress recalled the moment as a “trial by fire” for her improv skills on Larry King Now to guest host Dennis Miller.

That '70s Show (Sgt. Davis)

Most fans of the That '70s Show agree that the eighth and final season of the period comedy is the weakest, especially after the replacement of Topher Grace with Josh Meyers (indeed the brother of Seth, in case you were wondering). At least his character, Randy, is tangentially responsible for Yvette Nicole Brown’s appearance as Sgt. Davis, who puts the gang through her own hilarious cruelty in a jail cell after Hyde’s (Danny Masterson) bachelor party does not go as planned.

Two And A Half Men (Mandy)

Most audiences also agree that every season of Two and a Half Men after Charlie Sheen’s publicly disastrous exit was also a step down (with all due respect to Ashton Kutcher), but Season 1 still has its fans. Among its highlight guest performances, I would cite Yvette Nicole Brown’s small role as Mandy - a member of a women’s support group run by Alan’s (Jon Cryer) wife, Judith (Marin Hinkle), offended by young Jake’s (Angus T. Jones) sexist remarks that he learned from Charlie.

The Office (Paris)

Yvette Nicole Brown also made a brief, singular appearance in Season 3 of The Office as Paris, who becomes Dwight Schrute’s (Rainn Wilson) co-worker after he quits Dunder Mifflin in a previous episode and takes a job at Staples. While interviewed by the camera crew, she makes it clear she that does not "like him, his giant head, or his beady little eyes,” which is to be expected by those who know him best.

Avengers: Endgame (S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent)

The Russo Brothers have been on a not-so-covert mission to sneak as many Community alums into their Marvel movies as possible since day one and they achieved a double-decker in Avengers: Endgame with Ken Jeong shows and Yvette Nicole Brown. In a cameo the actress was actually surprised to discover, she is spotted sharing an elevator at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters circa 1970 with Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), whose appearance arouses her suspicions, prompting her to call security and very nearly thwarting their mission to obtain Pym Particles.

Lady And The Tramp (Aunt Sarah)

Yvette Nicole Brown would also cause trouble for the central characters of another 2019 film under the Disney umbrella - the live action remake of Lady and the Tramp released exclusively on Disney+. Brown plays a modernized (and, by comparison, more antagonized) version of Aunt Sarah, whose treatment of Lady and, really, all dogs in general is quite detestable.

DC Super Hero Girls (Various)

In addition to small, nameless role in a Marvel movie, Yvette Nicole Brown has also been involved in the DC universe and as more than one character, too. On the animated DC Super Hero Girls series alone, she has provided the voice of the mother of teen heroine Bumblebee and the ruthless Amanda Waller, whom you might recognize from Viola Davis’ portrayal in Suicide Squad.

What do you think? Does Yvette Nicole Brown deserve a bigger role in a future comic book movie, or are you really just pulling for that long-awaited Community spin-off movie for the time being? Let us know in the comments and be sure to check back for additional information and updates on the underrated comedic actress, as well as even more inside looks into the lesser-known screen appearances of your favorite celebrities, here on CinemaBlend.

In an animated movie, you can do literally anything. It was, once upon a time, the one great benefit of the medium. Where making things feel "real" in a live-action movie was limited by the special effects of the day, in an animated movie, anything you could draw looked just as real as anything else. Classic Disney movies like Bambi or even the Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts couldn't have existed any other way. You could even have animals and humans having conversations together as if that was normal. It's part of what made animation feel like magic.

However, with the progress that has been made in digital effects, that point of differentiation doesn't really exist anymore. Now, as long as you're willing to spend the money, you can make anything look real. You can create truly alien worlds, make an actor look like their own younger self or just about anything else. Not all of these digital effects are 100% convincing, but they're awfully close, and in many cases, they are perfectly believable.

Alongside this revolution in digital effects, we have seen Walt Disney Studios have increasing success with a new line of films: live-action remakes of the company's classic animated features. This has meant, in many cases, taking those movies where animals spoke and using those impressive new digital effects to make that happen once again, only making it look like "real" animals are talking. Since The Jungle Book, it seems like we're seeing more and more Disney movies (mostly remakes, but now also original films) using this technology... and I need a break. Can we stop it with the live-action talking animals, please?

The Technology Is Amazing

To be clear, I'm not saying that on a technical level, the realistic animals being brought together with CGI don't work. They absolutely do; these animals look absolutely incredible.

I think that "The Circle of Life," the entire opening of the original animated The Lion King, is one of the great move openings of all time. It's a beautiful song that uses language and imagery to transport you to a place that most of us will never really see. The wide-open African wilderness is teeming with life. We see creatures great and small existing side by side, all traveling across the landscape. From the opening sunrise to the final beat of the drum as the movie title arrives, it's all magic.

And I think that the live-action remake of The Lion King might even be better. In nearly every way, it is identical to the original, and even some of the shots are lifted directly from the animated version. This is the second time we've seen this done, to be sure, but because all we have to do is listen to music and watch these digital animals on display, you really can look and see them and you realize just how amazing the technology really is. It's everything that's great about the animated version, but it also looks real. It's incredible.

They Ultimately Don't Work As Lead Characters

And then they start talking, and it all starts to fall apart. Where The Lion King remake stumbles is that, because the animals are, for the purposes of the film, real, they're limited to the sorts of expressions that real animals are capable of. The Simba of the animated Lion King could show complete terror as he watched Mufasa fall or show sorrow at his death because animation wasn't limited to what lions can actually do with their face. The remake was largely forced to find its emotion in the voice actors alone because the visuals simply could not do the job. It might have been technically possible, but "realism" wouldn't allow it, and it hampers the film in a big way.

This weekm we have The One and Only Ivan debuting on Disney+ and doing it all again. Once more, technologically, the movie is quite impressive. All the animal characters are believable as animals, and in the case of Ivan, some of the issues I've had with other films are dealt with simply because a gorilla is capable of facial expressions similar to those of humans, so Ivan is allowed to show real sadness. It works when he does it. Not so much when Ruby the elephant tried to do the same.

Animation doesn't simply allow for animals to have a wider variety of facial expressions; it allows for a suspension of disbelief that you just don't have in live-action. Yes, The Lion King is fictional, but by making the characters look and act like the real thing, we're supposed to view them that way, but then when they talk in a way that animals don't, it's artificial again. What we're willing to do to make them feel real versus fictional seems arbitrary, and it just makes the whole thing confusing. While the characters look entirely real, there's still a sort of emotional uncanny valley that makes it difficult to relate to them because they exist in some strange place between reality and fantasy.

This all works a little bit better in something like Lady & the Tramp, but mostly for incidental reasons. That film, while sweet, simply doesn't have emotional moments as powerful as something like The Lion King, and so we don't ask the digital dogs to do as much heavy lifting. Similarly, in a movie like The Jungle Book, the digital animals are not our main characters, so as an audience, we're not focused on them in the same way. We're seeing everything through the eyes of Mowgli, and Baloo doesn't need to be perfect because he's not the star. He looks that much more impressive simply because he's doing less.

Of course, the animals that do the least are the real stars so far. The animals like Aladdin's Abu and Iago don't speak at all, and while they might be more intelligent than normal animals, they aren't expected to be anything more than that.

And I'm still just absolutely terrified of what's going to happen with the live-action The Little Mermaid. Are we really going to have a realistic CGI Flounder that talks like a human? Because I literally can't think of anything in the world creepier than that.

The technology on display is amazing, so it's no surprise that we're seeing it used a lot. Between theatrical releases and Disney+ movies, most of them in the last few years include this sort of CGI work, and while it's very impressive in many ways, it's just not where it needs to be in order to give us the sort of emotional experience from a live-action film that we still get from Walt Disney Animation. Let's leave the talking animals in the animated movies, at least until the next breakthrough in digital technology gets us the rest of the way there.

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Have you been keeping up with how celebrities are dealing with stay-at-home orders amidst the COVID-19 pandemic? New couple Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas are looking adorable walking their dogs around their Los Angeles neighborhood while they adorably share their quarantine. Gal Gadot enlisted half of Hollywood to sing “Imagine” with her and a lot of people hated it. Vanessa Hudgens and Evangeline Lilly got in some hot water for their social media comments on the situation. But the award for best celebrity quarantine content has to go to Justin Theroux.

For the past week, The Leftovers star has been sharing the quality time he’s been spending with his pup Kuma through candlelight gourmet dinners. Justin Theroux and his grey pitbull rescue are emulating the class of the famous “Bella Notte” scene in Lady and the Tramp just about every evening as he shares burgers, pasta and soup with Kuma while in quarantine. Take a look:

Like I said, Justin Theroux wins quarantine. For many of us, staying at home means more time spent with our pets, and the actor is giving his dog to the finest treatment around. As he explained on Instagram earlier this week, the pair enjoyed a spaghetti dinner with pesto, baby tomatoes and a side salad. Kuma is wearing a bow tie and tux bib, and Justin is all dressed up in a suit too.

This isn’t the only occasion of their fancy quarantine dining. Justin Theroux has been sharing all sorts of meals with Kuma on his Instagram stories. They had a lasagna dinner that the actor commented is like “meth” to doggos. They had an Easter brunch together complete with pancakes and bacon, and yesterday they had Irish soda bread and beet borscht. Here they are:

Justin Theroux rescued Kuma back in 2018, shortly after his “gentle separation” with Jennifer Aniston, and they’ve been best buds ever since. Kuma was rescued over in Texas after Hurricane Harvey affected the pup’s hometown. Usually the actor will take the pit bull around to restaurants with him, but he’s been forced to improvise given the situation.

It’s especially fitting since Justin Theroux voiced Tramp in Disney+’s remake of Lady and the Tramp. The production also used a shelter dog in between using its live-action/CGI hybrid technology. Back when the movie was released, Theroux also watched the movie with Kuma and posted his “reactions” to the movie onto Instagram.

Last week, it was announced that Lady and the Tramp’s writer, Kari Ganlund, would also be penning a live-action/CGI hybrid version of Robin Hood. For now, you can hear the actor in the Disney+ remake on the streaming platform now (sign up for a free 7-day trial here).

When Disney+ launched back in November, subscribers were greeted with a live-action remake of the 1955 film, Lady and the Tramp with stunning CGI technology blended with live-action pups, sceneries and performances. Following its high praise and popularity, the streaming service has hired the film’s script writer to reimagine another underrated Disney animated classic: 1973’s Robin Hood.

Kari Granlund signed on to write the remake for Disney+ in early March and the acclaimed director of Blindspotting Carlos López Estrada will helm, per THR. Just as Disney first translated the English folklore before, the characters will be portrayed as animals once again. The studio will implement the live-action/CG hybrid technology used in The Lady and the Tramp and many other big-screen Disney remakes such as Aladdin and Dumbo.

1973’s Robin Hood followed a fox as Robin Hood, a bear as Little John, a badger as Friar Tuck, a lion Prince John, wolf Sheriff of Nottingham and vixen Maid Marian. It was a musical that included the Oscar-nominated song “Love” and the now classic song “Oo De Lally.” In recent remakes, Disney has refashioned their famous songs – enlisting Janelle Monáe on the Lady and the Tramp soundtrack for example.

Robin Hood is an interesting choice for Disney+ to pursue considering the recent box office massive bomb of 2018’s live-action remake starring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx. The movie made $86 million worldwide on a reported $100 million budget and back in 2010 Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood wasn’t exactly a big hit. Luckily for Disney, this Robin Hood wouldn’t be competing at the box office and perhaps its anthropomorphic animals will better appeal to audiences?

In addition to Lady and the Tramp and Robin Hood, Kari Granlund has also written the script for another upcoming Disney+ original film, Godmothered. The movie starring Isla Fisher and Jillian Bell is about an unskilled fairy godmother who decides to grant the wishes of a young girl whose wish was once ignored, but when she finds her, she’s an adult single mother.

Carlos López Estrada’s Blindspotting was a breakout hit back in 2018 starring Hamilton’s Daveed Diggs – who is actually set to play Sebastian the Crab in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Estrada has also directed music videos for Billie Eilish, Carly Rae Jepsen and Thundercat, helmed an episode of FX’s Legion and debuted his second feature film Summertime at Sundance earlier this year.

No release date for the new remake of Robin Hood has been announced as it is in early development. Disney+ subscribers can enjoy the recent early release of Pixar’s Onward and details on the film adaptation of Artemis Fowl hitting the streaming service in the near future.

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The Walt Disney Company is the biggest name in entertainment. That's maybe the least controversial statement that is possible to make. Today, thanks to the success of studios like Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, not to mention Disney's own live-action and animated divisions, the company just dominates the movie business. In fact, the top six domestic box office movies of 2019 were Disney films. Disney had the highest grossing domestic movie of the year in seven of the last 10 years. Globally that number increases to eight out of ten. But the studio had a problem and its one that has been fixed thanks to Disney+.

Disney's films have become such behemoth blockbusters that the studio has been putting more and more resources behind fewer and fewer films. In 2019, for example, Disney released nine theatrical movies in 2019. If you look back a bit farther, in 2000 Disney released twice as many movies and only five years before that, the studio and its various subsidiaries released more than 30 films. Of course, Disney did significantly more business with the nine movies it released last year than any studio had ever done before, so this shift is not super surprising.

However, with this change, it's hard to not feel like something has been lost. In those years when Disney was releasing 20 and 30 films in a year, there were still major event releases, but there were also smaller films, simple projects that were never designed to be massive box office hits, but could still be smart, funny, heartwarming, emotional, or exciting for smaller audiences.

In 2003, Disney released both Finding Nemo and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the two highest-grossing domestic movies of the year, but it also saw the release of [Holes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holes_(film), a fantastic, and generally well-reviewed and well-remembered little movie that was 39th highest-grossing movie of the year. (And was an early acting win for Shia LaBeouf.) Still, it was a smaller, modestly budgeted movie, and thus it didn't need to set the box office on fire, it just needed to do well enough on its own terms. It did, ultimately making over $67 million domestically (plus a little extra cheddar internationally) on a budget of $20 million plus P&A.

It's difficult to imagine that the Disney of today would ever release a movie like Holes theatrically. It's not that anybody would necessarily be against it on spec, but it's just too small of a property. Take Disney's lowest-grossing movie of 2019 in comparison. That film, Dumbo, still did a little more than double the business domestically that Holes did, making over $114 million in the U.S. and Canada -- more if you count worldwide distribution. And expectation certainly was that Dumbo would fly higher than it did during its theatrical release.

This same goes for other kinds of Disney productions that we used to see on the big screen a lot. Years before the "Disney live-action remake" was a thing, the "Disney inspirational sports movie" was basically its own franchise. Remember the Titans, Miracle, even The Mighty Ducks movies all fell into a similar formula, but that was OK. The formula was what fans wanted. These movies are fondly remembered and made money and memories for the studio.

If you're a fan of classic Disney, especially the simple, fun, movies the studio used to produce, then seeing these sorts of movies fade from the Disney release calendar has been a little sad. But there's good news. While these movies seemed like they were on their way out entirely, it appears that they've been saved, because this is exactly what we're seeing from the original films being released on Disney+.

It's not just that Disney+ is where you can find a lot of those older, smaller movies, (which can be checked out via a free trial Disney+ is offering), but it feels like the studio is making a concerted effort to produce new movies that look right at home alongside The Love Bug and Cool Runnings.

At first, it felt like Disney+ was going to be the new "direct-to-video" dumping ground for films that simply weren't up to snuff. The day one cinematic offerings were Noelle, a Christmas movie that had been given a theatrical release date, and was then pulled from the schedule, and Lady & the Tramp, the newest live-action remake of an animated Disney movie, but one that wasn't quite at the same level of popularity as something like Cinderella or The Lion King.

Both of those movies were... fine, good even. However, the next two Disney+ movies released felt like they could have been movies that came out a decade or more ago, and I mean that as a compliment.

Togo tells the story of the 1925 serum run to Nome which brought diphtheria medication to the remote Alaska town. It's ultimately a "boy and his dog" story; yet, it comes with an element of those against-the-odds inspirational sports movies that Disney used to make all the time. Nothing about Togo feels cheap or only done halfway. In another era, Togo would feel right at home on the big screen.

The same goes for the newest addition to the Disney+ library, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. The new film, which will hit the service on Friday February 7, would have a hard time finding an audience on the big screen today -- or at least would have a hard time finding a window on the Disney release calendar -- but a lot of people will likely be happy Disney+ exists, because if it didn't that would mean this movie wouldn't exist at all either.

Timmy Failure is what is usually derisively referred to as a "kids movie" because the younger set is the major audience for it, but it's the sort of kids movie that anybody could enjoy. It has fun characters and smart writing. It's not going to make anybody's list of best movies of the year, but who cares? A decade ago these were the movies that you flipped past on basic cable and just let run in the background. Today, they're the movies you're going to watch a dozen times when you can't decide what else to put on.

Looking ahead to the future of Disney+, continuing to release these movies that fit so comfortably into the classic Disney formula, appears to be the plan. Dolphin Reef is a documentary from Disneynature, a branch of the studio whose films used to be released in theaters, but unsurprisingly never did much business. Safety is based on a true story about a young man's battle with various personal trials as he attempts to play college football. Yeah, it's Disney+'s first "inspirational sports movie."

In some ways, it's still unfortunate that movie like Togo or Timmy Failure aren't being given theatrical releases. However you want to look at it, movies released to streaming services are always going to be viewed as second tier to theatrical releases, no matter how good they are. But in the end, it's better to have them somewhere than nowhere at all. It certainly fixes a problem with Disney's release schedule.

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Dogs are man's best friend and great subjects for major motion pictures. Disney has long been the home of good dog movies, and if one boots up Disney+, there are quite a few movies starring caninies to choose from. As someone who loves dogs, I've decided to list the best of the best, and recap the 10 best options on the service for dog lovers to binge.

Full disclosure, Togo is not on this list. Though it received rave reviews and got top 3 status on another list written on the site, I can't bring myself to list a movie that besmirched the name of my childhood hero Balto. So keep in mind that's an option, and perhaps still check it out after knocking these other options off the list on upcoming movie nights.

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

In a world where we can digitally make it look like animals are speaking to near perfection, you just can't beat the classics. So what if Homeward Bound made it look like all animals communicate via telepathic link? It feels more real, which makes these animals traveling through the wilderness feel that much more perilous and high stakes. Chance and Shadow are good boys, and though Sassy the cat does have a sizable role in this adventure, her presence does not diminish the dog energy this film exhumes.

Turner & Hooch

Turner & Hooch may not top any list on Tom Hanks' greatest movies, but it absolutely deserves a slot on Disney+'s lineup of greatest dog movies. Before he was an Oscar winner, Hanks played a dog-hating detective forced to take in a pooch that was the sole witness to a murder. Of course, the two eventually become thick as thieves, which just shows that dogs can convert even the most avid of critics. In all honesty, this movie is worth a watch just to see what drove a wedge between Hanks and Henry Winkler.

Bolt

Bolt may be one of the most underrated dog movies Disney has ever made, merely because it tackles a unique subject most people would never think of or experience: do the dogs trained for television shows realize they're on a television show? We may never truly know the answer to that, but Bolt does a great job of showing how it could be confusing to a pet and lead them to misinterpret what's real and fake in their day-to-day lives. Honestly, that's pretty deep for a Disney movie, though the movie keeps things light enough that a theme will go right over a kid's head.

One Hundred And One Dalmatians

It's the animated classic about the ultimate dog lovers. Remember, Pongo and Perdita only had 15 of those puppies, but owners Roger and Anita decide to take in the rest of those doggies that appear on their doorstep after they escape Cruella De Vil. Though the live-action version of One Hundred and One Dalmatians and its sequel are also on Disney+, I'm partial to the animation because the main puppies are just so cute. Until the prequel is released, this Disney classic remains at the top of my list for Disney's dalmatian offerings.

Greyfriars Bobby

An oldie, but a goodie, Greyfriars Bobby is an adaptation of a true event in which a dog remained loyal to his owner even after death. Bobby slept near the grave of his master in Edinburgh. The dog soon becomes known by the town and is collectively cared for while the town continues to respect his love for his former master. It's a heart-warming story replicated by popular media over the years, and certainly a great show of just how loyal dogs can be when it comes to the ones they love.

Old Yeller

Old Yeller is one of the most famous dog movies of all time, albeit for a tragic reason. Few people want to watch a movie where the heroic dog dies in the end, especially when the deed has to be done by the boy who owned him. Despite that, there's a lot to love about Old Yeller that audiences will appreciate, and while it may give owners a phobia about rabies, it's still a must-watch for lovers of dog movies.

Lady And The Tramp (2019)

For those who haven't yet checked out the "live-action" adaptation of Lady and the Tramp, this should be the first stop. Unlike The Lion King remake, this movie does a great job at giving its animals emotive faces and providing a meaningful update that justifies the new version. I won't debate on whether or not it's better than the original, but I will say that it's certainly worth a watch and one of the better originals we've seen on Disney+.

The Ugly Dachshund

This movie may sound like it's pushing an anti-dog message, but I can assure you this is not the case. The Ugly Dachshund is about a Great Dane that thinks he's a wiener dog, and his owner's best attempts to change its personality. There's some funny moments in this 1966 movie, and one might be shocked to learn dog-based humor in Hollywood has not evolved much in the decades that have followed. I'd prefer if Disney named this movie "The Greatest Dane," but beyond that, this is overall a good movie.

Benji The Hunted

For those looking for the John Wick of dog movies, look no further. Benji The Hunted features the heroic Benji up against the elements and taking on some fierce predators in a high stakes adventure. Outnumbered and out of his element in the wilderness, Benji soldiers on and takes out anyone that tries to step to him. This may sound like a joke to anyone who hasn't seen the movie, but seriously, watch it for yourself and see this wild adventure that Roger Ebert rated higher than Full Metal Jacket.

The Fox And The Hound

Of all the dog movies available on Disney+, this one is a personal favorite. The Fox And The Hound is a story of friendship and how dogs naturally want to be buddies with everyone even when they're trained to be something else. This movie gave us one of Disney's best songs ("Best Of Friends") and is mandatory viewing for any Disney+ subscriber who hasn't seen it yet (and if you're not subscribed, feel free to jump on the seven-day free trial offer). Give it a watch, shed a tear, and maybe look into raising a domestic fox to be best friends with the dog in your home.

All of these movies are available on Disney+, so subscribers in need of some quality dog movies should get to streaming. As always, continue to stick with CinemaBlend for all the buzz on what's great on streaming, and for the latest news happening in movies and television.

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In recent years, Hollywood has been producing an uptick of dog movies. And why not? Audiences love to “ooh” and “aww” furry friends on the big screen just as much as they enjoy stopping and staring at pups walking through neighborhoods and cuddling up in their own homes. The connection between man and dog is a universal one that is easy for viewers to relate to and find some compassion toward.

Last year was some sort of record for movies catered to dog lovers since A Dog’s Way Home, A Dog’s Journey, The Art of Racing In the Rain and early original by Disney+, Togo were all released. In 2020, Harrison Ford will star in Call Of The Wild and Clifford the Big Red Dog will hit the big screen as well! What a perfect time to rank the best dog movies of all time!

10. Marley & Me (2008)

Telling a story about family through the lens of a dog is not a new concept in movies. In fact, Hollywood has pursued the relationship between man’s best friend for just as long as cinema has been a medium – such as famed German Shepherd Rin-Tin-Tin dating back to 1922. But for many modern audiences, it was Marley & Me that reminded us how the story of dog ownership could break our hearts. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star in the memoir adaptation about 13 years spent with their at first uncontrollable Lab as they get married, have kids and such. It walks the line between hilarious moments and tear-jerking scenes not easily forgotten. Available to stream on Freeform.

9. A Dog’s Journey (2019)

For the last few years, Universal has had some luck adapting W. Bruce Cameron’s novels centered on dogs starting with 2017’s A Dog’s Purpose. The first film introduced the concept of human stories being told through the inner monologues of pups. A dog named Bailey (voiced by Josh Gad) lives and dies as multiple dogs with different owners across decades but finds his way back to his first best friend Ethan (later played by Dennis Quaid). However, it’s the 2019 sequel that really delivers on the concept as Ethan’s estranged granddaughter (CJ) grows up with a form of Bailey and he goes on a mission to reunite her with him, along with delivering on an adorable love story between young actors Kathryn Prescott and Henry Lau. Available to rent/buy on Amazon.

8. Eight Below (2006)

Oftentimes the late Paul Walker’s legacy is placed in a box for his role in Fast & Furious films. But, the actor had a career highlight in Frank Marshall’s Eight Below. The Disney film tells a sweet “based on a true story” rescue tale about eight sled dogs who must survive the harsh temperatures and danger of Antartica with an injured professor (played by Bruce Greenwood) as Walker’s character tries to get back to all of them. Eight Below is a thrilling adventure film in the unforgiving cold, an emotional survival tale and it has a beautiful message about friendship between dogs and humans. Available to stream on Disney+.

7. Lassie Come Home (1943)

One of the most iconic live-action dogs in cinema is a Collie named Lassie. What started as a 1940 novel, became a major MGM production and later spawned six other films, a nine-year television show and three-year radio show starring the lovable pup. Lassie Come Home is the OG Lassie film set in Depression-era England when a couple is forced to sell her to a rich Duke in order to survive, much to their young son, Joe’s heartbreak. Yet, Lassie is still loyal to her original family, finds a way out and back to them across hundreds of miles. It’s a must-see classic for dog lovers and was later remade in 2005. Available to stream on DIRECTV.

6. 101 Dalmatians (1961)

Disney has always had a way with giving animal characters captivating stories and fun characters that make us look at them differently in the real world. One of their most memorable work here relating to dogs was in 1961's 101 Dalmatians. It tells the story of Roger Radcliffe and his dog Pongo – the latter is tired of bachelor life, so he sets out to find a mate for himself and his owner. He finds the perfect pair in Anita and her Dalmatian Perdita and orchestrates a run in. The pairs hit it off and Roger and Perdita had 101 puppies, catching the attention of evil fashion designer Cruella de Vil. To this day, it’s a Disney gem. Available to stream on Disney+.

5. Isle of Dogs (2018)

For the past 25 years, Wes Anderson’s unique style on cinema has dazzled audiences. Among his off-color filmmaking, he delved into stop-motion with 2009’s Fantastic Mr. Fox which starred a slew of big names and became a critical hit. Almost a decade later after hits such as Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel, Anderson ventured back to the medium for Isle of Dogs. Set in Japan, the artsy movie is about a boy’s journey to find his lost dog in a dystopian world where puppers are banished due to the “canine flu”. With the voice talents of Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Greta Gerwig and Tilda Swinton, Isle of Dogs is an imaginative take on a dog’s story. Available to stream on Cinemax Go.

4. Best In Show (2000)

As this list demonstrates, dog films are often heartwarming tales. Not in the case of hilarious comedy, Best In Show. This is especially a must-see for fans of Schitt’s Creek. Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara star among a fun variety of characters (including Jane Lynch, Christopher Guest, Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, Fred Willard) who put their dogs up for a national dog show. The movie is presented as a mockumentary about a Philadelphia dog show. Levy, O’Hara and their Terrier Winky sleeping in a hotel storage room due to their low funds, as they compete alongside a few other funny pairings. It’s improv at its best and pokes a bit of fun on dog owners for once! Available to rent/buy on Amazon.

3. Togo (2019)

As we reach the top three dog movies, 2019’s Togo has earned a spot among the best! It recently came out on Disney’s new streaming service and was met with rave reviews among audiences and critics alike. Willem Dafoe plays Leonhard Seppala, who leads his sled dogs through the treacherous serum run in 1925. It’s a true story that goes back and forth between the heroic run and the early years of the titular Togo, who was originally seen as too small and weak to lead the sled. Dafoe’s performance incredibly injects heart into the movie as he has a tumultuous relationship with the dogs – something many of us can relate to. It’s everything a dog movie should be… hopelessly adorable, adventuresome, beautiful and tragic. Not to mention, it sets the record straight about Balto – who has long received more credit than Togo surrounding the event. Available to stream on Disney+.

2. Lady and the Tramp (1955)

The second best dog movie has to go to the iconic romance of Lady and the Tramp back in 1955. The recent remake on Disney+ recently reminded us about how beloved this story is. This animated classic is the film that defined many of our childhoods more than any other about the dog perspective. It’s a simple premise – Lady is a handful but she loves her family dearly. When the young couple who adopt her decide to have a child of their own, she starts to feel left out. She then meets street dog Tramp who shows her the outside world of living on the streets. It’s a fun journey through different aspects of a dog’s world through a Romeo and Juliet type story. We’ll never look at spaghetti and meatballs the same again. Available to stream on Disney+.

1. Old Yeller (1957)

It’s ruff to pick the best dog movie… especially when so many cute pupper faces metaphorically stare as if a big hunk of meat has met their eyes. But there’s one dog movie that has stood the test of time for over 60 years in the collective brain of pop culture. Old Yeller. First off, it has perhaps the most heart-wrenching (and well known) death scenes to date. The movie tells the tragedy of dog ownership as the boy finds him as a stray puppy and he becomes his best friend. It’s a classic story about the transition from childhood to adulthood. Particularly if you saw it as a kid, you’re probably still wondering why, WHY was this shown to you so young. Available to stream on Disney+.

From cute stories about family, to adventurous treks cross-country, cute puppy love romances to tragic endings, there’s a ton here to check out! Some honorable mentions are 2019’s The Art of Racing in the Rain with Milo Ventimiglia and Amanda Seyfried, the 1995 cartoon classic Balto, 2009’s Hachi: A Dog’s Tale with Richard Gere, Disney’s 1963 classic The Incredible Journey or the 1993 remake Homeward Bound.

Which of these dog movies are you trotting off to see after this ranking? What’s your favorite of the bunch? Sound off in the comments below and vote in our poll!

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If the past few years are any indication, Disney plans to remake every one of its classics into $150 million-plus live-action projects in the foreseeable future. And 2019 was the studio’s most ambitious effort in that regard. In the matter of four months, new versions of Dumbo, Aladdin and The Lion King hit theaters and made $3 billion combined at the global box office. Yet, it’s Disney’s most recent and under-the-radar remake that reigns above the rest: the Disney+ exclusive title, Lady and the Tramp.

It’s ironic, isn’t it? Lady and the Tramp is likely the least expensive remake Disney has made all year, and the streaming service has yet to release any numbers on how many subscribers tuned into the feature amongst the other offerings Disney+ provides, such as weekly doses of Baby Yoda on The Mandalorian or the Anna Kendrick-led Christmas movie, Noelle. Believe me, I was surprised myself. But after watching two adorable pups fall in love under candlelight, I remembered the magic of Disney’s remake vision.

First off, critics agree. Lady and the Tramp was the highest rated Disney remake of 2019, with a 65% “Fresh” score on Rotten Tomatoes. CinemaBlend’s own Dirk Libbey shared this sentiment with his 3.5 out of 5 review of the film. The rest of this year’s reimaginings ended up “Rotten” on the site, Aladdin receiving a 57%, The Lion King a 53% and Dumbo a meager 47%. But, what is it about one of the first Disney+ original movies that beats out these blockbusters?

The main element that allows 2019’s Lady and the Tramp to stand out from the rest is because its jump to live action makes complete sense and works really well in this format. The only thing better than cute cartoon dogs is seeing actual performing dogs light up the screen with the beloved story. Live-action dog stories have become more popular in the past few years with movies such as A Dog’s Purpose and The Art of Racing in the Rain, but this Disney+ movie sets itself apart by injecting some signature magic the studio is well known for.

Other remakes this year have relied so much on the spectacle of flying elephants, blue genies and realistic African savannas that some grounded elements of their originals became lost in the mix. In Lady and the Tramp, the familiar story actually becomes more believable when we see the characters being portrayed by actual dogs. Yes, they’re talking dogs, but there’s a relatable and universal element of seeing what we’d imagine our own furry friends come to life.

And the CGI in Lady and the Tramp mixed with the live-action elements is seamless! It’s really an incredible technical achievement. The filmmakers used real dogs as actors in the film (Tramp is played by a shelter pup named Monte) with fully animated ones. It’s a magic trick that takes place throughout the movie that allows viewers to immerse themselves in the live-action world – where the completely CGI animals and landscape of The Lion King may have felt like watching a video game after a while.

There’s also something refreshing about the small-scale quality of Lady and the Tramp. This remake actually made me appreciate the 1955 classic more than I ever had before. That hasn’t happened often when viewing a recent Disney remake. Audiences are reminded of how incredibly underrated the Disney film is nowadays. The original Lady and the Tramp came at an especially exciting time for the animation studio when Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty and 101 Dalmatians were coming out. It’s a simple day-in-the-life of dogs in a neighborhood many of us have wondered about before.

Like a few remakes before it, 2019’s Lady and the Tramp benefits from the time between the original and live-action version. It has been 64 years since the animated version came out, so many folks have never seen the the original, and if you have, it was probably a long time ago. Due to this, the nostalgic quality of the movie works really well. For example, when I saw the white dog with “side bangs” covering one eye as a real dog, I was completely transported to watching the original as a kid – because I had completely forgotten about it until seeing it again.

When it comes to a release such as Aladdin, it’s one of Disney’s modern big hits. Chances are most Disney fans have revisited it a bunch of times before sitting down for the remake. There are higher expectations and more ownership over it. When Disney remakes a movie such as Lady and the Tramp, it allows the studio's still beloved, but less popular stories to really shine and find a new life somewhere else. Is anyone else game for an Aristocats or Oliver & Company live-action remake after this?

From the infectious chemistry of Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux’s dog characters, the magical wonder of seeing the story play out in live action, and a new song being reworked into the film, Lady and the Tramp offers up a subtle, but perfect recipe for what a Disney live-action remake should be. It doesn’t feel like a recycled cash grab, but a careful re-imagination of a memory tucked into your childhood. There may have been something gained from Lady and the Tramp having less anticipation surrounding it and sitting cozy at home to see it, too.

The Disney remakes certainly are not slowing down anytime soon. An epic new version of Mulan comes in March, and a live-action musical for The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Awkwafina and Jacob Termblay is currently in development for the big screen. But for now, it’s these Disney+ treasures I’ll look forward to the most going forward.

The streaming service’s next original movie is an arctic adventure between a man and his dog titled Togo, starring Willem Dafoe. The movie has already been nominated for an award: the first for Disney+. Check out what else is coming to the streaming platform in December!

What do you think? Which live-action remake do you think was the best from Disney in 2019? Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King or The Lady and the Tramp? Sound off in the comments below and participate in our poll.

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Disney+ is officially live as of today and that means that subscribers can watch a whole host of old and new Disney content, including Lady and the Tramp. The live-action remake/reimagining of Disney’s 1955 animated classic makes a notable change from the original in that it reworks the controversial Siamese cat song. It’s a change that Lady and the Tramp stars Justin Theroux and Tessa Thompson are glad to see, as they explained:

Rather than omitting the scene with the cats entirely, as other of Disney’s live-action remakes have done for their controversial elements, Lady and the Tramp completely reworked the Siamese cat scene and presented them in a different way. The duo still gets a song, but a different one and their overall appearance is not offensive in the way it is in the original movie. They’re not even Siamese cats anymore. The result is a scene that Justin Theroux considers to be a major improvement.

The actor who voices Tramp in the film just wants people to be able to enjoy Lady and the Tramp, and including the Siamese cat song as it was in the original (which would never happen), would detract from that enjoyment. So he views updates like the reworked Siamese cat song as a way to improve on what came before, and create a product that modern audiences can love.

Tessa Thompson also brings up a great point to Yahoo Entertainment about the opportunities afforded by these remakes. As she said, the benefit of looking at these classic films again and remaking them, is that you can do so with a modern lens. By taking the core elements of these classic films that work and updating them for today’s audiences, you can give the stories new life.

Whether that process results in a better overall film is another question, but updating a story and improving upon things, while eliminating stuff that no longer works are good goals for any remake to have. And for Lady and the Tramp, the Siamese cat song had to go.

For those unfamiliar with it, “The Siamese Cat Song,” also known as “We Are Siamese (If You Please)” is a song sung by two Siamese cats named Si and Am in the original Lady and the Tramp. These two cats that torment Lady are drawn with slanted eyes and buckteeth, a racist caricature of Asians commonly used in the post-war period. Singer Peggy Lee even affects a stereotypical Asian accent in her performance. You can see the original song in the video below.

So yeah, that hasn't aged well. But it’s nice to know that the scene was reworked for the new movie. Of course, the Siamese cat song from Lady and the Tramp is far from the only thing in Disney’s past that is viewed as problematic today. While some stuff like Song of the South looks like it will forever be a permanent resident of the vault, other older content on Disney+ is getting a warning for outdated cultural depictions.

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Following on Dumbo, Aladdin, and The Lion King, Lady and the Tramp becomes Disney's fourth live-action remake of the year. Fifth if you count Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the sequel to a remake itself. It's clear Disney sees these productions as a major part of the studio's output, and what makes Lady and the Tramp all the more important is that it's being used as the draw to get people to give Disney+ a look.

Of course, part of Lady and the Tramp's success in bringing people to the new streaming service will depend on just how good the movie itself actually is. This morning Disney took the lid off the first batch of Disney+ movies and TV episodes, and with that comes the first official reviews for Lady and the Tramp. For the most part, the reviews seem to largely find Lady and the Tramp a sweet movie, even if it's one that has a few issues.

I certainly was one who fell into this category. I reviewed Lady and Tramp and I gave the movie 3.5 stars. The animated classic is actually one of Disney's better films in my opinion, and while the remake doesn't quite reach those heights, it's a charming movie that is worth checking out.

The basic structure of Lady and the Tramp is unchanged. It's set in turn of the century America. Lady, voiced by Tessa Thompson, lives at home with her middle class family, humans she knows only as Jim Dear and Darling. Tramp, voiced by Justin Theroux, lives on the street, and has little time for houses and families. The pair get thrust together by circumstances, and each gets a look at the other side, while also falling for each other.

Details are changed here and there to keep things from falling into the 'shot-for-shot remake" territory, but few of them mean much. IGN overall, still found the remake charming, but since the original is as well, there just isn't much reason given to watch the new version versus the old one.

While most reviews at the moment seem to fall into the "it's cute" category, there are outliers on either side of that middle of the road view. Comicbook.com gives Lady and the Tramp full marks, finding that the remake is as magical as anything produced by the House of Mouse.

On the other hand, there are also those reviews that find Lady and the Tramp to be completely without magic. THR, calls the film the "dullest" of Disney's remakes.

Certainly, Lady and the Tramp seems to be running the gamut when it comes to review. Is it magic? Is it dull? Does it fall somewhere in between? Certainly, audiences are likely to have all of these same reactions as critics.

Lady and the Tramp debuts on Disney+ November 12.

Disney's live-action remakes have become as important a pillar for the current studio as anything under the Marvel or Star Wars brand, and so, it's no great surprise that the next entry in that particular "franchise," director Charlie Bean's Lady And The Tramp, is being used as a lure to bring fans over to Disney+. The title may not have quite the fan base of something like The Lion King, but it's still a Disney classic, and likely to be of interest to the same movie-goers who were already interested in joining the streaming service on day one.

This in mind, the movie does its job. As with most Disney remakes, Lady and the Tramp provides the story that fans know, but this remake also offers a bit of additional charm to the familiar formula that both old and new Disney fans are likely to appreciate.

Lady (voiced by Tessa Thompson) is a Christmas gift from a husband, known only as "Jim Dear" (Thomas Mann), to his wife, known only as "Darling" (Kiersey Clemons). She becomes the center of their world, and all her needs are attended to. That is, until "Jim Dear" and "Darling" see an even bigger addition to their family: a baby. At this point, Lady becomes a secondary concern.

Our other main character, which the new film never properly gives a name (he's a stray after all), we'll just call Tramp (voiced by Justin Theroux). He lives on the street and is happy to do so. He sees homes and families as constraints to freedom, which is what he'll tell anybody willing to listen. Tramp and Lady come into contact when he is being chased by a dog catcher, and he warns her that the forthcoming baby is going to displace her. When that happens, the two dogs find themselves together, and Lady begins to see a very different side to life as a canine.

Lady and the Tramp is the story you know, with few surprises

If you've somehow never seen the original Lady and the Tramp, or it's been so long that you don't recall the details, I'll skip the spoilers — but if you do know the story well, you're not in for many surprises here. The story unfolds pretty much exactly as you remember it. Like with previous remakes from Disney, some details are changed here and there, but there's nothing that drastically changes the plot.

The most obvious change is the removal of the very dated "We Are Siamese" song. The cats are still there, but they sing a new, more uptempo, number, "What A Shame." While less problematic, the new tune still isn't much to get excited about. It's harmless, and therefore forgettable.

While Lady and the Tramp might not be the powerhouse that The Lion King is, the two films have more than a little in common, as both attempt to portray animals as realistically as possible, beyond, of course, giving them the power of speech. However, there are a few key differences that actually aid this new film in comparison.

Lady and The Tramp benefits by not relying on CGI

First, actual dogs were used in Lady and the Tramp, and while there are, of course, digital effects being used to make them talk, as well as in other sequences, there are many moments when they are simply dogs. Every time the dogs interact even indirectly with humans, they act as humans would expect dogs to act. They don't speak English, they bark. The transition between real and digital dogs is essentially seamless. The digital dogs look no less real than the real ones.

Additionally, the human characters are a larger focus of the story. While Lady and the Tramp is still about the title characters, in the animated version characters like Jim Dear and Darling are mostly seen from a dog's point of view, and rarely shown above the knee. That's not the case any longer. The dogcatcher was also more an idea than a character in the animated classic, and here he's the closest thing the film has to a villain.

While, making the human characters more important to the story takes away some of the charm of the original movie, the positive trade off is that that CGI doesn't have to do as much heavy lifting as it did in The Lion King. The most emotional moments in Lady and the Tramp aren't as heavy as the death of Mufasa, and there's usually a human there when those moments happen, so the fact that dogs don't emote in the way that humans do is less of a problem.

Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux are a charming pair

However, that lack of emotional connections to the leads means that, much like The Lion King, it's completely up to the voice performances to carry the power of the words. This is where Lady and the Tramp excels. Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux are as good as any human couple in a quality rom-com, and that's ultimately what this movie is.

Lady and the Tramp has always been a romance, but with a few tweaks to the dialogue, and an awkward embrace is almost all it takes to shift the story into full-on canine romantic comedy. While the characters might be dogs, all the standard elements of your romantic comedy formula are here. The meet cute, the initial disinterest by one party, the event that throws them together, the blooming relationship seemingly ended by a misunderstanding... It's your standard rom-com formula, but the fact that we're watching animals go through it at least changes things up a bit. The only other thing a rom-com needs is the comedy part, and Lady and the Tramp is surprisingly funny.

Lady and the Tramp doesn't take any major risks, but it handles all of its pieces well enough to create an enjoyable companion to the original. This is likely exactly what early adopters of Disney+ are looking for, so it can be called a win.

Another calendar week has come and gone, with folks everywhere eager to begin their weekend festivities. The past seven days have also brought plenty of exciting movie trailers, which are attempting to drum up excitement for each new release. There's some big projects coming down the pipeline, both in theaters and streaming on services like Netflix. What's more, there's been a mixture of first trailers and supplemental ones for the flicks that are a little closer to theaters. Don't worry if you missed any of these clips, as CinemaBlend is compiling every week's trailers

Dolittle

Following the release of Avengers: Endgame, Robert Downey Jr. has officially retired from the role of Iron Man. Moviegoers are eager to see what projects the 54 year-old actor will get into now that Tony Stark is in the rear view, and the first new release is an adaptation of Dr. Dolittle. Amply titled Dolittle, the upcoming movie looks like it's going to be a mixture of family-friendly heart and cartoonish action-adventure. RDJ is playing the title character, who can speak to animals, and ends up on an adventure with a number of his furry and feathered friends. Directed by Stephen Gaghan, the movie has had some trouble on set. But there's some great talent attached, including the voice cast. Joining Downey is Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Tom Holland, John Cena, and Kumail Nanjiani. The movie will hit theaters shortly after the new year on January 17, 2020

Terminator: Dark Fate (Red Band)

This one is NSFW, which is probably what makes it so epic. The Terminator franchise will return to the world of R ratings with Dark Fate, while also reuniting the likes of Linda Hamilton, James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Edward Furlong. This new red band trailer highlights all the thing that only an R rating can achieve: F-bombs and tons of bloody violence. Gabriel Luna's new Terminator looks like he's going to be extremely deadly, as the new trailer showed him ripping through prison guards with ease. The new footage also shows off Sarah Connor's potty mouth, as she drops two "fucks" throughout the course of the short trailer. Fans of the franchise will be able to enjoy each F-bomb Terminator: Dark Fate has to offer when it hits theaters on November 1st.

Bombshell

While it previously got an epic and simple teaser, the first full trailer for Bombshell arrived this week. Directed by Jay Roach (Recount, Meet The Parents), the upcoming drama is an adaptation of the real-life story of Fox News, as allegations of sexual misconduct were made on founder Roger Ailes. The story is told through the women of the network, with Nicole Kidman playing Gretchen Carlson and Charlize Theron playing a picture perfect version of Megyn Kelly. The trailer teases a movie with a unique tone, filled with both tense dramatic and comedic beats, and told to the tune of Billie Eilish's song 'Bad Guy.' Margot Robbie will play newcomer Kayla Pospisil, with John Lithgow playing Roger Ailes. Also features in the cast are Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton, Mark Duplass, Allison Janney, and The Good Place's D'Arcy Carden. Bombshell will hit theaters on December 20th, competing with the behemoth release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

On a lighter note, Peter Rabbit is heading back in theaters for his sequel subtitled The Runaway. Voice by the always delightful James Corden, Will Gluck's original animated blockbuster had a great box office when it hit theaters last year. A sequel was quickly produced, and the first trailer for Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway hit theaters this week. After having some growing pains following the wedding of Thomas and Bea (Domnhall Gleeson and Rose Bryne respectively), the titular rabbit decides to leave home and make his way in the big city. The rest of the voice cast returns for the upcoming sequel, including Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, and Elizabeth Debicki. Peter Rabbit 2 will arrive in theaters on April, 3rd, 2020.

Lady And The Tramp Trailer #2

Over the past few years, Disney has made a habit of live-action remakes, which put a new spin on their classic animated blockbusters. Following the release of The Lion King and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the next one of these remakes is Charlie Bean's Lady and The Tramp. But instead of arriving in theaters, the animated movie will be Disney+'s first exclusive movie. This second trailer provided more story, allowing Justin Theroux'sTramp to narrate the story and cue the audience into how the world is for a unleashed dog. The new trailer even includes the iconic spaghetti scene, which is especially adorable with the new canine stars. Tessa Thompson is voicing Lady, joined by Sam Elliot, Janelle Monae, and Benedict Wong. The live-action cast includes Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong, and Broad City's Arturo Castro. You can stream Lady and The Tramp beginning on November 12th on Disney+.

Netflix's Marriage Story

Now this one looks like a doozy, and far more emotional than the last trailer. Marriage Story is an upcoming drama coming to Netflix, after debuting at Film Festivals like TIFF. The movie stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, as couple Charlie and Nicole. The movie follows the end of their relationship, and the grueling divorce that threatens to tear their family apart. The trailer is sleek and well-directed with both actors given the chance to narrate. Directed by Noah Baumbach, there's already a ton of buzz around the performance by the leading actors. But there are also some notable supporting actors including Laura Dern as Nicole's therapist and Ray Liotta as Charlie's divorce lawyer. Marriage Story will become available to stream on Netflix December 6th, following a limited release in theaters.

Clearly there are a ton of exciting movies arriving over the next few months. And with projects like Marriage Story and Lady and The Tramp approaching, the power of streaming service in the film industry has never been more clear. We'll just have to wait and see if these movies can transcend the limitations of the streaming world, and possibly get some Oscar attention. Martin Scorsese's The Irishman might be the project to do that, although we'll have to see as Awards Season approaches. In the meantime, check out our 2019 release list to plan your next trip to the movies.

The next big live-action Disney remake isn't coming to the big screen, but rather the small one. When Disney+ launches in just under a month, it will do so with Lady and the Tramp, an original live production of the Disney animated classic. To get people ready for the new film Disney released a new trailer last night, and it includes some of the film's most memorable moments. Including one involving a plate of spaghetti.

Even if you're not a massive fan of Lady and the Tramp, there are likely a few moments that you remember if you've ever seen it. Maybe it's the song 'He's a Tramp" which was performed by the great Peggy Lee in the original movie. We hear it here performed by Janelle Monae who will be taking over the role of Peg.

However, by far the moment that has helped Lady and the Tramp stand the test of time involves a romantic gesture with a meatball, and the remake has that moment. Check it out in the new trailer below.

While we briefly saw Lady and Tramp sitting in front of their plate of spaghetti in the first trailer, this second one gives us a bit more of the sequence, as well as a basic run down of the plot in case you don't recall it.

We also see a few other things you might remember from the first movie. We see the Siamese cats that will become an obstacle to Lady's comfortable life. Although, we know that their song from the animated film, "We are Siamese," which has not aged well, will not be featured.

Technically Lady and the Tramp looks quite impressive. The dogs are talking, and that in and of itself is quite a sight to see. The only question is if the new film will be able to overcome the problem that The Lion King recently had. While the animals were technically amazing, they looked so real that it was difficult to have them show any sort of emotion.

Lady and the Tramp does do things a little differently than The Lion King. While the latter film was entirely CGI, this movie actually uses real dogs to play the parts of the characters on screen. While this option is almost certainly cheaper, and thus the new Disney+ movie won't have quite as insane a budget, it's hard to tell if it will be more successful.

While Disney+ is going to be a high demand streaming service if only for its library of content, the new original movies and series are also going to draw in an audience. Lady and the Tramp may end up being the first thing a lot of people watch when Disney+ launches November 12.

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When Disney+ launches on November 12, it's going to instantly be popular if for no other reason than it will contain a library of some of the most popular films and television shows of all time. However, simply containing all of Disney's classic material won't be enough to make for a successful streaming service. Disney+ will also, over time, release a great deal of material, both movies and series, exclusive to Disney+. To see what's currently live on the newly-launched platform, you can use this link for a 7-day free trial.

Most of the attention has been given to the planned Disney+ series, due to their connections with major franchises like Marvel and Star Wars. However, Disney+ is also planning several original movies for the service, the first of which will be arriving on Day One. Let's go over what's on the way to Disney+ on this front.

Lady and the Tramp

Live-action remakes have been massive business at the box office for Disney in recent years, so it shows just how dedicated to streaming the company now is that one of those remakes will be an exclusive streaming film. Lady and the Tramp might not be one of Disney's box office behemoths, but it's a classic film with huge name recognition.

Rather than being a fully CGI creation like The Lion King was recently, Lady and the Tramp used actual dogs for the new movie. Tessa Thompson will voice Lady and Justin Theroux handles the Tramp. This will be one of the first original films Disney+ subscribers will be able to watch as its already confirmed to be a day one release.

Dolphin Reef

Animation was what put the Walt Disney Company on the map, but the studio has been making wildlife documentaries for almost as long. Recent Disneynature entries like Born in China and Penguins have been released in theaters, but Dolphin Reef will make its debut on Disney+ instead, with Natalie Portman as the narrator.

The successor to the True Life Adventures films created by Walt Disney himself may not be massive box office hits like basically everything else the studio produces, but that's part of the reason the streaming service is so potentially powerful, There's a good chance something like Dolphin Reef will get a lot more viewers streaming than it would have seen as a theatrical release. It will be a day one release for Disney+

Noelle

Noelle is a movie that's been sitting on ice some time now. The project was originally slated for a theatrical release, but the movie vanished from the big screen schedule a couple years back, before resurfacing as a Disney+ movie.

What's unclear from all that is whether this is a situation similar to the one Netflix has found itself in, where movies have been shopped to the streaming service after studios determined they would be unsuccessful theatrically, or if Disney, in fact, thinks the movie is so strong that it will draw streaming subscribers. The exact release date of this one is unknown, but it's a Christmas movie, so it should be hitting shortly after launch.

Togo

One of the areas where streaming services can be quite beneficial to movies as a whole is giving projects that might not survive the box office a place for life. These days it's hard to get anything that isn't a blockbuster level franchise to get the green light. A story about a man and a sled dog racing through the icy wilderness of Alaska doesn't seem like the sort of thing that would beat a comic book movie at the box office, but it's no less dramatic.

Togo will star Willem Dafoe as Leonhard Seppala, the leader of a sled dog team racing to bring diphtheria serum to isolated Nome, Alaska in 1925. Togo was Seppala's lead dog and the team handled the longest single leg of the relay. Since nothing has been publicly released regarding this movie yet, we likely won't be seeing it until sometime in 2020.

Stargirl

Stargirl (not to be confused with the same-named, upcoming DC Universe show) is based on the 2000 novel by author Jenny Spinelli and tells the story of Stargirl Caraway, a young teenager making the transition from home school to high school. At first, Stargirl's unusual ways make her popular, but before long she is turned on for her differences. While the novel won over critics and won several awards, this is yet another smaller production that probably would never happen if theatrical release was the only outlet.

America's Got Talent competitor Grace Avery VanderWaal will be making her film debut in the role of Stargirl. Graham Verchere will co-star as her friend Leo. This is another film we'd expect to drop in 2020. If it's a hit, the book has a sequel, so the movie could see one as well.

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Timmy Failure is a popular book series about a small boy who believes himself to be the world's greatest detective. With his partner, a 1,200 pound imaginary polar bear named Total, he opens the Total Failure Detective Agency. The film is being directed by Spotlight's Tom McCarthy and is based on a screenplay by Stephan Pastis, the original creator of Timmy Failure.

While Timmy Failure may not be a Disney property, few know family entertainment quite like the House of Mouse, and this one sounds like just the sort of "everybody gather around the TV" sort of movie that could attract the whole family. Folks at D23 got a sneak peek of the undated movie, so hopefully the rest of us won't be too far behind.

Flora & Ulysses

Flora & Ulysses is the story of a 10-year-old girl (Flora) and the squirrel she rescues (Ulysses). Flora is a huge comic book fan, which comes in handy when the young girl discovers that the squirrel she has saved actually has superpowers. The movie is based on a Newberry Award winning children's book by author Kate DiCamillo.

Production on this film only began this last June, so we're certainly not looking to see the film until sometime at the end of 2020 at the absolute earliest. Broadway actress Matilda Lawler will be making her film debut as Flora.

Safety

Disney stories rarely fail to inspire an audience, especially when they're based on true stories of courageous athletes. Disney has been responsible for great real-life sports movies like Miracle, Invincible, and Remember the Titans. Now, Disney is going back to the gridiron with the new film Safety.

Production just got underway last week on the newest Disney+ production. Safety will tell the true story of Ray McElrathbey, a man who fights against multiple challenges so that he may play football for Clemson University and help to raise his 11-year-old brother all at the same time. Reginald Hudlin, director of Marshall, is helming the project.

Disney+ movies are likely to be an eclectic mix of stories for the foreseeable future. The major franchises that Disney is known for are still going to be focused on theatrical releases, and it's unlikely we'll get some sort "small" Marvel or Star Wars movie on Disney+ unless something truly unexpected happens.

Still, there's a wide variety of content here that will likely appeal to a wide variety of audiences. We'll get a chance to see just how well these Disney+ movies have turned out beginning November 12.

Until now, all of Disney’s live action remakes have, obviously, been big screen offerings, but with the launch of Disney+ in November, the streaming service will be another platform to provide these kinds of stories. The first of the bunch will be Lady and the Tramp, based on the same-named 1955 animated movie, and following the release of the poster showing the title dogs in the classic spaghetti scene, we finally have the first trailer. Check it out!

For those of you who were wondering if Disney+’s take on Lady and the Tramp would be moved to a modern day setting, that won’t be the case. Just like its predecessor, it will take place sometime in the late 1900s-early 1910s. So as you would expect, just like Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and others, this new Lady and the Tramp is a relatively faithful adaptation, as opposed to a drastic re-imagining like Maleficent.

For those unfamiliar with Lady and the Tramp’s story, it follows an American cocker spaniel named Lady who is raised in an upper middle-class family, living the life of luxury. However, once she meets a street-smart Schnauzer mix named Tramp, a whole new world is opened up for her and they go on a variety of romantic adventures together.

So naturally, like The Lion King, you’ll be seeing plenty of talking animals in Lady and the Tramp, although the animal’s faces emoting come across as more cartoonish than it does in Jon Favreau’s latest movie. In any case, like the original Lady and the Tramp, the remake looks like it’ll be a touching, feel-good tale for the whole family, as one would expect.

As for who’s making up the Lady and the Tramp cast, let’s divided that into two groups. First, the animals. Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux are voicing the eponymous protagonists, and they’re accompanied by Sam Elliot as Trusty the Bloodhound, Ashley Jensen as Jock the Scottish Terrier (a male character in the original), Benedict Wong as Bull the Bulldog and Janelle Monáe as Peg the Pekingese.

Moving over to the human characters, Kiersey Clemons and Thomas Mann are playing Darling and Jim Dear, Lady’s owners, while the supporting cast includes Yvette Nicole Brown as Aunt Sarah, Adrian Martinez as Elliot the dog-catcher and Arturo Castro as Marco, along with F. Murray Abraham and Ken Jeong in undisclosed roles.

Behind the camera, Tron: Uprising’s Charlie Bean directed and Support the Girls’ Andrew Bujalski wrote the script. In addition to her acting role, Janelle Monáe will also perform three new songs for Lady and the Tramp, including the one that’s replacing “The Siamese Cat Song” from the original.

Lady and the Tramp drops on Disney+ November 12, so stay tuned to CinemaBlend for more coverage on that movie and everything else that will be on the streaming service. For those of you who curious about what else there is to look forward to on the big screen this year, look through our 2019 release schedule for that information.

After months and months of hearing that Disney’s family-oriented streaming service would be dropping later in 2019, we finally have some dates for Disney+ as well as big projects like Lady and the Tramp, the live-action remake that is heading to the service early in its run. As it turns out, Lady and the Tramp will be dropping November 12 – the same day Disney+ drops. Giving marketing should now start ramping up, we finally have the first poster for the movie as well.

Generally, posters for films are often cool but perhaps not worth writing a full piece on. However, in the case of the new Lady and the Tramp poster, the first look hearkens back to the original animated movie. You know the scene I’m talking about, when Lady “Pidge” and Tramp go on a spaghetti dinner date and end with an accidental kiss due to sharing the same spaghetti strand. Take a look.

Honestly, while we don’t get a look at the two dogs actually sharing the plate of spaghetti, you can see their connection in their gazes at one another. The scene in question is one of the most iconic in animated movie history and definitely has kept Lady and the Tramp memorable in popular culture more than it may have stuck otherwise.

The poster is also notable because it gives us a good look at Tramp and Lady, who will actually be played by real life dogs in the film. Playing the role of Tramp is a shelter dog named Monte and Lady will be played by a cocker spaniel named Rose. It should feel starkly different than The Lion King, which, while a live-action project, was really just a whole lot of CGI. (At least, except for the one real shot.)

The live action Disney remakes have sort of run the gamut. Some of them are very close to the source material while others have strayed from the original animated films. We’ll have to wait and see how Lady and the Tramp pans out, but at least we know the most iconic scene from the movie will be included in some fashion, thanks to this poster tease.

If you’d like another look at the two former shelter pups, D23 has obliged in a recent issue, giving us a close-up look at the live-action stars of the new film.

It’s still not clear how Disney+ will push out the marketing for its big releases, although The Mandalorian’s trailer promos and more at D23 may give us a guide.

Disney+ has already made it clear the service will be offered on the cheaper side, and there will even be a bundle with ESPN+ and Hulu+ for families. If that still isn’t enough to entice you (it won’t be the commercial-free version of Hulu after all), you can take a full look at the offerings coming to the new streaming service this winter.

While Disney's big remakes have been setting box office records this year, the studio's next remake won't be on the big screen, but rather the small one. Lady and the Tramp will be the next live-action remake when it arrives on Disney+ on November 12, and, as it turns out, the movie is much more live-action than people may have suspected, because the movie uses actual dogs and not CGI recreations.

Not only that, but the dog that will play the role of Tramp, even has a backstory that's perfect for his role, as it turns out he came from a shelter.

THe dog who will play the role of Tramp, and be voiced by Justin Theroux, is actually named Monte, and he was found in animal shelter in Phoenix according to AZCentral.com. Heather Allen, president of HALO Animal Rescue in Phoenix, says Monte was adopted last year and while the staff knew it had something to do with Hollywood, everything was being kept extra quiet...

The remake of Lady and the Tramp was announced following news the release of The Jungle Book and the news that The Lion King was going to be remade using similar CGI animation. Many likely assumed, i was certainly one who did, that Lady and the Tramp would use a similar process and not actually use real animals. Simba had a reference lion for the new Lion King, but no real animals appear in the film.

Whether this was a creative decision, or simply a financial one, this movie decided to go with real animals. This had the nice benefit of rescuing many different animals to play the various roles, all of whom have reportedly now been adopted.

For his part, Monte seems quite perfect for Hollywood. While he may have been living in shelters for sometime, he has always worked well with people. Allen continues...

We've had a chance to see the animals that play the roles in Lady and the Tramp, but the movie itself is still largely being kept secret. No trailer has been released, even though the movie is less than three months away. It has been confirmed that Lady and the Tramp will be a launch day movie for the Disney+ streaming service when it arrives November 12.

With Disney's D23 Expo happening this weekend, and a major panel being dedicated to Disney+, I would expect to get our first look at Lady and the Tramp there. Alongside The Mandalorian, it's one of the major original releases at launch, so it will probably get a lot of attention.

Lady and the Tramp is a piece of classic Disney animation that i don't think gets quite enough credit for how good it is. Hopefully the remake will remind people of the original, and also be great on its own.

Live-action remakes have taken Disney to some pretty high heights at the box office this year, what with Aladdin and The Lion King ringing in pretty impressive results during 2019’s summer box office season. Now, with one more revamp of a classic Disney film to be released into the market, it’s Disney+’s turn to get in on the hype with their Lady and The Tramp re-do.

While there have been glances of the titular pair in their live-action forms, the latest and best look of the two together has landed. You can see it for yourself, courtesy of the newly released photo below.

With Tessa Thompson voicing Lady and Justin Theroux providing the vocals for The Tramp, Disney+’s Lady and The Tramp has a pretty impressive pair to give life to these gorgeous dogs. What’s even more impressive is the fact that the entire cast of dogs in this new live-action refresh is made up of rescue dogs, all of whom were adopted once the film had wrapped.

That’s certainly a beautiful bit of knowledge to go into Lady and The Tramp with, as the film is starting its marketing run leading up to its debut alongside the Star Wars original series The Mandalorian, and every other offering that Disney+ will have on hand once it rolls into the homes of eager Disney fans in mid-November. It’s the subject of discussion in the latest issue of Disney’s official fan club magazine, D23.

As the studio is gearing up for this month’s D23 Expo, which takes place during August 23 – 25th in Anaheim, California, one of the big talking points of that upcoming convention is bound to be everything and anything that will show up on the streaming services. It wouldn’t be that big of a surprise if Disney decided to screen the entirety of Lady and The Tramp at the expo, to entice people to talk up subscriptions among their friends not at the con, but so far no word has been given as to whether or not that is a possibility.

Right now, all we have are two gorgeous rescue dogs, just waiting to entertain the world in a retelling of one of Disney’s classic animated love stories. But a trailer certainly feels like it would be on the horizon as well, as the company will undoubtedly be looking to plug those Dark Phoenix losses from their most recent quarter with some sweet, sweet Disney+ subscription fees.

Not to mention, should Lady and The Tramp be a mega hit on its first day of release, there’s a chance that Disney will want to release those metrics to the public. Tangible evidence that their services is potentially outdoing Netflix is worth quite a bit for a service as ambitious as Disney+.

Ambition doesn't matter if the dogs of Lady and The Tramp aren’t spectacularly cute, and thankfully both titular dogs fit the bill to a tee. With doubts of how the animals would look out of the audience’s mind, it’s now time to see how well the film’s re-written story does when it comes to bringing this Disney classic into the modern age.

Fingers crossed that Disney doesn’t find Lady and The Tramp unimpressive, as the film is supposed to debut once Disney+ opens its doors on November 12th.

Out of all the classic Disney songs still stuck in your head since childhood, there’s one we’re okay with forgetting: "The Siamese Cat Song." It’s racist and it’s annoying! Thankfully, Disney’s upcoming Lady and the Tramp live-action remake will not be including the song in the soundtrack. Instead, pop sensation Janelle Monáe will be replacing it by penning an original new track.

The Grammy-nominated musician will be lending her talent to the Disney+ movie to refresh the problematic track with her artist collective Wondaland. She will also be adding her own take on “He’s a Tramp” from the original 1955 film and voice a Pekingese dog named Peg, per EW.

“The Siamese Cat Song” isn’t just being changed; there won’t be any trace of it, as the cat breed will not have a presence in the remake. It’s a crucial move for the studio to excise the Asian stereotypes portrayed in the original film that make the animated film dated, and Disney’s decision to enlist the woman behind 2018’s Grammy-nominated Album of the Year Dirty Computer is also a juicy meatball on top.

Among Disney’s many beloved animated films, Lady and the Tramp hasn’t remained as relevant, except for the signature “Bella Notte” scene. Perhaps the remake will breathe some new light into the tale. The movie stars Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok) and Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) as the titular star-crossed doggos. The film also features Sam Elliott as Trusty, Benedict Wong as Bull and Ashley Jensen as a female version of the Scotty dog named Jock.

Thomas Mann from Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and Kong: Skull Island will be Lady’s human owner Jim Dear. Kiersey Clemons, who previously starred in Flatliners and Hearts Beat Loud, will play his wife Darling. The movie is directed by Charlie Bean, who helmed The LEGO Ninjago Movie and Disney Channel’s Tron: Uprising series.

The Lady and the Tramp remake will be the first Disney film to be released exclusively for its new streaming platform launching in November. It was recently announced the movie will be available to stream on the first day Disney+ comes out. Among the other new content on Disney+ to look forward to at launch is Jon Favreau’s Mandalorian television series and a show called The World According to Jeff Goldblum.

Disney+ will launch on November 12 at the impressive price of $6.99, making the price of Lady and the Tramp alone half the price of a movie ticket if you forget all the other options to be found on the streaming service. The addition of Janelle Monáe and Wondaland’s musical tastes to the film certainly looks to bring something new to the movie and reimagining some dated memorable moments from the classic film.

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At The Walt Disney Company’s Investor Day presentation last week, the Mouse House finally revealed what it has in store for its upcoming Disney+ streaming service, and it is a lot. Disney is coming out guns blazing with a slew of content and an aggressive price point that make Disney+ a compelling value proposition for consumers in a crowded streaming field.

There’s a lot to be excited about when the service debuts this November, from the first ever live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian to all the MCU series to the Imagineering documentary series. And I’m hopeful that classic Disney catalog animated series like Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Gargoyles and Recess will finally be available in their entirety on Disney+. Now that the streaming service has officially launched, you can sign up for a free trial by using this link.

All the TV coming to Disney+ is great, but I’m also really excited for the potential benefits this new platform offers on the movies front. Read on to see why.

The MCU And Star Wars All In One Place

The Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars are the two most successful franchises ever, and eventually they will both be viewable in their entirety on Disney+. These franchises both have a high re-watchability factor, and if you’re a fan of either of them, having guaranteed access to them anytime on Disney+ is an enticing prospect.

Once Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is out, you’ll be able to binge all nine films in the Skywalker Saga in one place. Consider the current situation with Avengers: Endgame as well. Many Marvel fans want to re-watch some of the previous MCU movies before The Infinity Saga comes to a close, but currently you can’t do that on streaming, even across multiple services. You would have to own physical copies or pay rental fees. Even as an advocate of physical media, I find this appealing, especially since Disney+ will support 4K and HDR, so I won’t need to upgrade nearly two dozen movies to get great quality.

New And Original Movies

Disney has found a lot of success theatrically thanks to its massive brands and recognizable IPs. The studio makes the most successful and popular blockbusters in the industry, but that’s basically all it makes. There is a sameness and safety to Disney’s theatrical strategy of rotating tentpoles from established properties that is wildly lucrative, but predictable. The Disney+ platform provides the company a way to do something different, as Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Productions President Sean Bailey said at the Investor presentation:

For a studio sometimes criticized for only making blockbusters, this is exciting. Already Disney+ has the holiday comedy Noelle starring Anna Kendrick, the coming-of-age novel adaptation Stargirl and the kid caper Timmy Failure, to name a few. It’s awesome to see Disney branching out, taking risks and allowing for more creative freedom by telling different kinds of stories than it does on the big screen. Sean Bailey also indicated that the same love and care will be given to these Disney+ movies as the company’s theatrical titles, and that’s exciting.

Remakes Of Less Popular Disney Animated Movies

There is an argument to be made that Disney is going for cheap nostalgia dollars by remaking its animated classics in live-action, but people love them and they are largely successful. Yet as Dumbo recently showed, not all of the studio’s animated classics are really built to be box office smashes. But that doesn’t mean they don’t deserve a solid live-action remake, and Disney+ provides a place for a smaller-budgeted remake to land.

One of the launch titles for Disney+ is a live-action reimagining of Lady and the Tramp starring the voices of Justin Theroux and Tessa Thompson. There’s also a remake in the works of The Sword in the Stone. Disney may run out of titles popular enough to be big screen blockbusters, but its catalog is extensive and has many films that could find new life in remakes on Disney+. We’d love to see Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Treasure Planet get some love too, but those two might require big screen budgets. The Black Cauldron maybe?

Live-Action Sequels And Reboots Could Have A Chance On Disney+

This isn’t so much a promise of Disney+, but a hope for the nascent streaming service. Disney has a long history full of great and beloved titles beyond its revered animated movies. Disney hasn’t indicated as such, but it seems like an ideal place for reboots and sequels of the studio’s live-action properties that no longer fit within its big-screen strategy. Or more specifically, the long awaited, frequently-asked-for National Treasure 3.

Bob Iger hasn’t doused hopes for National Treasure 3, and if finding a place for it on Disney’s crowded theatrical calendar was a problem, that obstacle could be removed if it releases on Disney+ instead. The hope for National Treasure 3 isn’t the only exciting possibility though. A reboot of The Rocketeer was in the works, and while we haven’t heard much about it recently, that too may be have a better chance to soar on Disney+. And that reported TV movie reboot of Hocus Pocus should really be a proper sequel dropping on Disney+ next Halloween.

No More Vault

Has there ever been a more brilliant and infuriating invention than the Disney Vault? Disney’s strategy of only making its animated movies available on home video for a limited time to create demand and make each re-release an event has long frustrated fans of the studio’s classic films. Disney has even employed this tactic in the streaming and digital realms; with the Aladdin remake on its way, the 1992 original is unavailable for streaming or digital purchase.

Like Robin Hood stealing from Prince John, Disney+ is busting that vault wide open and raiding it for subscribers. The vault program will not apply on the service and Disney+ will be the one-stop shop for fans of Disney’s animated classics. That means no more searching stores or different streaming services in vain when the mood strikes you to watch one of your childhood favorites. That convenience is awesome and as someone who grew up with Disney’s animated movies, it will be nice to know I can watch them all in one place.

It is still early and Disney+ hasn’t even launched yet, but it already has a lot going for it. The potential for Disney+ to reward Disney fans by offering both beloved existing films and unique new movies is immediately evident and exciting.

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Disney is planning their own streaming service to launch in November and along with the studio's massive back catalog of content, they're also planning a massive amount of new material as well. While we don't know every new thing that the service, called Disney+, will include, a lot of information has been revealed about the upcoming shows and movies.

With the huge list of valuable properties that Disney has at its disposal, the studio is in a position to disrupt the entire streaming marketplace in a single moment with everything they could potentially create here. Some of these projects have been confirmed by Disney, while others are simply reported by other sources, but regardless, here's everything that is confirmed, followed by everything that is rumored, coming to Disney+ starting in November.

Confirmed Projects

The Mandalorian

The first Star Wars series to go into production was being helmed by Iron Man director Jon Favreau and while we had no actual idea what he was working on for the longest time we now know that the series is called The Mandalorian. This would mean that our main character comes from a similar history as fan-favorite character Boba Fett. Casting on the series rann the gamut from Gina Carano to Carl Weathers so it's anybody's guess just what we have in store as far as characters and story. The show also has some major behind the camera muscle as episodes are set to be directed by the likes of Taika Waititi, Rick Famuyiwa, and Star Wars Rebels vet Dave Filoni. The show is confirmed to at least see the first episode release on day one of the service.

A Rogue One Prequel Series

Star Wars ideas were teased early on and we learned before long that Tha Mandalorian wasn't the only show being planned. We're also getting a prequel to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that will follow Diego Luna's character Cassian Andor in events that lead up to the film. Alan Tudyk will also reprise his role as the voice of K-2SO. All signs point to this series debuting in late 2020 or 2021.

The Clone Wars

Quite possibly the most exciting Star Wars related news for Disney+ isn't a brand new series or movie, but the return of a well-loved one. Star Wars: The Clone Wars was a six-season animated series that filled in the gaps of the events between Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. The show ended without really reaching the end of the story it was trying to tell, which left many fans wanting more. Now, they'll finally get the end they've been waiting for.

Lady And The Tramp

One of the more interesting movie projects that Disney is planning is a Lady and the Tramp remake. While Disney has been doing really well with their remakes of classic animated films, Lady and the Tramp isn't the sort of film you'd expect to see get a major theatrical remake. The film will use the same life-like computer animated style of The Jungle Book. One of the potential benefits, with projects like this one, is that viewers could have the ability to watch the new remake, then jump over and watch the original, which is the sort of thing that could keep people glued to the new service.The movie will be released on day one.

Noelle

What's quite possibly the single most surprising report for a movie looking to debut on Disney's streaming service is Noelle, a Christmas movie starring Anna Kendrick. The reason this one is a shock is because, previously, this film had a theatrical release date for November 2019, but after being rumored to be making its way to Disney+, the company officially confirmed that during its recent Investor's Day. Officially, Noelle is slated for "shortly after launch" of Disney+ but with the launch set for November 12, and Noelle a Christmas movie, it should be a pretty short window between launch and this release. This might be literally the first thing added to the service after the day one content.

Monsters At Work

Another of the "actually confirmed by Disney" projects in development is a series based on Pixar's Monsters Inc. Disney has turned several of its successful animated films, like Tangled and Big Hero 6, into series, but this is the first time we've seen it happening with a Pixar property. The show will be called Monsters at Work and Billy Crystal and John Goodman will both be back to voice their characters of Mike and Sully from the films.

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

Let's face it, it just wouldn't be Disney if it didn't have teenagers singing pop music. Following the success of the original High School Musical on the Disney Channel, Disney made a couple of sequels, including one that saw a theatrical release since the series was so popular. Since then, Disney has made several other musicals with up and coming pop sensations like Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers. Now, Disney goes back to the well with a new series based on High School Musical. The premise, and stay with me on this one, will see a new group of kids, from the "real" high school where the films were set, as they attempt to put on a staged performance of the original High School Musical. It gets pretty meta, but it also means that new versions of the popular songs from the original will have a place.

A Loki Series

Tom Hiddleston's Loki may be well and truly dead in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but that doesn't mean the actor or the character are quite done yet. Bob Iger confirmed during a Walt Disney Company earnings call last year that a series about the trickster god, and starring the man who made him famous, TGom Hiddleston, was coming to Disney+. One assumes it will be some sort of prequel series, but we're still waiting for those details, and it's always possible that Avengers:Endgame could change the situation for the character in a big way ahead of the series.

WandaVision

Marvel has had nearly as much success on the small screen for Disney as they have on the big one, so it's little surprise that other Marvel series are reportedly planned for Disney+. A series focusing on Scarlet Witch and Vision, had been previously rumored as being bound for Disney+, and the recent Investor's Day event officially confirmed that it is, in fact, on the way. The show will be called WandaVision and both Elizabeth Olson and Paul Bettany are confirmed to reprise their roles from the MCU.

Falcon & Winter Soldier

One additional Marvel series that had been rumored and has now been confirmed, is a team-up with The Winter Soldier and the Falcon. Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan will reprise their MCU roles for the new series. Kevin Feige says the pair will be "forced" to team up in the new series, implying that neither character will be fully on board with the idea. It sounds like this project will be a bit down the road, but no release date was announced.

Marvel's What If?

Marvel's What If? is a long running comic title that images what would happen if both minor and major changes took place in the Marvel universe. That idea will now be making its way to Disney+ as a new animated anthology series, but this one will be focused on creating "what if" scenarios specifically for the MCU. The first episode will examine what could have happened if Peggy Carter had become the super solder, and Steve Rogers had instead joined World War II inside an armored suit built by Howard Stark. MCU cast members will be adding their voices to the new series as well.

Togo

You might remember the animated movie Balto from many years ago, which was based on the sled dog that led the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome which brought much needed Diptheria medicine to Nome, Alaska. Togo is the name of the sled dog that led the team that ran the leg prior to Balto, the longest leg run by any team during the race. This project looks to be a live-action movie that will focus on Togo and Leonhard Seppala, the human driver of the sled dog team. Disney is good at making inspirational stories, and this looks to be right in their ballpark.

Stargirl

While Stargirl sounds like a science fiction story, it's actually a very grounded YA drama about a girl transitioning from homeschooling to high school who is at first embraced for differences before shunned for being so unusual. The book has been in development hell since almost back when it was written in 2000, but Disney reportedly cast the two leads, some time ago and has now officially confirmed the project is happening.

Timmy Failure

Timmy Failure is a children's book which focuses on an 11-year-old boy who fancies himself a great detective. The project is being co-written by the book's author Stephan Pastis and Spotlight director Tom McCarthy, who recently handled rewrites on another Disney project, the live-action Winnie the Pooh movie Christopher Robin. This was another project that had been rumored for Disney+ a while ago, but was only recently confirmed by the studio at the Investor's Day event.

The Imagineering Story

Clearly, there will be a lot of Disney magic all over Disney+, but for those who'd like a look behind the scenes at just how Disney magic is made, there will be a documentary series that goes behind-the-scenes at Wat Disney Imagineering, the division that's responsible for creating everything that makes a Disney theme park feel like you've stepped into another world. The show promises to give viewers a look at things that have never been seen by the general public before, which will make it a must watch for the average Disney fanatic, which is sure to be the core audience of Disney+ when it launches on day one of the new service.

The World According to Jeff Goldblum

Along with the acquisition of Fox, Disney purchased National Geographic, and along with that comes a vast array of existing content. However two new series original to Disney+ will also be available. The World According to Jeff Goldblum will follow the famous actor as he investigates mundane and everyday items and "pulls back the curtain" to reveal the fascinating science and history behind them. This one sounds like a lot of fun, made all the more fun by including Jeff Goldblum.

Magic Of The Animal Kingdom

The second original Disney+ series from National Geographic may mark the first major collaboration between Nat Geo and its new Disney overlords. Magic of the Animal Kingdom will take viewers behind the scenes of Disney's Animal Kingdom and Epcot's Sea Base Aquarium, following the vets, biologists, and others who use the theme park as a location for learning more about animals. For fans of Disney theme parks, or of animals, and especially if you love both, this promises to be a very special series.

Rumored Projects

A New Muppets Project

The Muppets have had a rough go of late. They came back strong with a 2011 movie, but that was followed by a lackluster Muppets Most Wanted sequel, and while I personally thought The Muppets TV series was mostly pretty good, it failed to connect with audiences and didn't last beyond one season. It looks like they're going to be given another shot, though, as the word is that a new series, that will co-star Josh Gad and follow the events of Muppets Take Manhattan is being developed for Disney+.

The Paper Magician

The Paper Magician is the first in a fantasy book trilogy written by Charlie N. Holmberg that Disney picked up the rights to in March of 2016. It looks like the plan for the first film, and one assumes the rest of the trilogy, is to see a release via streaming service rather than theatrical release. Since the project was announced prior to Disney's streaming service being a known entity, it was assumed that this was going to be a theatrical release. Officially, this one is still in limbo as it has not been confirmed by Disney that this is Disney+ bound.

Magic Camp

Magic Camp is an interesting one because the film sat on Disney's theatrical release slate for quite some time, all while essentially nothing seemed to be happening with it. Then, the project was pulled from the theatrical calendar with just as much fanfare as we'd had before -- none. Now, it appears the reason for the switch is that the film is going to be moved to debut online instead of on the big screen. The movie stars Adam Devine and Gillian Jacobs, so we know it's a comedy, and the movie appears to have been completed for some time, but it looks like it'll be at least a year before anybody actually sees it. Considering how old this project is, we would have expected official confirmation by now, but that hasn't happened.

The Sword in the Stone

One of Disney's live-action remakes that we did know was on the way was the remake of The Sword in the Stone. In fact, we only recently learned that the movie was talking to a director in 28 Weeks Later 's Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. It appears now that the plan is for that particular remake to be an original production for the streaming service rather than the big screen. With the writer of the project being a Game of Thrones vet, perhaps the feeling was that the final product would fit better on TV. This would does seem to be moving forward, but it's still lacking confirmation.

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The Mighty Ducks Series

Another potential TV project in the works is one based on the Mighty Ducks film series. What's more, the original screenwriter of the films is attached to write it. It's not clear if the plan is to reboot the franchise fresh and make a series that more or less follows the premise of the film(s), or if the plan will be to make the series a sequel which picks up after the films. Perhaps with one of the now adult Ducks taking the role as coach of the team? It feels like a premise like that could both attract fans of the films as well as those new to the franchise.

Don Quixote

The writer of The Hunger Games and Captain Philips, Billy Ray, has a script for an adaptation of Don Quixote which Disney picked up in 2016. It appears they see the feature as a Pirates of the Caribbean-like action adventure and they're eyeing the streaming service for the film. Considering Terry Gilliam's Don Quixote project finally saw the light of day, perhaps that's a good sign for this one. Clearly, the two projects will take the same material in very different directions.

Three Men And A Baby

Of all the reboots that the Disney streaming service is planning, one of the oddest that has been reported is a remake of Three Men and a Baby. The original was technically a Disney project, though it was produced through Touchstone, the studio Disney started to do more "adult" movies, and starred Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson as three men who find themselves raising an infant. One hopes that a sequel won't find quite as much novelty in the mere concept of men raising kids, but if not, what exactly would this movie be about?

More Star Wars Series

While two Star Wars series have been confirmed, a host more have been rumored. One potential series could focus on Finn and Poe Dameron, the characters played by John Boyega and Oscar Isaac in the current Star Wars trilogy. Two other series could see a pair of characters from Solo: A Star Wars Story get their own shows. Both Emilia Clarke's Qi'ra and Donald Glover's Lando Calrissian could get shows of their own if rumors are accurate. In addition, it's possible that the long rumored Obi-Wan Kenobi movie might actually become a series for Disney+. All of these are only rumors, but considering how many Marvel series are happening, it's entirely possible all of these could be real as well.

Hawkeye

While several of the rumored Marvel series for Disney+ have been confirmed, one that was not mentioned by Disney at the recent big event was a rumored series that would focus on Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye. Allegedly, the new show would see Clint Barton pass on the Hawkeye mantle to a new character. Since the other Marvel rumors turned out to be true, this one may be as well, but it maybe so far out that Disney doesn't want to confirm it yet.

Like a lot of Disney's classic animated movies, Lady and the Tramp is being adapted for live action. Hover, unlike recent releases like The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast, this new version of Lady and the Tramp will not be screened in theaters. Instead it will be available on the upcoming Disney streaming service, and production is commencing soon. Just like the original animated movie, the new Lady and the Tramp will involve humans interacting with the animal cast, and word has come in that Kong: Skull Island actor Thomas Mann has been added as Jim Dear, Lady's owner.

With this Variety report, Thomas Mann becomes the second actor to join Lady and the Tramp as a human character, with Kiersey Clemons having already been brought on to play Darling, Jim Dear's wife. In the original Lady and the Tramp, Jim Dear gave Lady to Darling as a present, but once the couple had their son, they weren't as attentive toward the dog, though that changed by the end of the movie. Along with playing Reg Slivko in Kong: Skull Island, Mann's credits include Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Amityville: The Awakening, Our House and the Fargo TV series.

Like the previous Disney remakes/re-imaginings, Lady and the Tramp is expected to follow the basic premise of its animated predecessor. However, it remains to be seen if the life action version will follow the animated movie really closely or take a number of creative liberties. For instance, the original Lady and the Tramp was set in the early 1900s, but it remains to be seen if the life action version will stay in that time period or be a contemporary story. (Though with names like Jim Dear and Darling, I suspect we'll still be hanging out at the start of the 20th century). In Jim Dear's case, I'm curious if he'll be depicted differently or his and his wife's roles will essentially be the same as they were in the 1955 movie.

Along with Thomas Mann and Kiersey Clemons, Lady and the Tramp's cast includes Justin Theroux as Tramp, Tessa Thompson as Lady, Ashley Jensen as Jackie (a gender-swapped version of Jock) and Benedict Wong as Bull. The LEGO Ninjago Movie's Charlie Bean is set to direct, and Support the Girls' Andrew Bujalski penned the script.

The new Lady and the Tramp movie doesn't have an assigned release date yet, but the Disney streaming service is expected to launch sometime in late 2019. Stay tuned to CinemaBlend for more updates, and don't forget to look through our 2018 release schedule to find out what movies are arriving in a traditional theatrical setting later this year.

It seems that no pre-2000 animated Disney movie is off limits when it comes to the remake treatment. Ever since Maleficent was released in 2014, the Mouse House has been releasing a steady stream of live action adaptations based on the studio's classic animated tales. Some have been relatively faithful to the original movies, others have taken significant creative liberties, but so far all have been theatrically released. However, that will soon change, as the upcoming live action/CGI remake of Lady and the Tramp is now intended to be released on Disney's upcoming streaming service.

When Disney's streaming service launches next year, not only will it be the home of decades worth of past Disney projects, it will also boast plenty of original content, including movies like Anna Kendrick's Noelle, a Sword in the Stone remake and, if all goes according to plan, this Lady and the Tramp remake. Currently the platform is expected to make between four to six original movies per year, and Lady and the Tramp is expected to be among among the first releases. THR is also reporting that Disney has tapped The LEGO Ninjago Movie director and animation veteran Charlie Beam to helm the new Lady and the Tramp adaptation. Along with movies, the platform will feature plenty of TV shows, including a Star Wars series being executive produced by Jon Favreau, a yet-to-be-revealed Marvel series, a Monsters Inc. series, a new Muppets project, the list goes on.

Released in 1955, the original Lady and the Tramp (which was Disney's 15th animated movie) followed the love story between a female cocker spaniel named Lady, who belonged to an upperclass family, and a mongrel named Tramp, who lived on the streets. While financially successful during its initial release, it was critically panned, although like many Disney releases, it's since become a classic (particularly for the scene showing Lady and Tramp enjoying their spaghetti dinner), and a direct-to-video sequel was released in 2001. Like 2016's The Jungle Book and next year's The Lion King, the animals in the new Lady and the Tramp movie will obviously be created using CGI, making this only a partial "live action" remake, akin to how the castle residents were shown in last year's Beauty and the Beast.

Including Lady and the Tramp as one of the Disney streaming service's initial offerings could end up being a wise decision. Even though its one of the studio's oldest movies, it might not be as financially successful compared to recent remakes. By including it on the digital platform, not only might it catch more eyes, it's also a recognizable brand that could could convince some to subscribe to the service. But regardless of where it ends up being shown, it will be interesting to see how this version of Lady and the Tramp differs from its animated predecessor, visuals aside.

Stay tuned to CinemaBlend for more updates about Lady and the Tramp and the Disney streaming service in general. For those of you interested in what Disney has coming up theatrically, check out our handy guide.

Walt Disney Animation Studios has existed for over 100 years and from day one it has been a global leader in animation. Disney has produced 62 feature films over the last century, many of which are still considered some of the greatest animated movies of all time. But which one is the best?

With the recent release of Moana 2, we take a fresh look at the history of Disney animation. Where does the studio's newest endeavor rank among the greats? Read on to find out.

63. Home On The Range (2004)

Home on the Range is a movie that there's a very good chance you forget even existed, and there's a reason for that. It's the single most forgettable Disney animated movie. It's an absolute shame that the one time Judi Dench lent her voice to a Disney film, it was this dull and lifeless story. The fact that she plays second fiddle to Roseanne Barr is all the more confusing. Barr's appearance might have made sense if this movie came out in 1992, but in 2004, it's far too late for anything in this film to be relevant.

62. The Black Cauldron (1985)

The Black Cauldron nearly single-handedly killed Disney animation, and that's just the beginning of this one. The story crams together details from several different fantasy novels, and it's clear, as the various bits and pieces of the movie feel crammed together with little to no connective tissue explaining anything that happens. It has a protagonist who is utterly unlikeable from start to finish and side characters that are actually worse. The film had such potential as a more mature Disney feature, and in another era, this would have been handled properly with an eye toward making this a franchise in its own right. Instead, we get an adventure made up of characters you'd never want to go on an adventure with in the first place.

61. The Aristocats (1970)

The Aristocats was the first feature released by the studio without Walt Disney and it shows. It's got quite possibly the most useless villain in Disney history, and that's a fatal flaw when you're talking about films that include some of the best villains in all of cinema. The plot, overall, is utterly nonsensical, with a butler who attempts to kill his employer's cats after he learns they will inherit her fortune before the butler does. Not that the employer expects to be dead anytime soon, making the whole thing bizarre. Frequent Disney voice actor Phil Harris has done better work for the company, and so has Eva Gabor, for that matter.

60. The Fox And The Hound (1981)

The Fox and the Hound isn't a bad movie, but if the idea were proposed today, there's no way it would get the green light. There just isn't enough of a story here. Disney has done small-scale stories before, but the emotional core of those is missing here. There just isn't enough to get a hold of and get invested in with The Fox and the Hound. No characters get fleshed out enough to become liked or hated, and that includes the characters in the title. It's a movie starring cute animals, and that's not nothing, but it's hardly enough.

59. Oliver And Company (1988)

While Disney was trying to find its way in the '80s, the studio released a version of Oliver Twist that saw the characters reimagined as animals in New York City. The premise isn't terrible, but the story gets so reimagined that little of the classic remains. Billy Joel’s inclusion as both the voice of Dodger and part of the ‘80s pop soundtrack is about all you need to know.. The movie desperately wants to be cool, and as is usually the case, when you try too hard, you end up having the opposite impact. There are some fun moments in Oliver and Company, but the film is mostly forgettable overall.

58. Chicken Little (2005)

Chicken Little was one of Disney's early forays into computer animation, and like a lot of animation from that era, it doesn’t hold up the way classically drawn animation does. The story that goes along with it has just enough of a plot to be considered a movie. Much like Oliver and Company, it tries far too hard to be hip, which, especially now, has the effect of dating the material terribly. There's a kernel of a good idea in here, as the first part of the movie focuses on a son trying desperately to be accepted by his father, and that part works, but that story is pretty much over by the midpoint and all you have left are the space aliens.

57. Dinosaur (2000)

Dinosaur was Disney's first foray into a computer-animated movie which opens with a fantastic sequence that sees a dinosaur egg get separated from its nest and go on a silent (except for the score) journey across a beautiful prehistoric Earth. It's quite stunning. And then characters start talking and it all goes to hell. While Dinosaur's animation is clearly dated, it holds up acceptably. What doesn't hold up is the story, which is essentially The Land Before Time, but with less interesting characters.

56. The Sword In The Stone (1963)

The Sword in the Stone is a strange film because one wonders why they bothered to make it a King Arthur story in the first place. The titular object only appears at the tail end of the story and instead, the film focuses on a teenage Arthur and Merlin running around as different animals in some sort of bizarre attempt at educating the future king. Outside of the final moments, this could have been a different story, and probably should have been. It's more like a collection of shorts than a cohesive story. The actor playing Arthur apparently went through puberty during recording as the character's voice changes from high pitched to low and back again throughout the film. Clearly, nobody was paying much attention to this movie.

55. Melody Time (1948)

During World War II, Disney Studios stopped producing the fairy tale films they were known for and instead focused on "package films," collections of shorter animations that were cheaper to produce during what was a lean time in America overall. Melody Time was one of the final films produced like this. While there's nothing wrong with any of the shorts in it — they're all fine — there aren't any that are of particular note either, which makes Melody Time really the least interesting of the package films. There's no cohesive narrative or even theme between the shorts and it feels even more thrown together than the rest of the collections.

54. Meet The Robinsons (2007)

A story that nobody was looking for based on a book that few were familiar with, Meet the Robinsons takes a simple idea from a children's picture book and expands on it to reach a theatrical length. The story we end up with, dealing with time travel, alternate timelines, and other such sci-fi elements — but in only the simplest possible way — feels utterly contrived and not nearly as creative as we know Disney can be. The entire movie feels like a set-up for a big reveal that is telegraphed from the beginning.

53. Brother Bear (2003)

Brother Bear features one of the most irritating Disney sidekicks in history, which is saying something. The heartfelt message at the center of the story is a worthy one, but every time the film gets close to building some real emotion, the Phil Collins soundtrack jumps in to steal all the thunder and kill any feeling that might have been building in the audience. If the music was particularly good that would be one thing, but when it plays over one of the most heartbreaking conversations ever in an animated film, hearing what the characters say could have made Brother Bear one of the all-time greats.

52. Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018)

Ralph Breaks The Internet works as a sort of inverse of Brother Bear. The movie has a solid ending that includes some really emotional moments and some important themes. Unfortunately, it takes a really long time to get there, and doesn’t seem quite sure what to do with itself while it's waiting. There are some great jokes, including a hilarious musical number and a great bit with all the Disney princesses brought together, but it’s such a product of its time, one wonders how long it will be relevant.

51. Make Mine Music (1946)

Make Mine Music was the first short collection released by Disney as a feature film. It's essentially Fantasia, by another name. One of the segments, Blue Bayou, was actually originally created for that film, but with all different sorts of music, not simply classical. There's no connective tissue between the shorts, which Fantasia has, which makes some of the jumps between them feel really disjointed. Shifting from the calm and peaceful Blue Bayou into All the Cats Join In (with music by the Benny Goodman Orchestra) could give you whiplash. Still, it does contain a couple of classics in Disney's version of Peter and the Wolf and Casey at the Bat.

50. Fun And Fancy Free (1947)

Fun and Fancy Free is another package film, only this one contains a pair of longer stories, rather than multiple shorts. First is Little Bear Bongo, about a circus bear that escapes to the wild and falls in love, and second is Mickey and the Beanstalk, about Mickey Mouse...and a beanstalk. It's one you've more than likely seen, though it's less likely you've seen the feature film version that includes narration from ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy. If their style of humor works for you (and it does for this writer), it's actually pretty great.

49. The Rescuers (1977)

The Rescuers was one of those 1970s Disney films where it was clear the studio wasn't quite sure what to do with itself. The film sees a collection of mice who have made it their job to help out humans, including, in this case, a little orphan girl who has been kidnapped because she's small enough to fit down a hole where the remains of a treasure from a sunken ship can be found. Yeah, the plot is rough. Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor voice Bernard and Miss Bianca, our two rodent leads, and they work well together. Everyone working on this one must have done something right, as they got a sequel.

48. Hercules (1997)

This movie is a beautiful mess. Hercules is about finding your place in the world. Or perhaps it's a movie about the problems with celebrity culture? A classic “chosen one” hero's journey? Hercules doesn't know what it wants to be. Still, there is something oddly charming about everything in the film that isn't Danny DeVito. Amongst the film's issues, there are a couple of standout performances, including an all-time great villain in James Woods' Hades and female lead in Susan Egan's Megara, who will be forever criminally overlooked because she was in a movie that wasn't a smash.

47. Pocahontas (1995)

Once upon a time, Disney believed Pocahontas was the movie that would win the Animation Studio the coveted Best Picture Oscar. Needless to say, that didn't happen. It's clear from the beginning that Pocahontas wants to be something grand and important, but the execution of the idea never quite works. It's false equivalency of both Native Americans and European settlers as "savages" tries desperately to be insightful, but it's not. The music is also off-key, as there's almost nothing memorable about the soundtrack. It's a visually stunning film, but that's about all that makes Pocahontas special.

46. Strange World (2022)

The most recent Disney animated feature, as of this writing in June 2023, Strange World was certainly not one of the studio’s biggest hits. And while the movie does have a lot going for it, including colorful and inventive animation, and a story inspired by classic pulp adventure stories, there’s not a great deal of substance surrounding all that. It’s a fun movie, but not a great one.

45. The Three Caballeros (1944)

The Three Caballeros was the follow up to Saludos Amigos and another Disney package film. It's essentially a sequel to one of the shorts from Amigos (more on that in a moment) that sees Donald Duck receiving birthday gifts, that take the form of animated shorts, from friends in South America. The shorts are fine, and they at least have a related theme. But watching an animated duck lust after human women on a beach is just disconcerting, which is something that occurs multiple times throughout the film. You might learn something here, though, which is always worthwhile, as each short focuses on a different part of Central or South America.

44. Saludos Amigos (1942)

Saludos Amigos was the first Disney package film and it comes out the better for it. This is unique among these collections because in addition to the animated shorts, it includes a look at the animators who created them, in the form of documentary-style footage of Disney animators on a trip to Central and South America so that they can learn about the sorts of things they'll need to animate. This makes Amigos feel a bit more like a coherent feature than most of the other collections.

43. The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh (1977)

As the title implies, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is more a collection of stories than a single film, though there is enough connective tissue to make this feel like a movie. The Heffalumps and Woozles bit is likely what most people remember, if only for the sheer bizarreness of the segment, and from a purely creative standpoint, it is the highlight of the film. Beyond that, we have classic segments like "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" and "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree" that have become classics in their own right.

42. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

The Rescuers Down Under is often overlooked in Disney's canon, as the film was a somewhat surprising sequel to a movie that was a favorite to very few. It exceeds its predecessor by virtue of being beautifully animated, something that can't really be as easily said of the original. The film's setting of the Australian outback is something that's lovely to look at. While the story itself is about on par with the original, this movie does have the benefit of George C. Scott voicing a Disney villain, which means it can't be all bad.

41. The Jungle Book (1967)

The Jungle Book was the last animated Disney feature that Walt was involved with before his death. The movie started a sort of trilogy (which includes the Aristocats and Robin Hood) of animal-focused stories with a similar stable of voice actors and the use of a significant musical act in one of the voice roles. In this case, it was Louie Prima as King Louie. The Jungle Book is a solid story, and the film actually has one of the better soundtracks, as many Disney musicals are lucky to have a single breakout song, and The Jungle Book has three (Bear Necessities, I Wanna Be Like You, and Trust in Me) that have gone down in history.

40. Winnie The Pooh (2011)

The second Winnie the Pooh movie probably wasn't what people were expecting from Disney in 2011, which explains why it wasn't particularly successful, but the film is actually solid. It's silly, to be sure, with the entire plot revolving around a simple misunderstanding of language, but the silliness is part of the charm of Winnie the Pooh as a character, and the more recent film still captures this near perfectly. Add in a perfectly cast John Cleese as the narrator and the songwriting team behind Frozen all before we knew what "Let it Go" was, and this one is worth going back to see.

39. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Atlantis: The Lost Empire was an obvious attempt to try something very new, as the art style and the more action-adventure focus of the plot was not what the studio had been known for up to that point. The film's performance made it clear that this wasn't what audiences were looking for from Disney, but the film makes for an enjoyable enough pulp adventure in its own right. The action works in what is essentially Disney's version of an Indiana Jones movie, and one that's better than Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

38. Bolt (2008)

Bolt's premise is one of the odder ones here. A dog is the star of a TV show, but doesn't know that he doesn't really have superpowers. It's a silly set up, but the movie itself is really just a road trip with a handful of entertaining characters. While it doesn't quite reach the level of some of Disney's more recent films, there's more fun to be had here than you'd expect at first, and it's got surprising heart considering its off-the-wall setup.

37. The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad (1949)

The best of Disney's package films is clearly The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. The movie combines two stories, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Wind in the Willows. While this is clearly two separate stories crammed together, they work remarkably well as a unit, with the first being mostly upbeat, with surprising moments of darkness, and the latter being mostly dark with some surprising humor. The fact that the films contain two of the most famous voices ever, Basil Rathbone and Bing Crosby, certainly doesn't hurt. Each of these stories is a classic in its own right; together they're a joy.

36. Robin Hood (1973)

Disney in the 1970s was going through a bit of a rough patch, and the movies were not, overall, fantastic, but there's fun to be had with Robin Hood, even if a lot of the film's animation was recycled from The Jungle Book. This is the classic version of the tale, where Robin robs Prince John to give to the poor, only with animals playing the parts of the leads. Think of this as a prequel to Zootopia, as Robin Hood was a large part of the inspiration for the movie that came 40 years later.

35. Moana 2

Moana 2 is the rare Disney sequel that has allowed its main character to grow between films. Disney's animation has also grown, as the movie has some of the most beautiful scenes we've ever seen from Walt Disney Animation Studio. Unfortunately, without Lin-Manuel Miranda, the movie's music suffers and the story, which was originally written as a TV series, has not survived the transition to a theatrical presentation well.

34. Treasure Planet (2002)

Treasure Planet is famous for being Disney's biggest animated flop. The movie was a failure as soon as it came out and Disney never tried to make it more than that. This is too bad because the movie isn't nearly as bad as its box office would imply. It has issues, sure. The Martin Short-voiced sidekick is one of the most annoying in the history of Disney, and little interesting is done with the Treasure Island-based plot, but the sci-fi animation is something different and unique for Disney and fans of swashbuckling adventure could certainly do worse.

33. Dumbo (1941)

Dumbo is a unique film in many ways, not the least of which is that the title character has no voice actor. This fact makes Dumbo one of the most sympathetic characters in all of Disney animation, he has a minimal character of his own, and the audience is forced to interpret his experience themselves. While the film is fairly short (barely over 70 minutes) in that time we see some creative animation in the form of the Pink Elephants on parade, as well as what might be the first of many truly tear-jerking Disney moments in "Baby Mine." Dumbo isn't without problems, however. "The Song of the Roustabouts" has not aged well and is more than a little uncomfortable to listen to today.

32. Fantasia 2000 (2000)

Fantasia was supposed to be a regular occurrence, being released in theaters every few years with minor changes each time. Unfortunately, the original film's overall lack of success prevented this from happening until the turn of the millennium. However, Fantasia 2000's failure means we're unlikely to see another, even though a new Fantasia has the potential to be amazing. The animated sequences are more hit or miss than the original, and the interstitial bits with celebrities doing the introductions are absolutely unbearable, even though some great talent is involved. Still, at its best moments, such as "Pines of Rome" and "The Firebird," it is everything great about Disney animation.

31. Alice In Wonderland (1951)

A lot of the early Disney features feel more like a series of loosely connected shorts than a single story. This is the case with Alice in Wonderland, though the idea works by virtue of the fact that the source material is little more than Alice stumbling into one bizarre situation after another. Walt Disney wanted to be sure that the "nonsense" of Lewis Carrol's original story was properly captured, and it's difficult to argue he didn't succeed. The movie is weird but in a good way.

30. The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

The Emperor's New Groove was originally going to be a very different movie and one wonders what things would have been like if the original version had come to be. Instead, we got what turned out to be Disney's most comedic animated film to date. Everything from the premise to the tone feels less like a Disney movie and more like screwball body swap comedy. The comedy duo of David Spade and John Goodman make it work, although the supporting performances of Eartha Kitt and Patrick Warburton are what put it over the top.

29. Tarzan (1999)

Disney often gets criticized for Disney-fying classic fairy tales, but the same is also true of the studio's version of Tarzan. The original text is... problematic. In many ways. But the animated version skirts those issues for a much more family-friendly adventure. The combination of hand-drawn and computer animation gives the action a life it likely would not have had otherwise and foreshadowed some of the computer-animated films to come. The Phil Collins soundtrack is used here to enhance the story rather than hinder it, as it did in Brother Bear.

28. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

The Great Mouse Detective isn't the beginning of the Disney Renaissance, but it is the movie that allowed that rebirth to happen. Two of the film’s directors, John Musker and Ron Clements, were able to use their modest success here to get the job directing The Little Mermaid, and the rest is history. And, we do see the beginning of something magical here, as the first use of computers by Disney animation makes the Big Ben finale something special. Also, Vincent Price's turn as the villain is exactly as deliciously fun and you'd expect it to be.

27. Wish (2023)

A movie in the grand Disney tradition. A strong and determined heroine for a new generation, combined with a diabolical villain and absolutely beautiful animation come together to tell a story that, while it may not be anything new for Disney, hits all the familiar beats in a satisfying way. It's difficult not to get swept up in the adventure, or the catchy music.

26. Big Hero 6 (2014)

Comic book movies are more popular than they've ever been, and with Disney owning Marvel, it was only a matter of time before we got a superhero movie from the studio. Surprisingly, what we got was the little known, manga-inspired Big Hero 6. As a superhero origin story it's an acceptable enough movie. Unfortunately, it seems designed to give us sequels that we'll likely never get on the big screen. Most of the six heroes are little more than set dressing, which is too bad, because what we get of them seems more interesting than the main character, Hiro. Luckily, Scott Adsit's Baymax is there to save the day and make the movie an overall solid experience.

25. Raya And The Last Dragon (2021)

Raya and the Last Dragon was a movie that was swallowed, and largely forgotten thanks to the global pandemic, which is a crime, because it’s, without question, one of Disney’s best efforts. Raya has some of the best action animation this side of the Spider-Verse. It’s the only animated Disney film you could also class as a pure action movie, and it’s a title the film absolutely deserves.

24. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Quite possibly the most modern Disney film, since everything takes place within the world of video games, Disney successfully made one of the best "video game movies" of all time with Wreck-It Ralph, mostly because it's not actually based on a real game. Each world we visit in the film is uniquely designed, from the 8-bit aesthetic of Fix-it Felix Jr to the bright and colorful, and far more modern, Sugar Rush. It makes you wish you could fire up your game console to play these games for real. John C. Reilly is the perfect voice for an oversized bad guy unhappy with his place in his world.

23. Cinderella (1950)

As one of the classic Disney princesses, Cinderella has a place among true Disney, well, royalty. Having said that, the film that brought her to life is a bit of a mixed bag. Much has been made about the fact that the princesses weren't necessarily the greatest characters when it came to depth or agency. The issue with Cinderella is that these problems probably could have been avoided if the feature didn't dedicate a significant portion of its runtime to the mice and the cat, meaning Cinderella is less of a lead character in her own movie. It's not the first time side characters will get too much exposure in Disney films, but it may be the most disappointing.

22. Frozen II (2019)

It was little surprise to anybody that the global blockbuster that was Frozen became one of the few Disney animated movies to get a sequel. And, it has to be said, in a lot of ways Frozen II meets the challenge. The plot is certainly the weak link, acting mostly as a delivery mechanism for the songs and the characters’ emotional journeys, but the songs are incredible and every character, from Elsa and Anna, to Kristof and even Olaf, go on incredibly emotional journeys. It’s rare to see an animated film handle so many characters so well.

21. Tangled (2010)

Tangled has a more pop-focused soundtrack that might not work for everybody, but it's got some fantastic music overall, including one of Disney's most underrated love songs in "I See the Light." It also showed how far Disney's computer animation had come at the time. Rapunzel's hair is a character unto itself, and the animation to bring it to life was no small task. Rapunzel's childlike innocence is infectious and it carries you through to the end. Tangled also has some of the best action sequences ever put on screen by Disney animation, and a villain who is unique in her ability to mentally manipulate, rather than physically intimidate.

20. Peter Pan (1953)

While Peter Pan is one of Disney's most iconic characters, the movie doesn't actually hold up as well as some of the studio's other classic stories. The use of the Native Americans generally, and their musical moment specifically, is one that hasn't aged well. The movie seems to assume you know the story of Pan already as it doesn't build any of the characters beyond the surface level. It's also not entirely clear who this movie is about. Is it about Peter, or is it about Wendy? Peter Pan is still a classic and kids will love it for generations, though there's not as much there for older children.

19. Zootopia (2016)

Leave it to Disney, somewhere among all the musicals and princess movies, to create one of the most compelling stories about the importance of diversity and acceptance that has been put on film. Zootopia may be one of the newer Disney animated films, but it has everything that makes them great. Strong characters, a compelling and fun story, and a message that is important to all audiences. It's as great a buddy cop movie as it is a parable, and the world has continued to provide more stories, as we’ve seen a series of Disney+ Zootopia shorts, and Zootopia 2 is also on the way.

18. Aladdin (1992)

There's not a lot to say about Aladdin that doesn't focus on the revolutionary performance of Robin William as the Genie. The comedian absolutely changed the way that voice acting talent is handled for all animated films. Only in an animated movie could Williams' rapid-fire, non-stop delivery truly come alive, as anything he could do, animators could draw. If that was all the movie had, however, Aladdin would be little more than a footnote, but it also includes a fantastic soundtrack by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, which makes it a truly beautiful experience.

17. 101 Dalmatians (1961)

Cruella de Vil may not be one of Disney's biggest villains, but her name is well known and with good reason. She steals every scene she's in in 101 Dalmatians. She's like a smaller scale Maleficent, as she's pure evil, but for no explained reason. Often this is an issue, but De Vil is so delicious that you find yourself charmed by her. The same can be said for the film as a whole, as 101 Dalmatians is undeniably charming. So many of Disney's films focus on animals as the protagonists, but this is one of the best.

16. Lilo & Stitch (2002)

While one of the title characters in Lilo & Stitch is a space alien, the film itself may be the most grounded in Disney's history. Music is important to the story, but it isn't a musical. The plot focuses on a pair of sisters who are just trying to get through life following the death of their parents. It's a heartfelt and emotional journey and one that many may have missed if they judged the movie by its marketing. Stitch is fine, but Lilo is who the movie is really about, and her story is a worthy one. This is when a smaller, more personal story from the studio really works.

15. Mulan (1998)

Mulan is a unique Disney film in many ways. It deals with an eastern myth rather than a western one, the heroine is the most proactive in Disney's history to this point in time, and while the film does include a romantic element, it’s not the driving force of the story. Disney had to change their own rules in order to include Mulan in the class of "Disney Princesses" and it's no wonder, because the character resonated with so many. This is their fighting princess, and Mulan will always be embraced if for that reason alone.

14. The Princess And The Frog (2009)

The final Disney Princess feature that consisted of hand-drawn animation, The Princess and the Frog, wasn't a massive hit when it debuted in theaters, which is too bad, because the film is actually pretty impressive. It balances dark elements with slapstick humor well. It's got a fantastic jazz soundtrack, and it's got one of Disney's most unique heroines. Maybe this is why the movie is finally getting a Disneyland ride. Tiana is a working-class woman chasing a simple dream. She's not looking for a prince; she wants to open her own business. Her simple goals could have been what turned some people off, but that's actually what makes the character, and the movie, special.

13. Encanto (2021)

What is there to say about Encanto that has not been said. It’s got an incredible cast of characters who are brought to life thanks to one of the most incredible soundtracks ever put on screen. But Mirabel’s story clearly touched people on a personal level. It’s that heart that makes Disney movies truly special, and this one wears it on its sleeve.

12. Frozen (2013)

There's a reason that Frozen became so insanely popular and it is, quite simply, that the movie is just that good. Also, "Let it Go" is just that great a song. The way it turns the traditional Disney princess tropes on their head without losing the underlying magic is perfect. Even the sidekick snowman is legitimately funny, something that could have gone drastically wrong in so many ways. Frozen doesn't break every mold, but it does fracture several, and it was a hint at what was to come with some of Disney's future movies.

11. The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid is the movie that ushered in Disney's Renaissance in the 1990s, which means it has a place in film history forever. The team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken brought Broadway to these movies in a way we had never seen before, and the influence of Ashman that began with The Little Mermaid is still felt in Disney musicals today. It’s beautifully animated and it has one of the absolute best Disney soundtracks ever created.

10. The Lion King (1994)

The Lion King is one of the most successful Disney animated films of all time. It's got a great villain, and a great villain song in Scar's "Be Prepared," and "Hakuna Matata" is one of those songs that gets stuck in your head, no matter how much you wish it would not. It's also got one of the most epic Disney openings of all time, which carries it through for quite a long way. It's got heartbreaking loss and heroic redemption. Disney didn't expect The Lion King to be the hit that it was, which just goes to show that sometimes they don't even know how good they can be.

9. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is three gargoyles away from being a perfect film, which is to say that if the three gargoyles weren't in it, it would be fantastic. Hunchback is the most mature film created by Disney animation. It's dark and violent, and deals with very adult themes. It's only when the comic relief shows up that things fall apart; the tone shift will give you whiplash. It's clear they were added to make the movie more kid-friendly, and it makes you wonder what could have been if they had just made a movie for an older audience. It's almost unbelievable that Disney actually made The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but thank god they did.

8. Lady And The Tramp (1955)

Lady and the Tramp doesn't get a great deal of time or attention in the grand scheme of Disney movies, but it's actually a remarkably solid film. Everything about it is lovely. It's beautifully animated entirely from a pet's point of view, and we rarely see humans above the knees. The characters are charming and the relationship between the titular leads is just one of the sweetest created by Disney. The Siamese Cat song, like many aspects of Disney, influenced by stereotypes and hits a sour note, but the characters exit the film as quickly as they enter and what’s left is surprisingly emotional.

7. Moana (2016)

Moana does so many things so well. It's beautifully animated, and has one of the best soundtracks of any Disney musical. In large part, this is due to the way that the film embraced Polynesian culture in its story and its music. Dwayne Johnson's turn as Maui wasn't music to the ears of everybody, but there's little argument that his performance of "You're Welcome" became the ear-worm of the film that many couldn't stop singing. It's got great action and the lead character is a much more nuanced and complex heroine than any that came before. Moana is a modern classic. It’s little surprise Disney is moving so fast to remake Moana in live-action.

6. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs made history when the film debuted at the end of 1937. Disney's first feature-length animated movie is every bit as special today as it was back then. With a modern eye, there are clearly elements that don't work as well as they could, like the story seemingly starting in the middle with a lot of text exposition rather than actually giving us character development, making Snow White less fleshed out than you'd like. However, as the template from which everything was built, it needs to receive its due.

5. Bambi (1942)

Disney has made countless films with animals as the primary characters, but usually, they're stylized and drawn in creative ways so they feel more like people. Bambi feels like you might be truly looking in on real animals in a forest. The movie will always be known for one scene alone, as the death of Bambi's mother is one of the most heartbreaking moments in film history, leading generations of children to tears. Everything else about it is equally beautiful, and this film deserves its place in film history.

4. Pinocchio (1940)

Disney's second feature holds up remarkably well to a modern viewing. It's got a compelling and emotional story, memorable songs (including the one that went on to become the theme song for all of Disney), and great characters. In many ways, Pinocchio could be made today, and it's unlikely a great deal would even change. Jiminy Cricket, with his one-liners and audience asides, feels like an inspiration for Robin Williams’ Genie decades later. Pinocchio has everything you'd expect from a Disney animated feature today, which makes the fact that it was only the studio's second film remarkable.

3. Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Of all the early Disney Princess movies, Sleeping Beauty is by far the standout. Both Aurora and Prince Philip are actual characters, and while the film's brief runtime doesn't exactly let them breathe as much as you might like, we at least get to know them. It also has one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of Disney's villains in Maleficent. Sleeping Beauty was, in many ways, the end of an era for Disney, as we didn't see another storybook princess movie for 40 years. Everything the fimmakers had learned was on display here.

2. Beauty And The Beast (1991)

If Sleeping Beauty was the culmination of Disney's first great era, Beauty and the Beast was the result of an additional four decades of learning how to tell stories. There's a reason this became the first animated film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. The characters feel more real than any that have come before, and the music is absolute perfection. Hand drawn animation assisted with computers has also been taken to a new level here, making the classic ballroom scene a moment that nobody will forget.

1. Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia was a financial bomb when it was first released, but over the decades the film has come to be appreciated for the artistic achievement that it is. Animation is put together with music in a way that elevates both art forms. This was the movie that made it clear that cartoons weren't simply for kids. While it may not be a film with a narrative or deep characters, it shows Disney animation at its absolute greatest, and it doesn't lack an emotional punch, as the best music, as well as the best animation, can always make you feel something.

With Zootopia 2, Frozen 3, and an as-yet-unnamed original animated story on the slate of upcoming Disney movies, there is a lot to look forward to when it comes to the future of Disney animation. Time will tell where these endeavors fit among the best films of all time.

Disney songs are some of the most popular in the history of film. There are countless tunes that you still remember the words to today. However, over the decades, Disney has also produced some fairly unusual songs. There are so many Disney songs that we grew up with that we'll never forget, but there are also quite a few of songs that you have likely forgotten, or possibly even mentally blocked out.

These aren't necessarily bad songs. Some of them are quite good, while others are just strange. Still, they all qualify as songs you've likely forgotten exist, which is sad, because there's absolutely something memorable about each of them.

'Wreck-It, Wreck-It Ralph' - Wreck-It Ralph

It's not surprising if you missed this tune as it plays over the closing credits of Wreck-It Ralph after the Owl City tune "When Can I see You Again?" which will one day go on a separate list of Disney Songs I've Had Stuck In My Head For At Least Five Years. "Wreck-It, Wreck-It Ralph" is a song about the "classic" arcade game of the film. What makes this game special though is that's performed by Buckner & Garcia, the same duo responsible for another video game based hit song, 1982's "Pac-Man Fever." The song does everything to convince you it was actually recorded 30 years ago.

'The Siamese Cat Song' - Lady And The Tramp

This one is just...awkward. Lady and the Tramp just isn't one of the Disney films that has remained a popular and well-loved classic over the years, beyond the pasta scene, anyway. The Siamese Cat song consists of two cats singing with terrible Asian accents, who are also trying to end the life of a pet fish for their lunch before moving on to steal a baby's milk. This one has not aged well, and may be part of the reason Disney doesn't talk about this movie much anymore. Everybody, just remember the dog with a meatball on his nose and move on, ok?

'The World's Greatest Criminal Mind' - The Great Mouse Detective

Vincent Price once sang a Disney song. I could really leave this entry right there and the point would be made. There's more to it, however, because the song is actually pretty good. You can hear Price's pure joy at performing this song in ever line. It's a gloriously fun tune from a seriously underrated Disney movie. If you have never seen The Great Mouse Detective, go do so. You'll enjoy Vincent Price's performance as villain Ratigan if nothing else. It's a shame they weren't able to get Price to voice a character in a bigger movie, he could have been one of the all-time greats.

'One Last Hope' - Hercules

Danny DeVito once sang a Disney song. That is a thing that happened. However, while the random Vincent Price tune mentioned a minute ago is actually an entertaining song, "One Last Hope" from Hercules is...not. It's just not. It's maybe not DeVito's fault, the song doesn't do him any favors. It's probably not his key, assuming he has one, but while Disney can do a pretty good job of making mediocre voices sound good, that doesn't happen here. Hercules is pretty much a disaster of a movie from start to finish and while it has some good points worthy of praise, this song is not one of them.

'I Thought I Lost You' - Bolt

Like Wreck-It Ralph, Bolt is not a musical, and as such, the only song is over the closing credits, but you can count on Disney to close off any movie with a catchy pop tune. On its surface, there's nothing that strange about "I Thought I Lost You" at first glance It's your standard Disney pop. What makes this one worthy of the list is the oddness of the duet, Miley Cyrus and John Travolta. Granted this is 2008 Miley Cyrus, so we haven't quite reached swinging naked on a wrecking ball level Miley, but the fact that Disney was able to get the star of Grease to sing with their (then) pop princess is a fascinating thing to behold.

'Trust In Me' - The Jungle Book

It's possible that you haven't forgotten this one entirely, as it was played over the closing credits of the live-action remake of The Jungle Book by Scarlett Johansson. One of the interesting things that they did in that film was change the gender of the snake Kaa from male to female. This song was probably the reason they did that. "Trust in Me" is a song of seduction. There's really no way to not look at the song that way. Even when it's being sung by an animated snake to a hypnotized boy, there's an element of straight-up creepiness in this one.

'I Saw A Dragon' - Pete's Dragon

The 70s were weird. When Disney decided to remake Pete's Dragon they decided to not do it as a musical and that was probably for the best. However, it meant that we were all robbed of what we're sure would have a brilliant musical number consisting of Karl Urban singing about seeing a dragon while appearing three sheets to the wind. Mickey Rooney, who plays the town drunk in the original, tries to convince a bar full of townspeople of the monster he saw. It's absolutely bonkers but I'd by lying if I said it wasn't also fun.

'Once Upon A Time In New York City' - Oliver & Company

If we're being honest, the entire soundtrack to Oliver & Company could go on this list. Modern Disney musicals have always an element of pop music to them, but Oliver & Company is more specifically a rock musical. If you remember this movie's music at all it's probably because Billy Joel voices one of the characters and provides a song. However, here we're spotlighting the film's opening song. "Once Upon A Time In New York City" is sung by Huey Lewis and if that's not enough to make this one odd, the lyrics were written by Howard Ashman. Yes, the same guy who won Oscars for music from The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast got his start at Disney writing for a Disney rock musical based on Oliver Twist.

'You Might Think' - Cars 2

You can't separate music and driving, which may the reason that the Cars movies have some of the best soundtracks among all of Pixar's productions. While Cars 2 is one of the studio's rare misses when it comes to movies, the music is still top notch. Since you don't remember the movie you probably don't remember that the film included a cover of The Cars "You Might Think" that was done by who might be literally the best band ever chosen for such a task, Weezer. They're so perfect that you might not have realized you were listening to a cover.

Looks like Lady and the Tramp will get the ‘win’ for the first Disney Diamond Edition release in 2012. The cute little story about a lady dog and a street smart male tramp who end up hooking up was originally restored and released on DVD back in 2006, but has been vaulted since 2007. Disney will bring Lady and the Tramp to Blu-ray, as well as re-release the title on DVD on February 7, 2012.

A few months back, Disney revamped Bambi, giving the movie a brand new set of interactive games and retrospective features. The Beauty and the Beast revision, too, boasted some excellent visuals, with the menu including a virtual tour of the Beast’s mansion. Since Lady and the Tramp was recently enhanced for DVD, I don’t know how much work the company will put in to a visual release; however, Disney seems hellbent on bringing fans some new bonus features.

Some features from the 2006 DVD will be included in the Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition, like the “Bella Notte” music video, an art of the storyboard featurette, “Lady’s Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp,” and a “Puppypedia” segment, several others are brand new. Disney’s second screen will bring purchasers an “Inside Walt’s Story Meetings” featurette, as well as audio commentary from Walt. Three brand new deleted scenes, a never recorded “I’m Free as the Breeze” track, and the original storyboards and trailers will also be included in the 2012 release.

If you already own a copy of Lady and the Tramp, the Blu-Ray may not be enough to entice you to re-purchase. However, if you don’t own a copy, just try to remember how likeable the getting-to-know-you love story is in the film. Spaghetti, anyone?

Walt Disney’s Cinderella Diamond Edition is also set for a 2012 release. Cinema Blend will be sure to keep you posted.