Movies and TvShows featuring "human-animal-bonding" theme.

A young girl witnesses her mother having sex with the family dog. When her father finds out, he burns the dog alive. She is so traumatized by these incidents that she later turns into a nymphomaniac. She moves to an island and lives there with her own dog, having sex with various guests who visit her.

Moondance Alexander, a teenage girl living with her single mother, discovers a runaway horse and forms a bond with him. With the help of an eccentric horse trainer, Moondance learns to ride and train the horse, leading them to compete in show jumping competitions and face personal challenges along the way.

A writer and his pregnant girlfriend struggle with their dysfunctional family and marital issues. They decide to adopt a troubled dog, which leads to unexpected changes in their lives.

In Southern France, a young boy forms a deep bond with a wild white stallion. Together, they navigate various challenges and adventures, forging a strong friendship along the way.

Iris has had a long, complex friendship with Walter. Walter is an irresistible charmer, a brilliant author, a lover of many women, and a master at letting down loved ones. When he dies suddenly, Iris is left to deal with all he left behind — three ex-wives with unfinished business, his interrupted literary legacy, and his beloved beast Apollo. It's not that Iris doesn't like dogs, but this is Manhattan, and she’ll get kicked out of her building if they find out she’s pretty much trying to house a horse.

Passion in the Desert (1997) is a movie about a French soldier who becomes trapped in the Sahara Desert during the Napoleonic War. He forms an unlikely bond with a leopard and must rely on his survival instincts to make it out alive.

The film in its entirety is set in the forest: the protagonists sleep under spruce trees, make art, hunt with their dogs, hold techno raves in the summer night and earn their living as forest owners. As the film progresses, one gains a more versatile view of the forest as a biological organism, a spiritual retreat for humans, a source of inspiration and as a complete living environment supporting us all.