Belgian Malinois Movies

A Dog’s Life

2013 (USA)

Pit Bull: ★★★
Belgian Malinois: unconfirmed
Yorkshire Terrier: unconfirmed

Independent film about a stray Pit Bull or mix. Other dogs on cover art.

A Gold Medal Winning Tramp Dog

or 金牌流浪狗

2014 (China)

Border Collie: ★★★
Australian Shepherd: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★

About a Border Collie, though other dogs can be seen at the disc dog competitions.

Ace of Hearts

2008 (Canada/USA)

German Shepherd Dog: ★★★
Labrador Retriever: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★
Rottweiler: ★

Solo and Bobbi play “Ace.”

Air Bud: Spikes Back

2003 (Canada)

Golden Retriever: ★★★
Border Collie: ★
Border Terrier: ★
Silky Terrier: ★
Great Dane: ★
Irish Wolfhound: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★
Labrador Retriever: ★
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon: ★
Pomeranian: ★
Hovawart: ★
Mixed Breed: ★

Buddy’s family tries running a dog daycare service at home. The black and tan Hovawart might actually be a mixed breed.

Air Bud: World Pup

2000 (Canada/USA)

Golden Retriever: ★★★
Australian Shepherd: ★
Miniature American Shepherd: ★
German Shepherd Dog: ★
Australian Cattle Dog: ★
Basenji: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★
Border Collie: ★
Boxer: ★
Briard: ★
Collie (rough): ★
Dalmatian: ★
English Springer Spaniel: ★
Parson Russell Terrier: ★
Rottweiler: ★
Mixed Breed: ★

Amélie

or Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain

2001 (France)

Belgian Malinois: ★
Golden Retriever: ★

Mal at the train station.

Apocalypto

2006 (USA/Mexico/UK)

Belgian Malinois: ★
Mixed Breed: ★

Couple of background dogs and one scene with a Belgian Mal.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008 (USA)

Afghan Hound: ★
American Bulldog: ★
Beagle: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★
Bichon Frise: ★
Border Collie: ★
Border Terrier: ★
Boston Terrier: ★
Bulldog: ★
Cane Corso: ★
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: ★
Cocker Spaniel: ★
Dachshund: ★
Dalmatian: ★
Dutch Shepherd: ★
French Bulldog: ★
Great Dane: ★
Labrador Retriever: ★
Papillon: ★
Parson Russell Terrier: ★
Pekingese: ★
Pomeranian: ★
Saint Bernard: ★
Schnauzer: ★
Shih Tzu: ★
Toy Fox Terrier: ★
Coyote: ★

Central dogs of this film listed elsewhere. Here are the background players.

The Brave One

2006 (USA/Australia)

Belgian Malinois: unconfirmed

The Breed

2006 (Germany/South Africa/USA)

German Shepherd Dog: ★★
Dutch Shepherd: ★★
Belgian Malinois: ★★
Belgian Tervuren: ★

Many shepherd-type dogs appear in this horror film. The three Malinois are brothers.

Case 39

2009 (Canada/USA)

Dutch Shepherd: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★
German Shepherd Dog: ★

Glimpse of a black longcoat GSD and other dogs in parking garage. Can’t tell in the dark if Dutch Shepherd of Belgian Mal, possibly both.

Cats and Dogs

2001 ( USA/Australia)

Doberman Pinscher: ★
Miniature Pinscher: ★
Boxer: ★
Schnauzer: ★
Chihuahua: ★
Afghan Hound: ★
Basset Hound: ★
Bloodhound: ★
Border Collie: ★
Mastiff: ★
Dalmatian: ★
Borzoi: ★
West Highland White Terrier: ★
Poodle: ★
Bulldog: ★
Alaskan Malamute: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★
German Shepherd Dog: ★
Golden Retriever: ★
Labrador Retriever: ★
Wire Fox Terrier: ★
Irish Setter: ★
English Setter: ★
Basenji: ★
Bernese Mountain Dog: ★
Bearded Collie: ★
Chinese Shar-Pei: ★
Mixed Breed: ★★

Starring canines listed in a secondary post for this film. These are the background dogs.

Clear History

2013 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: unconfirmed

Darling Companion

2012 (USA)

Mixed Breed: ★★
Belgian Laekenois: ★
Alaskan Malamute: ★
Australian Shepherd: ★
Bernese Mountain Dog: ★
Bloodhound: ★
Vizsla: ★
Rottweiler: ★
German Shepherd Dog: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★
Labrador Retriever: ★
Australian Kelpie: ★
Golden Retriever: ★

“Freeway” is the main dog, also seen in Monster Mutt (2011). Many others with background parts. Producer Elizabeth Redleaf was so taken with the Belgian Laekenois appearing in this film, she adopted one of his relatives—a dog by the name of Albert.

Django Unchained

2012 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★
Mixed Breed: ★

Of the few dogs halfway through this film, two appear to be Belgian Malinois, depending on the shot you examine. In some, they appear to be mixes.

The Dog Who Saved Christmas

2009 (USA)

Labrador Retriever: ★★★
Belgian Malinois: ★

The Dog Who Saved Summer

2015 (USA)

Labrador Retriever: ★★★
Belgian Malinois: ★★
Bloodhound: ★★
Golden Retriever: ★★
Yorkshire Terrier: ★
Mixed Breed: ★★

Everly

2014 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★

One violent scene with a Mal.

Evolution’s Child

or Toys of Glass

1999 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: unconfirmed

Unable to confirm if there’s really a dog in this.

First Kid

1996 (USA)

Bearded Collie: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★

Hop

2011 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★
Mastiff: ★

Horns

2013 (Canada/USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★

It’s a Dog’s Life

or Wildfire / Bar Sinister

1955 (USA)

Bull Terrier: ★★★
Afghan Hound: ★
Airedale Terrier: ★
Basset Hound: ★
Beagle: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★
Bloodhound: ★
Boston Terrier: ★
Boxer: ★
Bulldog: ★

Remarkable and unique dog film starring a white Bull Terrier, but featuring dozens of dogs at a dog show later in the movie. Finally released on DVD after decades of obscurity. Two different listings for this film. Here are breeds A and B. The Malinois is seen on a poster.

John Wick 3: Parabellum

or John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

2019 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★★
Pit Bull: ★★

K-9 Adventures: Legend of the Lost Gold

2014 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★★★

Sequel to Scoot and Kassie’s Christmas Adventure.

Max

2015 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★★★
Rottweiler: ★★
Chihuahua: ★
German Shepherd Dog: ★
Golden Retriever: ★
Mixed Breed: ★

Max 2: White House Hero

2017 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★★★

Max, My Love

or Max, mon amour

1986 (France/Japan/USA)

Belgian Malinois: unconfirmed

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★

A guard dog.

Megan Leavey

2017 (USA)

German Shepherd Dog: ★★★
Belgian Malinois: ★
Mixed Breed: ★

About a Marine and GSD “Rex.”

Night of the Wild

2015 (USA)

Mixed Breed: ★★★
Belgian Malinois: ★★
Pit Bull: ★★
German Shepherd Dog: ★★
German Shepherd Dog (white): ★
Labrador Retriever: ★★
Dalmatian: ★
Bulldog: ★
Maltese: ★
Rottweiler: ★
Chihuahua: ★
Miniature Pinscher: ★
American Eskimo Dog: ★

Many dogs throughout, plus a wolf. Mixed breeds have the largest roles.

Olympus Has Fallen

2013 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★

Prisoners

2013 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★
Bloodhound: ★
Jack Russell Terrier: ★

A Malinois can be seen in one background shot, barking and leaping against a chain. The Jack Russell is very shaggy.

Rain

2003 (USA)

German Shepherd Dog: ★★★
Belgian Malinois: ★

Originally aired as an Animal Planet TV movie, about a Vietnam war dog.

Remembrance

or Die verlorene Zeit

2011 (Germany)

German Shepherd Dog: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★

Background guard dogs.

Scoot and Kassie’s Christmas Adventure

or K-9 Adventures: A Christmas Tale

2013 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★★★

“Scoot” is the high-strung Malinois costar.

Show Dogs

2018 (UK/USA)

Afghan Hound: ★
Alaskan Malamute: ★
American Eskimo Dog: ★
Australian Shepherd: ★★
Basset Hound: ★
Beagle: ★
Belgian Malinois: ★
Belgian Tervuren: ★
Bernese Mountain Dog: ★
Bichon Frise: ★
Border Collie: ★
Borzoi: ★
Boxer: ★
Bulldog: ★
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: ★
Chihuahua: ★
Chinese Crested: ★
Chow Chow: ★
Collie (rough): ★
Dachshund: ★
Dalmatian: ★
Doberman Pinscher: ★
Dogue de Bordeaux: ★

With at least 63 different breeds represented, this film has multiple listings on Reel Dogs so that no single list takes up a full page! Here is A to D.

Step Brothers

2008 (USA)

Belgian Malinois: ★
Wire Fox Terrier: ★
Labrador Retriever: ★
Mixed Breed: ★

Bullet plays savage guide dog “Cinnamon,” incorrectly referred to as a GSD in the commentary. Hard to get a good look at the dogs on the lawn in one scene. Mostly mixed breeds.