Doberman Pinscher Movies

Embryo (1976)


Only a handful of breeds can claim the star power of the Doberman Pinscher. Indeed, when it comes to sheer diversity and film fame in every imaginable role (from war hero and horror flick killer to police dog and child’s best friend) only the German Shepherd Dog has achieved more than the Doberman Pinscher in Hollywood.

Thank you to Dobermann Pedigrees Finland for leading me to a few dozen of the films below that I would not otherwise have known!

There are so many Doberman films, they are broken into a few categories by decades below.


Doberman Pinscher Movies up to 1979



The Amazing Dobermans
AKA: Lucky
Year: 1976
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
Third of the Doberman Gang series.

Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit
AKA: Azit, the Paratrooper Dog
Year: 1972
Country: Israel
Doberman content: ✯
At the military dog training school that Azit (a GSD) attends.

Bestialità
AKA: Dog Lay Afternoon
Year: 1976
Country: Italy


Black Mama, White Mama
Year: 1973
Country: Philippines/USA

A Boy and His Dog
Year: 1975
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Just a glimpse. Main dog is a mixed breed. Also a black Labrador Retriever and a West Highland White Terrier.

The Boys from Brazil
Year: 1978
Country: UK/USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯


Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Year: 1950
Country: USA

C.H.O.M.P.S.
Year: 1979
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯

The Conversation
Year: 1974
Country: USA


Courage of Lassie
Year: 1946
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯

The Daring Dobermans
Year: 1973
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
Second of the Doberman Gang series.

The Defiant Ones
Year: 1958
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯


Der Hund von Blackwood
AKA: The Dog Of Blackwood Castle
Year: 1968
Country: West Germany
Doberman content: ✯ ✯

The Doberman Gang
Year: 1972
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
The most iconic Doberman Pinscher movie ever, about a pack of Dobermans being trained to rob banks, and a cult classic launching the Doberman Gang series.

Embryo
Year: 1976
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
A doctor hits a pregnant Doberman Pinscher one night with his car. When he tries to save her life, he instead begins experiments accelerating the growth of her unborn pups. A Dobie has a starring role throughout.


Every Day’s a Holiday
Year: 1937
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯

Fear and Desire
Year: 1953
Country: USA

For the Love of Benji
Year: 1977
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯


Framed
Year: 1975
Country: USA

Halloween
Year: 1978
Country: USA

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯


It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog
Year: 1946
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
Possibly the first starring role for a Doberman. Though they can be seen in small parts before the 1940s, the breed was popularized to American audiences with Dogs for Defense propaganda during WWII. Not to mention films like this, which is still fun viewing today.

I’ve Gotta Horse
Year: 1966
Country: UK
Doberman content: ✯
Dobie appears among the pack of dogs belonging to English singer/songwriter Billy Fury and playing themselves in the film. More prominently seen are a Chihuahua, Great Dane, and plush-coated German Shepherd Dog.

The Kennel Murder Case
Year: 1933
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯


The Long Goodbye
Year: 1973
Country: USA

Love at First Bite
Year: 1979
Country: USA

L’ultima orgia del III Reich
AKA: The Gestapo’s Last Orgy
Year: 1977
Country: Italy


Maîtresse
AKA: Mistress
Year: 1975
Country: France

Manos: The Hands of Fate
Year: 1966
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯
A supposedly savage dog in a couple of scenes who only stands there and looks bewildered.

The Man with My Face
Year: 1951
Country: USA


Mean Dog Blues
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯

The Other
Year: 1972
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Right at the end with some other dogs getting out of a truck.

Police Dog Story
Year: 1961
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Nearly all the police K-9s are German Shepherd Dogs.


The Satan Bug
Year: 1965
Country: USA

They Only Kill Their Masters
Year: 1972
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Year: 1974
Country: USA


To Kill a Clown
Year: 1972
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯
Antagonist uses two Dobies to help him terrorize trapped human victims.

Trapped
AKA: Doberman Patrol
Year: 1973
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯
Made-for-TV film about a man trapped by mistake after-hours in a mall with several killer guard dogs running loose. Also German Shepherd Dogs. Link is to a poster only. Never released on DVD.

Untamed Youth
Year: 1957
Country: USA


Vaaksa vaaraa
Year: 1965
Country: Finland

Vitaphone Internationals
Year: 1936
Country: USA
An old Warner Bros. short film.

War Dogs
Year: 1943
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Only a glimpse of a Dobie in the Dogs for Defense kennels. The star is famed acting German Shepherd Dog of the late 1930s and early 1940s, Ace.


Where Eagles Dare
Year: 1968
Country: UK/USA

Zoltan: Hound of Dracula
AKA: Dracula’s Dog
Year: 1977
Country: Italy/USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
One of the most classic and quintessential Doberman films—with a Doberman vampire. Also starring multiple German Shepherd Dogs and a mixed breed pointer type.

Doberman Pinscher Movies 1980–1999



After Midnight
Year: 1989
Country: USA

Against All Odds
Year: 1984
Country: USA

Alex and the Doberman Gang
Year: 1980
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
A made-for-TV movie spinoff of the cult classic Doberman Gang series.


Another You
Year: 1991
Country: USA

Askal
AKA: Askal: Asong Kalye
Year: 1997
Country: Philippines

Babe 2: Pig in the City
Year: 1998
Country: Australia
Doberman content: ✯
Dozens of dogs in this, including a Dobie with natural ears.


Beethoven
Year: 1992
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯

Best Seller
Year: 1987
Country: USA

Beverly Hills Ninja
Year: 1997
Country: USA


Blind Date
Year: 1987
Country: USA

The Border
Year: 1982
Country: USA

The Boyfriend School
AKA: Don’t Tell Her It’s Me
Year: 1990
Country: UK/USA


The Boy Who Could Fly
Year: 1986
Country: USA

Boyz N the Hood
Year: 1991
Country: USA

Breaking In
Year: 1989
Country: USA


Burglar
Year: 1987
Country: Canada/USA

C’era un castello con 40 cani
AKA: There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
Year: 1990
Country: Belgium/France/Italy/Spain
Doberman content: ✯ ✯
A stellar dog movie. Simply nothing else live action like this film. Although White God (listed below) beat them in sheer numbers of free-roaming dogs used in a single shot, There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs remains in a class of its own for uniqueness.

Chips, the War Dog
Year: 1993
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯


Commando
Year: 1985
Country: USA

Conan the Barbarian
Year: 1982
Country: USA

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Year: 1989
Country: France/UK


Cousin Bette
Year: 1998
Country: UK/USA

Date with an Angel
Year: 1987
Country: USA

Death Becomes Her
Year: 1992
Country: USA


The Demolitionist
Year: 1995
Country: USA

Der Unhold
AKA: The Ogre
Year: 1996
Country: France/Germany/UK

Diggstown
Year: 1992
Country: USA


Dobermann
Year: 1997
Country: France
“Dobermann” is a man. Unconfirmed real dog as well.

Dobermann
Year: 1999
Country: Germany
A German short film.

Downtown
Year: 1990
Country: USA


El mariachi
Year: 1992
Country: USA

The Exterminator
Year: 1980
Country: USA

Eyes of an Angel
AKA: The Tender
Year: 1991
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
Without a doubt the greatest Doberman movie ever made. Tripoli, in the starring role, ranks up there with Benji, Comet (“Fluke”), Jed, and other canine film legends.


Father of the Bride
Year: 1991
Country: USA

Father of the Bride Part II
Year: 1995
Country: USA

Fear City
Year: 1985
Country: USA


Firefox
Year: 1982
Country: USA

Firestarter
Year: 1984
Country: USA

First Blood
AKA: Rambo: First Blood
Year: 1982
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
A few Dobies brought in to pursue Rambo, only seen briefly.


A Fish Called Wanda
Year: 1988
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯

Fletch
Year: 1985
Country: USA

F/X2
AKA: FX2
Year: 1991
Country: USA


Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Year: 1985
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯

House Party
Year: 1990
Country: USA

How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Year: 1989
Country: UK


I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
Year: 1988
Country: USA

In the Mouth of Madness
Year: 1994
Country: USA

Instinct
Year: 1999
Country: USA


Into the West
Year: 1992
Country: Ireland/UK
Doberman content: ✯

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Year: 1998
Country: USA

Jack the Bear
Year: 1993
Country: USA


K-911
Year: 1999
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯
Sequel to K-9 (1989) in which Doberman “Zeus” pairs with German Shepherd Dog “Jerry Lee.”

Kenny
AKA: The Kid Brother
Year: 1987
Country: Canada/Japan/USA

Kujaku ô
AKA: Peacock King / Legend of the Phoenix
Year: 1988
Country: Hong Kong/Japan


Lady Beware
Year: 1987
Country: USA

Lawn Dogs
Year: 1997
Country: UK

Link
Year: 1986
Country: UK


The Little Rascals
Year: 1994
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Starring dog is an American Bulldog.

Long xiong hu di
AKA: Armour of God
Year: 1986
Country: Hong Kong/Yugoslavia
Doberman content: ✯
Great scene with probably the largest group of Dobermans ever to appear in one shot in a feature film.

Los placeres ocultos
AKA: Playback
Year: 1989
Country: Spain
Doberman content: ✯ ✯
“Washington” is a Doberman brutalized by his villain master and finally killed by a woman defending herself from them both.


Lovers Lane
Year: 1999
Country: USA

Marskin poika
Year: 1994
Country: Finland
A Finnish made-for-TV movie.

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Year: 1990
Country: Canada/UK/USA


The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Year: 1991
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Brief but memorable scene with guard dogs late in the film.

The Next Karate Kid
Year: 1994
Country: USA

Nick and the Dobermans
Year: 1980
Country: USA
Actually a TV pilot which came to nothing. A revised version of Alec and the Doberman Gang, in turn a spinoff from the Doberman Gang movies. Featuring “Duke,” “Erskine,” and “Pee Wee” as crime-fighting Dobies working with a New York City P.I.


Nickel & Dime
Year: 1992
Country: USA

Nobody’s Fool
Year: 1994
Country: USA

Palookaville
Year: 1995
Country: USA


The Pick-up Artist
Year: 1987
Country: USA

The Pelican Brief
Year: 1993
Country: USA

The Rainmaker
Year: 1997
Country: Germany/USA
Doberman content: ✯


Raising Arizona
Year: 1987
Country: USA

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Year: 1985
Country: USA

The Rogue Stallion
Year: 1990
Country: Australia
Doberman content: ✯
Only available on VHS.


The Running Man
Year: 1987
Country: USA

Ruthless People
Year: 1986
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯

Sairaan kaunis maailma
AKA: Freakin’ Beautiful World
Year: 1997
Country: Finland


Satisfaction
Year: 1988
Country: USA

The Secret of My Succe$s
Year: 1987
Country: USA

Shadow Builder
AKA: Bram Stoker’s Shadowbuilder
Year: 1998
Country: Canada/USA


Shadow of Doubt
Year: 1998
Country: USA

Sharky’s Machine
Year: 1981
Country: USA

Soldier
Year: 1998
Country: UK/USA


Suburbia
Year: 1983
Country: USA

Storybook
Year: 1996
Country: USA

Street Hunter
Year: 1990
Country: USA


Tango & Cash
Year: 1989
Country: USA

Tenebre
Year: 1982
Country: Italy

True Romance
Year: 1993
Country: France/USA


Tuff Turf
Year: 1985
Country: USA

Tuhlaajapoika
AKA: The Prodigal Son
Year: 1992
Country: Finland

True Lies
Year: 1994
Country: USA


Wildcats
Year: 1986
Country: USA

Witch Hunt
Year: 1994
Country: USA
A made-for-TV movie.

Yankee Zulu
Year: 1993
Country: South Africa


Ye dian
AKA: Amazing Stories
Year: 1993
Country: Hong Kong/Taiwan

Doberman Pinscher Movies 2000–present



The 6th Day
Year: 2000
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯

America’s Sweethearts
Year: 2001
Country: USA

Amores Perros
Year: 2000
Country: Mexico
Doberman content: ✯


Bait
Year: 2000
Country: Australia/Canada/USA

Barry Munday
Year: 2010
Country: USA

Bedazzled
Year: 2000
Country: Germany/USA
Doberman content: ✯


Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
“El Diablo” was played by Vice Versa Baron Brayton.

Big Game
Year: 2014
Country: UK/Finland/Germany

The Boss
Year: 2016
Country: USA


Bring Happiness Home
AKA: Lucky Dog / 快樂到家
Year: 2013
Country: China
Doberman content: ✯

The Brothers Grimm
Year: 2005
Country: Czech Republic/UK/USA
Doberman content: ✯

Bully
Year: 2001
Country: France/UK/USA


Cats & Dogs
Year: 2001
Country: Australia/USA
Doberman content: ✯

The Caveman’s Valentine
Year: 2001
Country: Canada/USA

Cerberus
Year: 2005
Country: Romania/USA


Chinese Zodiac
Year: 2012
Country: China/Hong Kong

Circuit
Year: 2001
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Seen in a car.

Cradle 2 the Grave
Year: 2003
Country: USA


Daddy’s Boy
Year: 2004
Country: USA
A short film.

Dark Places
Year: 2015
Country: UK/France/USA

Dnevnoy dozor
AKA: Day Watch
Year: 2006
Country: Russia
Ten Dobermans were trained for Dnevnoy dozor, including Irinland Josefine Jose. Info on the trainers from Irinland Kennels here.


The Doberman Gang
Year: 2017
Country: USA
After years of planning, The Doberman Gang remake is in the works and slotted for release in 2017.

Eastern Promises
Year: 2007
Country: Canada/UK/USA

Entertainment
AKA: It’s Entertainment
Year: 2014
Country: India
Doberman content: ✯
About a Golden Retriever named “Entertainment”. Dobie in a crowd of CGI replicated real dogs.


Expermenas
Year: 2012
Country: USA
A short film.

Fehér istenw
AKA: White God
Year: 2014
Country: Hungary/Germany/Sweden
Doberman content: ✯
Dobies amongst the pack.

Firehouse Dog
Year: 2007
Country: Canada/USA
Doberman content: ✯
Main dog is an Irish Terrier.


Flags of Our Fathers
Year: 2006
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Dobermans played by CH Fanta di Altobello and CH Rainbow di Altobello.

Garden State
Year: 2004
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
German Shepherd Dog, English Bulldog, and others also seen.

Garfield: the Movie
Year: 2004
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Stars are a CGI cat and a terrier/Dachshund mix who must interact extensively with the nonexistent feline. Dozens of other dogs are seen late in the film at a dog show.


G-Force
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯

The Golden Compass
Year: 2007
Country: UK/USA
Doberman content: ✯
Mostly only CGI animals used in this film.

Hugo
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯


Imagine Me & You
Year: 2005
Country: Germany/UK

James
Year: 2005
Country: India

Johnny English
Year: 2003
Country: France/UK/USA


Kingsman: The Secret Service
Year: 2014
Country: UK/USA
Doberman content: ✯

Kynodontas
AKA: Dogtooth
Year: 2009
Country: Greece

Macherovgaltis
AKA: Knifer
Year: 2010
Country: Cyprus/Greece


Ma mha 4 khaa khrap
AKA: Mid Road Gang
Year: 2007
Country: Thailand
Doberman content: ✯
Fun foreign film, starring a Thai Ridgeback, with a huge cast of dogs and little human content. Difficult to find on DVD. I was lucky enough to be given a copy by a friend who visited Thailand several years ago.

Man on Fire
Year: 2004
Country: UK/USA

Marley & Me
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
Dobie and many others seen in the obedience class and on the dog beach.

Mein Bruder ist ein Hund
AKA: My Brother is a Dog
Year: 2004
Country: Germany/UK/Netherlands
Doberman content: ✯
Cute German film with a talented mixed breed in the leading role.

Monster-in-Law
Year: 2005
Country: Germany/USA

Mortdecai
Year: 2015
Country: UK/USA


My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117
AKA: My Wrongs
Year: 2002
Country: UK
Doberman content: ✯ ✯ ✯
A short film and black comedy featuring talking Doberman “Rothko” in a starring role. He tells his petsitting man that he is the man’s lawyer.

Nacho Chihuahua
Year: 2001
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯
This rare, no-budget, independent film which looks as homemade as it is, has never been released on DVD.

One Last Chance
Year: 2004
Country: Norway/UK


Porndogs: The Adventures of Sadie
Year: 2004
Country: USA
Doberman content: ✯ ✯

Resident Evil
Year: 2002
Country: France/Germany/UK/USA

Resident Evil: Afterlife
Year: 2010
Country: Canada/France/Germany/UK/USA


Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Year: 2004
Country: Canada/France/Germany/UK/USA

Resident Evil: Extinction
Year: 2007
Country: Canada/France/Germany/UK/USA/Australia

Shut Up and Kiss Me!
Year: 2004
Country: USA


Tabu
Year: 2012
Country: Portugal/Germany/Brazil/France/Spain

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Year: 2003
Country: Germany/UK/USA

The Tao of Steve
Year: 2000
Country: USA


War
Year: 2007
Country: Canada/USA

Without
Year: 2009
Country: UK
A British short film about a woman trapped in a room by a Doberman.

Yamakasi – Les samouraïs des temps modernes
AKA: Yamakasi
Year: 2001
Country: France

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