Species problems
All movies where the species of one of the main characters is an issue. Whether it be a human who can't be with the fish-man she loves, a mutant girl who doesn't understand why she's so different from her human parents, a man who feels like he's a wolf at heart, a boy who was turned into a bear and struggles to cope, or the cultural exchange between a boy and his new vampire friend. Any species-related problems are welcome here.
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- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsSally HawkinsOctavia SpencerMichael ShannonAt a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.Human/fish-person cultural exchange
- DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsAdrien BrodySarah PolleyDelphine ChanéacGenetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.Mutant struggles with species identity
- DirectorNathalie BiancheriStarsGeorge MacKayStuart GrahamHelen BehanYoung Jacob who suffers from zoanthropy believes he is a wolf and is committed to a mental asylum following an attack on his brother. There he meets and befriends the other patients and witnesses the brutal methods of treatment.Man wants to be wolf
- DirectorAaron BlaiseRobert WalkerStarsJoaquin PhoenixJeremy SuarezRick MoranisWhen a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.Boy becomes bear
- DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsKåre HedebrantLina LeanderssonPer RagnarOskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.Human/vampire cultural exchange
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.Man becomes alien
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsSanaa LathanLance HenriksenRaoul BovaDuring an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.Human/alien cultural exchange
- DirectorPhil WeinsteinStarsJodi BensonDavid CarradineLacey ChabertBalto and his daughter Aleu embark on a journey of adventure and self discovery.Wolfdog torn between wolfhood and doghood
- DirectorGraham AnnableAnthony StacchiStarsBen KingsleyJared HarrisNick FrostA young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.Boy raised by trolls
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsKoji YakushoAoi MiyazakiShôta SometaniWhen a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.Boy raised by yokai
- DirectorJannik HastrupStarsMarlon VilstrupJoachim Boje HelvangOtto BrandenburgWhen a boy child is stolen by bears who raise him as their own, his human parents hunt the bears in despair, and the boy is faced with the dilemma of who and what he is.Boy raised by bear
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsSharlto CopleyDavid JamesJason CopeViolence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.Man becomes alien
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsRon PerlmanDoug JonesSelma BlairA demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.Half-demon raised by humans
- DirectorEnrico CasarosaStarsJacob TremblayJack Dylan GrazerEmma BermanOn the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.Shapeshifting fish-people try out humanity
- DirectorEnzo D'AlòStarsCarlo VerdoneAntonio AlbaneseLuis SepúlvedaA dying seagull entrusts her egg to a cat named Zorba, who promises three things: he won't eat the egg, he'll care for the egg, and he'll teach the baby seagull to fly.Bird raised by cat
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko TanakaOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.Girl raised by wolf spirits
- DirectorChris BuckKevin LimaStarsTony GoldwynMinnie DriverBrian BlessedA man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.Boy raised by gorillas
- DirectorJonas Alexander ArnbyStarsSonia SuhlLars MikkelsenSonja Richter16-year old Marie lives on a small island with her seriously ill mother and her father, who takes care of the family. But suddenly mysterious deaths happen and Marie can feel something strange happening to her body.Girl becomes wolf-woman
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsJeff BridgesMia FarrowAngela LansburyA beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.Unicorn becomes human
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsAoi MiyazakiTakao OsawaHaru KurokiAfter her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.Wolf/human shapeshifters torn between a wolf life and a human life
- DirectorStephen NorringtonStarsWesley SnipesStephen DorffKris KristoffersonA half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.Half-vampire torn between humanity and vampirism
- DirectorTomm MooreRoss StewartStarsHonor KneafseyEva WhittakerSean BeanA young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night.Wolf shapeshifters
- DirectorJulia DucournauStarsGarance MarillierElla RumpfRabah Nait OufellaA young woman, studying to be a vet, develops a craving for human flesh.Woman discovers she's genetically predisposed to cannibalism
- DirectorTakahiro ÔmoriStarsKôki UchiyamaAyane SakuraShinpachi TsujiHotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. The two become friends, despite the spirit revealing that he will disappear if he is ever touched by a human.Human/yokai cultural exchange
- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsEiji BandôKaba ChanShôzô HayashiyaAfter meeting on a stormy night, a goat Mei and a wolf Gabu become sworn friends. However, trouble sets afoot among the two unlikely friends after their secret gets out, putting them in a perilous yet amazing adventure.Goat/wolf cultural exchange
- DirectorMasami HataStarsHitoshi TakagiMinori MatsushimaAkira KamiyaAn innocent lamb learns about life and death when he seeks revenge upon the wolf who slaughtered his mother.Sheep becomes... not-sheep
- DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsNat WolffPriyanka BoseIben AkerlieFantasy adventure origin story about a young man discovering he has god-like powers based on ancient Norse mythology.Guy discovers he's a half-god
- DirectorAli AbbasiStarsEva MelanderEero MilonoffJörgen ThorssonA customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation which will call into question her entire existence.Troll raised by humans
- DirectorRoy WilsonStarsRandy TravisJay JohnsonJerry Van DykeA mute boy and a calf with the ability to speak form a deep friendship, learning what it means to love and sacrifice for another.Calf wants to be reindeer
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsSimone SimonTom ConwayKent SmithAn American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.Woman is a cat
- DirectorBibo BergeronStarsMatthieu ChedidVanessa ParadisGad ElmalehA 3D-animated movie set in Paris in the year 1910 and centered on a monster who lives in a garden and his love for a beautiful, young singer.Human/monster cultural exchange
- DirectorStefan FjeldmarkGreg ManwaringMichael DonovanStarsNis Bank-MikkelsenSøren Sætter-LassenMorten Kerrn NielsenThree children accidentally get turned into fish after drinking a potion made by an eccentric scientist. When the kids end up in the sea, they must find the antidote within 48 hours or remain as fish forever.Kids become fish
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsStrother MartinDirk BenedictHeather Menzies-UrichA college student becomes lab assistant to a scientist who is working on a serum that can transform humans into snakes.Man becomes snake
- DirectorJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsLou Taylor PucciNadia HilkerFrancesco CarneluttiA young man in a personal tailspin flees from US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.Woman is a creature
- DirectorAndrey GalatMaksim VolkovHaishun XingStarsAlexander PetrovSergey BezrukovElizaveta BoyarskayaThe young wolf Grey is transformed into a sheep by a mage who has given him a wish. Now he must gain the trust of the sheep colony and protect them from an impending attack of the wolves.Wolf becomes sheep
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsAnika Noni RoseKeith DavidOprah WinfreyA waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.Woman+man become frogs. Crocodile wants to be human
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsVictor BuonoJames GregoryJames Earl JonesA young Boston writer goes back in time into an era where wizards and dragon reign and science is just barely known.
- DirectorPeter ChungStarsTia TexadaJesse HeadDante BascoAll Duncan wants is to be a normal kid in a normal school until he realizes he is something very far away from normal.