9 Best Panda Movies Of All Time

Last updated on October 30th, 2025 at 02:32 pm

If we reminisce about our childhood, it’s impossible not to recall all the fun we had while watching our favorite Panda movies. Isn’t it nostalgic?

Remember how we used to practice the moves shown in the film Kung Fu Panda? And it’s a universal fact that no one is not affectionate towards these fluffy, cute little creatures. No matter what they do, it pleases our hearts.

I have come up with a list of the best Panda movies of all time, which will compel you to give them a watch.

9 Best Panda Movies Of All Time

1. Kung-Fu Panda (2008)

The 2008 film Kung Fu Panda was released under the direction of John Stevenson and Mark Osborne. It is the first computer-animated installment of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

The American film follows the story of a chubby panda and a kung fu devotee, Po, who gets chosen as the Dragon Warrior, the guardian of the Valley of Peace. Everyone, including him, is surprised by his selection.

But he must show his usefulness, as the enemy is approaching them soon. Po joins hands with the Furious Five to eliminate the villains.

2. Pandas (2018)

The 2008 documentary Pandas was released under the direction of David Douglas and Drew Fellman. It is about an American biologist who ventures on a journey to introduce the captive-born cubs of giant pandas to wildlife.

It is an informative and amusing short documentary about panda cubs and the life surrounding them. The American biologist is seen uniting with the scientists in China to work.

3. Kung-Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Jennifer Yuh Nelson was the director of Kung Fu Panda 2, the second installment of the Kung Fu Panda franchise. It hit screens in 2011 and is the sequel to the first part.

Po, the Dragon Warrior, has to solve the puzzles of his past before he and his friends from the Furious Five take down the villain Peacock Shen. It plans to overthrow China and kill Kung Fu with a lethal new weapon.

4. Trail of the Panda (2009)

Trail of the Panda is a 2009 film released under the direction of Yu Zhong. The plot narrates the story of a boy, Lu, a 10-year-old mute orphan living in China. He saves the baby panda, who gets separated from his mother.

Lu tries hard to return the baby to its mother, but at the same time, he has to protect it from the cruel scientist who is running a research lab on the cub and has the intention of causing him harm.

And trappers are out there hunting down the baby. In the entire process, Lu and the cub eventually form a special bond.

5. Kung-Fu Panda 3 (2016)

The director of the third installment of the Kung Fu Panda franchise was the same as the second. The 2016 film carries forward the story of Po. He has defeated many evils and gotten rid of them completely with the help of the Furious Five.

In Kung Fu Panda 3, Po has taken on the challenge of training a pack of clumsy pandas in martial arts. That’s because they must crush a vicious esoteric warrior, Kai. He is much more intelligent and powerful than they have imagined. This is just one problem Po needs to counter another crisis that seems related to home.

6. Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)

The film The Amazing Panda Adventure came out in 1995 and was directed by Christopher Cain. The adventure movie revolves around the tale of a man, Ryan, who does not have a good relationship with his father, Michael.

Regardless of that fact, he goes to see him, who is also a zoologist residing in China. Michael works and rescues pandas. They join hands and decide to protect the creatures from the evil mob of poachers. Ryan and Michael have to take care of official bureaucrats who want to shut down the reserve.

7. China: The Panda Adventure (2001)

Robert M. Young’s directed film, China: The Panda Adventure, was released in 2001. The story focuses on a widow named Ruth Harkness, who travels all the way from America to China.

She is determined to save the unharmful animal. Ruth has taken responsibility for putting pandas as far from Johnson as possible. He is not fond of them and considers them bloodthirsty. It’s not a simple task for Ruth to preserve the rare species. She faces the natural difficulties and is thrown her way by Johnson.

8. Born In China (2016)

Lu Chuan’s film Born In China hit the screens in 2016. The nature documentary movie takes you on a walk with animals like a panda and her cub, a snow leopard who is a mother and faces hardships while raising its two babies, and a golden monkey who feels he is a substitute for his little sister. 

The documentary gives a close picture of their lives. Isn’t it fascinating to know small things about them and how they survive in the wild? The viewers will also witness some of these species’ personal moments, which keep our hearts warm.

9. Cherub Of The Mist (2006)

Cherub of the Mist is a documentary movie directed by Naresh Bedi and was released in 2006. It solely revolves around two red pandas, Sweety and Mini.

The documentary shows they both get freed in the Darjeeling District of India in the Singalila National Park. It’s always rewarding to observe how they grow, enjoy themselves, and learn something new every day.

Conclusion

I hope you felt joy while going through these movies about these cuddle-worthy species. If you are urged to learn more and unknown facts about them, you should watch these films, especially those made about them.

I know these films will leave you with the need to have pandas as pets and adore them the whole day.

Anshika Saxena

Just a person who invests her time mostly updating herself with the news surrounding the Korean, Thai, and Japanese entertainment industries or watching Asian dramas. Her interest in and knowledge of them encourages her to write about them. Writing is her peace in this chaotic world.

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