Best of Dinosaur Movies
by Stevensmovies | created - 25 Sep 2013 | updated - 26 Jun 2022 | PublicDinosaur movies (not just ones featuring Dinosaurs) From best to worst. If I haven't seen it, it's not on the list.
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1. Jurassic Park (1993)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,067,885 | Gross: $402.45M
2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn
Votes: 444,254 | Gross: $229.09M
3. The Land Before Time (1988)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Pat Hingle, Gabriel Damon, Helen Shaver, Bill Erwin
Votes: 98,777 | Gross: $48.09M
4. The Lost World (2001)
TV-14 | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
An expedition leaves for the Amazon to prove the existence of dinosaurs.
Stars: Bob Hoskins, James Fox, Tom Ward, Matthew Rhys
Votes: 3,383
5. Dinosaur (2000)
PG | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Directors: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 67,272 | Gross: $137.75M
6. Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special (2000)
29 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
The first half of this special is a recreation of Al's life, from birth through his death in adolescence.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Avery Brooks
Votes: 1,663
7. We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
G | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic adventures.
Directors: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag | Stars: John Goodman, Charles Fleischer, Blaze Berdahl, Rhea Perlman
Votes: 16,076 | Gross: $9.32M
8. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.
Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith
Votes: 344,130 | Gross: $417.72M
9. The Good Dinosaur (2015)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
Director: Peter Sohn | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Maleah Nipay-Padilla, Ryan Teeple
Votes: 127,546 | Gross: $123.09M
10. Jurassic World (2015)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.
Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Judy Greer
Votes: 679,776 | Gross: $652.27M
11.
Equinox (1986–2006)
Episode:
The Real Jurassic Park
(1993)
55 min | Documentary
Could scientists one day create a living dinosaur using 100 million-year-old DNA? Find out in this tantalizing program from the award-winning NOVA series.
Star: Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 33
12. Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia (2007)
Not Rated | 41 min | Documentary, Short
If it weren't for a series of cataclysmic events, a comet impact being first on the list, our planet could well still be the domain of dinosaurs. Following Pr Rodolfo Coria, a world-reknown... See full summary »
Director: Marc Fafard | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Rodolfo Coria
Votes: 468
13. The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995 Video)
G | 71 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a sudden shortage of water threatens all life in the great valley, The gang of young dinosaur must cooperate with a group of bullies to make a risky journey outside the valley and find the cause.
Director: Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Scott McAfee, Candace Hutson, Heather Hogan, Jeff Bennett
Votes: 6,577
14. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997 Video)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Littlefoot and his friends the gang in their next when a swarm of leaf gobblers had destroyed their homes and this forces them to find a new home but yet find an mysterious island.
Director: Charles Grosvenor | Stars: John Ingle, Brandon La Croix, Aria Noelle Curzon, Rob Paulsen
Votes: 4,889
15. The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998 Video)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Grandpa tells Littlefoot about their mythical hero called the Lone Dinosaur. Sarah gets two little lively cousins to take care of. Later, the kids accidentally chip the lucky Saurus Rock, and need to fix it before the bad luck hits.
Director: Charles Grosvenor | Stars: Thomas Dekker, Kenneth Mars, Anndi McAfee, Aria Noelle Curzon
Votes: 3,842
16. Land of the Lost (2009)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall, his assistant Holly and a survivalist Will into a world populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks.
Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, Jorma Taccone
Votes: 75,323 | Gross: $49.44M
17. Jurassic Park III (2001)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Grant to go to Isla Sorna for a holiday, but their unexpected landing startles the island's new inhabitants.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola
Votes: 341,184 | Gross: $181.17M
18. When Dinosaurs Roamed America (2001 TV Movie)
Unrated | 91 min | Animation, Documentary
The life of American dinosaurs is seen in amazing detail. The Feathered Dromeosaurs (Raptors) debut on this film along with the bizarre Therizinosaur. Each story is compelling and ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: John Goodman, Karen Chin, Philip Currie, Jim Kirkland
Votes: 558
19. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.
Directors: Carlos Saldanha, Michael Thurmeier | Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Eunice Cho
Votes: 264,350 | Gross: $196.57M
20. Dinotopia (II) (2002)
TV-PG | 83 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After a plane crash, two opposing half-brothers find themselves on an amazing lost island where enlightened pacifist humans and intelligent talking dinosaurs have created a utopian medieval society. But imminent disaster approaches.
Stars: David Thewlis, Katie Carr, Jim Carter, Alice Krige
Votes: 6,626
21. The Lost World (1992)
99 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Two rivaling professors - a journalist, a young wealthy woman and a teenage boy - travel through Africa in search of "The Lost World", a place where dinosaurs still roam.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, David Warner, Eric McCormack, Nathania Stanford
Votes: 1,333
22. Return to the Lost World (1992)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
When Belgian scientist Bertram Hammonds arrives in the Lost World to drill for crude oil, Professors Challenger and Summerlee return to the Lost World plateau.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, David Warner, Eric McCormack, Nathania Stanford
Votes: 650
23. The Land Before Time: Sing Along Songs (1997)
G | 28 min | Animation, Short, Family
A sing along adventure with the lovable animated stars of The Land Before Time.
Directors: Steve Silas, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Aria Noelle Curzon, Juliana Sloan, Josh Keaton
Votes: 146
24. The Valley of the T-Rex (2001 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Paleontologist Jack Horner questions the assumption that Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator. He thinks there is a reasonable chance it was a scavenger that had little ability to hunt or even ... See full summary »
Directors: Reuben Aaronson, James McQuillan, Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Jack Horner, Stephen Kemble, Jimmie Wood
Votes: 87
25. Dinosaurs Decoded (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary
National Geographic reviews Jack Horner's research into juvenile dinosaurs. His evidence suggests that juvenile dinosaurs looked sufficiently different from adults that they have sometimes ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Levitt | Stars: Jack Horner, Mark Goodwin, Hans Larsson, Thomas Carr
Votes: 47
26. The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994 Video)
G | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
This time, while building a hideaway in their new home of the Great Valley, Littlefoot and the gang rescue a mysterious egg from two scheming egg-nappers and make a starling surprise - and new friend - when the egg hatches.
Director: Roy Allen Smith | Stars: John Ingle, Scott McAfee, Candace Hutson, Heather Hogan
Votes: 9,827
27. The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996 Video)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Littlefoot's grandfather falls ill, the only way to cure him is with a flower from the forbidding land of the mists, which holds unexpected perils and danger.
Director: Roy Allen Smith | Stars: John Ingle, Candace Hutson, Heather Hogan, Rob Paulsen
Votes: 5,470
28. The Lost World (1998)
R | 97 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A scientist discovers dinosaurs on a remote plateau in Mongolia.
Director: Bob Keen | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Jayne Heitmeyer, Julian Casey, David Nerman
Votes: 944
29. Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991)
PG | 88 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A scientist's kids are sucked into a TV screen and wind up in the Stone Age with cavemen and dinosaurs.
Director: Brett Thompson | Stars: Marc Martorana, Tony Doyle, R.A. Mihailoff, Don Barnes
Votes: 1,240
30. The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000 Video)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A mysterious object crashes near the great valley, and Petrie's untrustful uncle arrives in search of it, believing it to be "a storm of cold fire", a susposed rock of great powers.
Director: Charles Grosvenor | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Anndi McAfee, Thomas Dekker, Aria Noelle Curzon
Votes: 3,420
31. The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002 Video)
G | 71 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Littlefoot befriends with a mysterious, fun-loving dolphin-like creature named Mo, who is trapped in "new water" caused by heavy rain. The gang then goes on an adventure to the "big water" to bring Mo home.
Director: Charles Grosvenor | Stars: John Ingle, Kenneth Mars, Miriam Flynn, Thomas Dekker
Votes: 2,885
32. The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005 Video)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Littlefoot and his friends return in another adventure. But this time, they aren't the smallest dinosaurs in the valley...anymore.
Director: Charles Grosvenor | Stars: John Ingle, Aria Noelle Curzon, Jeff Bennett, Aaron Spann
Votes: 2,034
33. The Land Before Time: More Sing-Along Songs (1999)
G | 30 min | Animation, Short, Family
The dinosaurs from "The Land Before Time" movies go on another sing-along adventure.
Stars: Annette Lanzarotta, Jonathan Jones
Votes: 96
34. The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006 Video)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fun takes flight with prehistoric pals Littlefoot, Cera, Petrie, Spike and Ducky in this all-new soaring adventure.
Director: Charles Grosvenor | Stars: John Ingle, Nick Price, Aria Noelle Curzon, Rob Paulsen
Votes: 1,873
35. The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001 Video)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Snow falls in the Great Valley for the first time, puzzling and enchanting everyone. The friends search for Spike after he leaves to search for his family.
Director: Charles Grosvenor | Stars: John Ingle, Aria Noelle Curzon, Rob Paulsen, Thomas Dekker
Votes: 2,725
36. Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
See and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, in a story where an underdog dino triumphs to become a hero for the ages.
Directors: Barry Cook, Neil Nightingale | Stars: Charlie Rowe, Karl Urban, Angourie Rice, John Leguizamo
Votes: 11,882 | Gross: $36.08M
37. The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007 Video)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After an incident which nearly cost Littlefoot's grandmother her life, Littlefoot learns a series of lessons which his species call "Wisdoms". Meanwhile, a trio of dim-witted ... See full summary »
Directors: Jamie Mitchell, Charles Grosvenor | Stars: John Ingle, Cody Arens, Logan Arens, Miriam Flynn
Votes: 1,632
38. The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003 Video)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Littlefoot has been on many adventures before, but in this new edition to the Land Before Time series, the next adventure may change his life...forever.
Director: Charles Grosvenor | Stars: John Ingle, Alec Medlock, Kenneth Mars, Miriam Flynn
Votes: 2,871
39. The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (2016 Video)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After his father doesn't return from an important journey, Littlefoot and company set out to find him.
Director: Davis Doi | Stars: Tony Amendola, Felix Avitia, Issac Ryan Brown, Meghan Strange
Votes: 902
40. Dinosaur Island (2014)
Not Rated | 82 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A vacation becomes the adventure of a lifetime as a boy finds himself stranded in a world filled with ghost ships and prehistoric creatures. He embarks on a journey that will change his future forever.
Director: Matt Drummond | Stars: Darius Williams, Kate Rasmussen, Juliette Frederick, Nicole Yardley
Votes: 2,114
41. Dinosaur Island (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Four teens cast in a plot for a 'Survivor' type TV series, end up on a hidden island-like mesa, deep in the South American jungle, on which dinosaurs and cave man still live. The four must ... See full summary »
Director: Will Meugniot | Stars: Kim Jubenville Carlson, Philip Chen, Nils Haaland, Anadelia Lamas
Votes: 176
42. The Land That Time Forgot (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Shipwrecked castaways stumble upon the mysterious island of Caprona in the Bermuda Triangle, confronting man-eating dinosaurs and a stranded German U-Boat crew while trying to escape.
Director: C. Thomas Howell | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Timothy Bottoms, Lindsey McKeon, Darren Dalton
Votes: 2,200
43. The Lost World (1960)
Approved | 97 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Claude Rains
Votes: 4,476
44. Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood, while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a genetically engineered swarm of giant insects.
Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Sam Neill
Votes: 205,564 | Gross: $376.85M
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