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Land of the Lost

PG-13 Released Jun 5, 2009 1h 42m Comedy Adventure List
26% Tomatometer 193 Reviews 32% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell), his assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a survivalist Will (Danny R. McBride) into a world populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks. With few resources at their disposal, Rick, Holly and Will must rely on their only ally, a primate named Chaka (Jorma Taccone), to try to survive long enough to figure out a way back home.
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Only loosely based on the original TV series, Land of the Lost is decidedly less kid-friendly and feels more like a series of inconsistent sketches than a cohesive adventure comedy.

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Amy Biancolli San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 2/4 Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: C Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Plenty of computer-generated dinosaurs and wondrous locales make up the scenery, but the movie lacks adventure and humor, the only two selling points this material has going for it. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins It doesn't help that everyone easily outruns the T-Rex, language barriers are introduced but practically ignored, and every dilemma or antagonist presents zero real threat. Rated: 5/10 Nov 29, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Falls short of its comic potential. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 13, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alina H With a great cast, humerous characters, superb set design, score, funny bits that play out like comedy sketches, and CGI that still hold up today, Land of the Lost makes for a fun time at the movies even with a plot that's not entirely special. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review Xavier O This movie is amazing. The “critics” here have no clue. Who can say this lacks humor. This is a master piece. 100/10. Danny McBride is the goat and Will is Will. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review James E Not the greatest work for most of the cast and crew. It confuses its serious moments with comedy and its comedic moments with random jokes that don’t fit the rest of the joke. It has surprisingly decent cgi and not all of the jokes fall flat. It’s an easy watch for easy laughs that you forget about after the movie ends. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review Dashell N Don't trust the reviews it's really good Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review William F Pretty good movie but not masterpiece or great just a good comedy movie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Stephen J The first 10 minutes of the movie was the best: very funny. Once they got to the land of the lost, the movie got really boring. And not very funny. But then at the end, the comedy got better. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Saving Holly Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Saving Holly 2:42 Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Hadrosaur Urine Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Hadrosaur Urine 2:42 Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Feeding Time Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Feeding Time 3:02 Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Prehistoric Mosquito Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Prehistoric Mosquito 1:00 Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Beware of Sleestak Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Beware of Sleestak 2:15 Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Synchronized Swinging Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Synchronized Swinging 2:27 Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Chaka Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Chaka 2:52 Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Walnut-Sized Brain Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Walnut-Sized Brain 1:51 Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Today Show Interview Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Today Show Interview 2:23 Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Your Own Damn Vault Land of the Lost: Official Clip - Your Own Damn Vault 2:37 View more videos
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Synopsis A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell), his assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a survivalist Will (Danny R. McBride) into a world populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks. With few resources at their disposal, Rick, Holly and Will must rely on their only ally, a primate named Chaka (Jorma Taccone), to try to survive long enough to figure out a way back home.
Director
Brad Silberling
Producer
Jimmy Miller, Sid Krofft, Marty Krofft
Screenwriter
Dennis McNicholas
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Sid & Marty Krofft, Mosaic
Rating
PG-13 (Crude and Sexual Content|A Drug Reference|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 5, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$49.4M
Runtime
1h 42m
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