Land of the Lost

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Land of the Lost

PG-13

2009

1h 42m

Comedy

Adventure

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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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Critics Consensus

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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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

11/15/2011

[A] gigantic chunk of scat.

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Jordan Hoffman

UGO

08/11/2009

B

There are genuine thrills, gross-out moments, zingy lines and a Will Ferrell in solid form. No one asked for this movie, but now that it's here, we should be pleased.

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Edward Porter

The Times (UK)

08/04/2009

1/5

By and large, it's knockabout kids' stuff (and has been advertised on that basis), but it has some quite risqué smut.

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Lisa Laman

Culturess

Jul 4

Land of the Lost has its fair share of charms, even if they’re often smothered by the kind of easy misogyny and over-convoluted narrative impulses that many 2000s comedies suffered from.

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

04/14/2025

The sets and CG creatures have a kind of what-the-hell weirdness and tactility that successful recreates the show’s aesthetic on a bigger budget, while Ferrell and McBride still have room to goof around.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/04/2023

1.5/4

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.

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Jagdpanzer T

@RT44446946 Aug 8

I'm pretty forgiving when it comes to cinema, so admittedly I watch a lot of junk and still have fun with it. As such, I rarely cite something as "one of the worst movies I've ever seen" - a claim that gets tossed around far too liberally. That being said, I'm forced to say it here in regards to "The Land of the Lost". I absolutely hated this pointless trainwreck of a movie. The plot was nonexistent, and the entire thing was just one absurd scene strung together with another over and over again. Almost none of the jokes or gags landed and the only two times I laughed were when Holly (Anna Friel) made a "politically incorrect" joke about show tunes. This was of course accompanied by the show tunes in question which were as obnoxious as one might imagine, completely in keeping with this total cringe-fest of a movie. Will Farrell was insufferable here, but in fairness to him, he didn't have much to work with.

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Aiden G

@addycortes Jul 25

I will be honest: the effects in Land of the Lost are amazing. Of course, I want to say 100%, but I kind of love the world-building of Land of the Lost. Even though I never watched the show and have zero knowledge of it, I still find it amazing in a way—the effects. My one big takeaway is the gross-out humor. Is it really necessary? The urine sequence, like...? I swear, I feel like a frat guy wrote this. The writing could be better, though. But since every 2000s big-budget movie had to attract audiences with what they thought was best because of those BS graphics, I get it. I am sad that this movie didn't get the love it deserves. Aside from the humor and writing, I think they had something here, and I believe it could have been a fun movie based on an old TV show that people cherished. But I guess the moral of the story is: never trust a studio-pitched movie.

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myles B

@RT55511663 Jul 20

a hilarious movie that will age like wine

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Jonathan D

@Danobetes Jul 7

This movie is super underrated magic. It should be a cult classic in comedy. It is a bit dumb, but definitely one of my favorite comedies of all time .

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Terence Z

@RT06588095 Jul 5

I found this old thing deep within the basement, it was good. Yhe comedy was descent. Did not know that they turned the (way better) show into a movie.

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Joe L.

@Hoagie1013 Apr 10

I don’t understand the hate. Tons of funny skits. Cool world. Cheesy costumes and props. Can’t watch it enough. Just another great film by Will Ferrell and Danny McBride.

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Dr. Rick Marshall

Anna Friel

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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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