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Dinosaur

Play trailer Poster for Dinosaur PG Released May 19, 2000 1h 22m Kids & Family Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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This is the story of Aladar (D.B. Sweeney), an iguanodon dinosaur raised by a family of lemurs. Their world is turned upside-down however, when meteors strike, turning their green world into a desert wasteland. Teaming up with a herd of other herbivores, the trek is on to find the "Nesting Ground" where water and vegetation is bountiful... but with carnivores behind them and nothing but desert around for miles, it doesn't look promising!
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While Dinosaur's plot is generic and dull, its stunning computer animation and detailed backgrounds are enough to make it worth a look.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Stunning, but can be dark and scary in places. Rated: 3/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Wally Hammond Time Out Aurally and visually this creature feature is a treat. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Leslie Felperin Sight & Sound Sadly, there is little sign of the benefits of evolution in the storytelling itself, which sticks too closely to a narrative template seemingly dating back to the Mesolithic era. Dec 2, 2002 Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn Dinosaur is a surprisingly strong effort, even in the face of the limitations by the technology the film is using. Jan 18, 2023 Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net Almost unwatchable. Rated: F May 7, 2019 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy When you have spent $200 million on "the dumber version of The Land Before Time", you deserve everything that comes to you. Rated: 4/10 Nov 15, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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C H I honestly don’t have too much to say about this movie. It’s a kids movie, and that sums it up pretty well. It's relatively condensed and the ending feels rushed, but the characters are likable and the movie enjoyable, especially for a kid obsessed with dinosaurs. It's nothing special or unique compared to others kids movies of this era, in either story or animation though, and so I think it will have to suffer in score as a result. Again, it’s pretty much just a plain kids movie about dinosaurs. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/25 Full Review Lellis M Ich fand den Film von der Animation her damals schon gut und kann ihn mir auch nach 25 Jahren immer noch ansehen. Nicht der beste Film aber auf jedenfall einen Filmenachmittag wert. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/05/25 Full Review Juju S Je ne sais pas trop quoi penser de cette histoire... elle est classique mais elle fonctionne. Les images sont biens, mais cela s'éloignent vraiment de l'animation des classiques de Disney, je ne suis pas fan. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/28/25 Full Review Luke R. It’s a alright film. I have always been a fan of Dinosaurs since the day I was born. And how come the carnivorous dinosaurs can’t talk? That is completely prejudice! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review R K Honestly, this is a underrated Disney film in my opinion. The CGI and practical effects are phenomenal, the dinosaurs fit so well with the live action environment. The writing? Pretty decent, a story that follows dinosaurs going from one place to the next because of a natural disaster, cane be very common and generic. The characters are also decent. But the Carnotaurus? Absolute nightmare fuel, this film really made the meat-eating bull an icon. Disney's Dinosaur is definitely dark with its themes of survival, it's like watching a documentary of sorts. And let's not forget the soundtrack, absolutely fantastic. The music captures the beauty and fantasy of a movie about dinosaurs trying to survive. Overall, This film is really good, but I do understand why some people may not like it, but everyone has their own opinions. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/12/25 Full Review Stephen C A failure in 1 hour and 22 minutes!!!!!!!!!!! I want to see a better movie, okay?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $137,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Eric Leighton

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Ralph Zondag

Director

D.B. Sweeney

Aladar

Alfre Woodard

Plio

Ossie Davis

Yar

Max Casella

Zini

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Dinosaur

A pteranodon soars through a field of grazing dinosaurs in this impressive shot from the opening sequence of Disney's Dinosaur Aladar, a compassionate iguanodon, gives a boost to his ailing travel-mate, a styrachosaur named Eema, as they trek across the arid desert in Disney's Dinosaur Aladar confronts the herd's leader, Kron (right), and his lieutenant, Bruton, as they push the herd relentlessly to their nesting ground in Disney's Dinosaur Iguanodons Aladar (left) and Neera discover a mutual attraction as they face the hardships of a trek across the arid desert in Disney's Dinosaur Two lemurs cautiously watch as a baby dinosaur hatches from its egg in Disney's Dinosaur After being left behind by the herd, a group of "misfit" dinosaurs finds an alternate route to the lush green nesting grounds A brachiosaur named Baylene (top right) and her styrachosaur pal, Eema (bottom left), join iguanodon Aladar (bottom right) and little Url (center) during their trek across an evolving landscape A herd of migrating dinosaurs, including iguanodons Aladar (center right) and Neera, watch in fear as a rampaging carnotaur approaches in Disney's Dinosaur Separated from his own species as a hatchling & raised on an island paradise by a clan of lemurs, a young iguanodon named Aladar learns to see things from a different perspective in Disney's Dinosaur Aladar and Neera are joined by members of a migrating dinosaur herd in confronting an attacking carnotaur in Disney's Dinosaur View more photos

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Synopsis This is the story of Aladar (D.B. Sweeney), an iguanodon dinosaur raised by a family of lemurs. Their world is turned upside-down however, when meteors strike, turning their green world into a desert wasteland. Teaming up with a herd of other herbivores, the trek is on to find the "Nesting Ground" where water and vegetation is bountiful... but with carnivores behind them and nothing but desert around for miles, it doesn't look promising!
Director
Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
Producer
Pam Marsden
Screenwriter
Walon Green, Thom Enriquez, John Harrison, Robert Nelson Jacobs, Ralph Zondag, John Harrison, Robert Nelson Jacobs
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
PG (Intense Images)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 19, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$137.7M
Runtime
1h 22m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Digital Projection, Flat (1.85:1)
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