Barney's Great Adventure

An Adventure as Big as your Imagination.

1998 • 76 min • Family · Fantasy · Adventure

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Synopsis

Mom and dad dump son Cody, daughter Abby, her best friend Marcella and a baby on the farm with Grandpa and Grandma. Purple dinosaur Barney soon appears to entertain the kids, and when a large colorful egg deposited on a farm by a shooting star is accidentally carted off, Barney and the kids start their chase for it.

Our family guide

Best from age 2

Movie Knight Score

62 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
50 Audience · 61 · 49%

Barney and his friends, including a baby Bop, embark on a magical adventure to return a mysterious, colorful egg to its rightful place. They travel through various imaginative lands, learning about friendship and wonder along the way.

Violence & peril: 0/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Very young children might find the idea of losing something important a little worrying.

What it models well

Friendship and teamwork
Imagination and discovery
Kindness and helping others

Talk about it after

What makes a good friend?
The joy of discovery and adventure
Thinking about where things belong

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Top billed cast

Director: Steve Gomer • Crew: Stephen White, Sheryl Leach, Dennis DeShazer, Stephen White

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
What a great movie! I went with my grandkids to watch it in the theater this April when it was re-released in theaters this year, everyone clapped at the end! This movie will have people reconsidering it to be a masterpiece!
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