Dinosaur

Discover a world you've only imagined.

2000 • 82 min • Adventure · Animation · Drama · Family

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Synopsis

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

2789 reviews

100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
66 Audience · 2787 · 49%

An orphaned Iguanodon raised by lemurs must join a diverse herd of dinosaurs on a perilous journey to find new nesting grounds after a devastating meteorite impact. They face environmental dangers and predatory threats on their way to a safe haven.

Violence & peril: 5/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 6/10

Heads up

Some intense action and peril involving dinosaurs
Characters face a devastating natural disaster
Loss of loved ones is a significant theme

What it models well

Perseverance through adversity
Teamwork and cooperation
Empathy and caring for others
Adaptation to change

Talk about it after

How different species can learn to live together
The challenges of leading a group
Dealing with loss and finding new family

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Top billed cast

Director: Ralph Zondag, Eric Leighton • Crew: Robert Nelson Jacobs, Robert Nelson Jacobs, Ralph Zondag, John Harrison, John Harrison

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Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
This is quite an enjoyable, if light-weight, Disney adventure clearly designed to capitalise on the Jurassic Park themes that drove all of us dino-mad in the 1990s! Here, a dinosaur egg ends up being hatched amidst a colony of lemurs. "Aladar" is an iguanodon, who settles with his new family until a giant meteorite hits the ocean and they must skedaddle inland before the tsunami hits.…
CinemaSerf, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
<em>'Dinosaur'</em> is pretty impressive in parts. I felt entertained watching it. The animation, twenty years on, is still admirable. The environments remain beautiful, the living creatures may not look quite as superb but are still nice in my opinion. The voice cast are understated yet suitable, much like everything else from the music to the plot. D. B.…
r96sk, TMDB Community