Dinosaur

Name: Dinosaur
Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Animation, Family
Released: May 19, 2000
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 56
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: May 19, 2000 | PG

Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright

Summary: When a meteor shower destroys their home, Aladar and his family follow a herd of dinosaurs heading for the safety of the "nesting grounds." Along the way, Aladar befriends other colorful dinosaurs. Together, they must stand strong amidst food and water shortages, the threat of carnotaur attacks, and Aladar's run-ins with the herd's stubbornWhen a meteor shower destroys their home, Aladar and his family follow a herd of dinosaurs heading for the safety of the "nesting grounds." Along the way, Aladar befriends other colorful dinosaurs. Together, they must stand strong amidst food and water shortages, the threat of carnotaur attacks, and Aladar's run-ins with the herd's stubborn leader, Kron.… Expand

Director: Eric Leighton and Ralph Zondag

Genre(s): Adventure, Thriller, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 82 min

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Jack Mathews

For sheer bravura film making, for creating a cartoon world with real air, flesh, blood and the exhilarating cycle of fear and escape, Dinosaur is tops. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

An eye-popping visual spectacle that serves up a vivid picture of what the planet might have looked like when reptiles ruled the Earth. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Parents should note the PG rating. There's little bloodshed, but several fight scenes, lots of loud roaring and some overwhelming special effects sequences could vex younger viewers.

Film.com Sean Means

A cool movie and a must-see for anyone who wants to see the next stage in computer-generated animation. But it could have been so much more. Read full review

Film.com Robert Horton

A truly stunning technical experiment. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

The occasional big moments are stunning, and kids from the ages of, say, 6 years to 6 years and 3 days will love it. Anyone younger will be scared; anyone older, bored. Read full review

Dallas Observer M. V. Moorhead

May find it hard to sit without embarrassment through this bizarre mixture of paleontology, preposterous anthropomorphism, and fuzzy-headed New Age myth-making in which the only thing missing is the show tunes. Thank God for small favors. Read full review

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SimpsonFans

Aug 4, 2016

One of THE BEST Animated movies that released back then , unforgettable jaw dropping i really cannot say enough , It of course is not one of the toy story trilogy 10's but it is in its own League with a 10

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vetor

Dec 11, 2018

Dinosaur is one of disney's most underrated films, with a flawless soundtrack and technically beautiful animation.

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MovieLonely94

Nov 10, 2010

an unforgettable CGI movie from my childhood.

5 of 6 users found this helpful51

survivorfan989

Feb 26, 2019

A true Disney classic not as well known but still enjoyable, with likable characters.

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bfoore90

May 6, 2020

It's a passable film, the plot is pretty generic and doesn't offer alot to be desired but the CGI was extraordinary at the time for an animation. Still, the screenplay can be dark and rather intense at times and I liked how they didn't shy away from the violence of animal nature

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EpicLadySponge

Apr 1, 2016

Dinosaur is that one movie where its plot seems dull but the effects saved it for the rest. Watching this movie again depends on how lovable this movie should've been in the first place.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

cmainthuging12

Aug 10, 2014

I thought the movie was bad. really suprised at the ratings, i only watched a minute of it and knew it would suck because of the airplane scene that was copied from jurassic park 3. Also the fake bigfoot, a cheap movie trying to convince people that it's real.

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

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