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The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

1988
Drama, Family/Kids
1h 9m
Four orphan dinosaurs travel the ruins of their world, while grieving the loss of their families and banding together to face the odds of survival. (imdb)

Directed by:

Don Bluth

Screenwriter:

Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss

Starring:

Pat Hingle, Helen Shaver, Judith Barsi, Candace Hutson, Will Ryan, Gabriel Damon, Diana Ross, Bill Erwin, Burke Byrnes

Franchise:

The Land Before Time

Genres:

Drama, Family/Kids, Adventure, Animation

Countries:

Ireland, USA

Language:

English
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The Land Before Time

1988
Drama, Family/Kids
1h 9m
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paxtonPaxton
Rated 20 Mar 2017
60
39th
On a scale of one to unexpected franchise, I rank this a Children of the Corn.
Rated 20 Mar 2017
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 27 Apr 2011
81
81st
Warning: Do not try to watch this movie high or you might end up thinking you are actually watching a Terrence Malick movie in disguise and start crying even though you should really know better. Or maybe that's just me?
Rated 27 Apr 2011
jeejawjeejaw
Rated 03 May 2010
70
28th
Yes, I cried when Little Foot's mother dies.
Rated 03 May 2010
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
6th
Ugh. Cute kid dinosaurs in a cute animated adventure. The only good part is when their parents die.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 25 Sep 2008
20
12th
I was PRAYING for a meteor five minutes in
Rated 25 Sep 2008
saudadesaudade
Rated 06 Mar 2023
56
78th
Magical, unrushed and beautiful. Like an American Ghibli. If your reaction to Don Bluth's style of animation is anything other than wanting to lick the screen with your eyes, I do not understand you.
Rated 06 Mar 2023
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 02 May 2020
75
44th
Classic dead parent core. Stands out mostly for the great animation and Horner's fantastic, sweeping score, which elevates the frankly bland recycled story to something a bit more grand and archetypal than it deserves.
Rated 02 May 2020
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 10 Mar 2018
50
38th
That triceratops is so annoying it almost makes the entire film unwatchable.
Rated 10 Mar 2018
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 12 Nov 2016
60
24th
Fittingly I don't remember when I saw this.
Rated 12 Nov 2016
beedubBeeDub
Rated 17 Jul 2015
85
62nd
A slight but charming movie for kids with plenty of the signature Bluth pathos.
Rated 17 Jul 2015
pplinpplin
Rated 06 Mar 2015
75
69th
I used to think dinosaurs were colour coded...
Rated 06 Mar 2015
overratedoverrated
Rated 08 Jul 2014
49
46th
So the little triceratops is an analogue for a spoiled white girl and is even more of an antagonist than the damn tyrannosaurus. Littlefoot's black, Petrie is the repressed Jewish athlete, Ducky's Puerto Rican, and Spike is obviously a stoned Bulgarian. It's a parable of race and climate change, but mostly race.
Rated 08 Jul 2014
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 30 Mar 2011
85
80th
This is an epic tale of adventure and discovery. This was absolutely my favorite movie when I was little.
Rated 30 Mar 2011
mustunseeMustUnsee
Rated 14 Nov 2010
55
27th
gripping. may or may not have made me scared/cry.
Rated 14 Nov 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
64
39th
I am subtracting points for the sheer amount of cheap shitty sequels this thing spawned. It has to be 47 sequels at this point.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
shongfromrpshongfromrp
Rated 26 Jul 2010
90
85th
The age when childhood movies were still so sad and depressing. This movie wasn't even made to be dark or dreary. It was supposed to be a happy family film, filled with fun family moments and then BAM! The parents die. "If we hold on, together" *sob*
Rated 26 Jul 2010
jakefaceJakeFace
Rated 06 Jun 2010
3
81st
cute but dont watch the 45 sequels
Rated 06 Jun 2010
obdurateObdurate
Rated 21 Oct 2009
75
54th
Had a lot of fun watching this as a kid. Truthfully that's all I remember so maybe if I watched it now I wouldn't enjoy it as much... but I probably would. Good stuff.
Rated 21 Oct 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
50
38th
I loved this as a kid. Shame it spawned millions of awful sequels.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
hutzovinianHutzovinian
Rated 30 Jul 2009
12
4th
Musicals should join dinosaurs in extinction
Rated 30 Jul 2009
melvin_smifMelvin Smif
Rated 09 Feb 2009
60
65th
This was the type of film I loved growing up. Don Bluth made movies that were dark, yet still full of beauty, that had something kids movies miss out on most of the time these days...real danger. You didn't always know for certain if the characters would survive. The characters dealt with real world issues such as racial tensions, and death while finding the courage to go on.
Rated 09 Feb 2009
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 02 Jun 2008
87
93rd
A pre-Barney kids movie, cause in this post-Barney world most of the kids movies and shows make me 20 IQ points dumber each time I watch them. Definitely a movie one could watch many times, and I have.
Rated 02 Jun 2008
gtown1479gtown1479
Rated 20 Feb 2008
85
84th
Underestimated animated movie. The quest to avoid sharptooth has many twists and turns. Ducky really steals the show in this one.
Rated 20 Feb 2008
jstryjstry
Rated 08 Feb 2008
42
20th
I loved the Land Before Time, but that may have had something to do with the Land Before Time toys that I used to get from Pizza Hut. I watched this again recently and it was kind of disappointing. But the 80s Pizza Hut birthday party commercial that was included in the VHS was not. That was pretty awesome.
Rated 08 Feb 2008
battletoadBattleToad
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
76th
This movie is sweet and fun, and don't let the eighty some odd terrible sequels fool you, this original film is... Really good!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
57th
Stop making sequels you fucking dipshits
Rated 14 Aug 2007
servantdagonServantDagon
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
51st
I tried not to let nostalgia blind me on the score, but it's so hard when even thinking of the music makes you cry! CRY!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
slrsoapboxSlrSoapbox
Rated 13 Aug 2007
55
20th
I didn't like the original all that much. What sequel number are they on now? 15?
Rated 13 Aug 2007
tharastamanTharastaman
Rated 08 May 2007
87
75th
Pure nostalgia once again but it actually holds up surprisingly well. Such a beautiful and sad tale about love, family and friends.
Rated 08 May 2007
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 20 Mar 2007
75
50th
A classic animated film that has spawned off far too many sequels for its own good. I don't even know what number they're on now, 34?
Rated 20 Mar 2007
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 18 Jan 2007
85
87th
I'm suprised that there isn't a subscription service to the horrible sequels that have followed, but this has been a favorite film of mine since I was a child. It still chokes me up thanks in part to Horner's lovely score. It's a shame that the cut footage is thrown to oblivion as it would've been cool to someday see the original cut.
Rated 18 Jan 2007
montycircusMontyCircus
Rated 24 Mar 2023
40
38th
Great when I was a kid, it's only an hour long. Pales in comparison to the Disney greats, especially "The Lion King". And they brought in Diana Ross to sing an instantly forgettable tune that failed miserably in trying to capture the magic of #1 hit "Somewhere Out There" from "American Tail".
Rated 24 Mar 2023
onion_soupOnion Soup
Rated 30 Dec 2022
0
1st
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Rated 30 Dec 2022
barnowlBarnowl
Rated 27 Dec 2022
100
95th
The original is one of the greatest films of all time. It's about everything in life, for every single moment of the movie. It was definitely followed by many bad sequels, however.
Rated 27 Dec 2022
doyler29doyler29
Rated 12 Sep 2022
70
42nd
Yeah ... okay. I'm not surprised that this has Spielberg/Lucas credentials because it's really a very typical, but well-done children's film. What really stands out for me is the animation. Not the characters (which are fine, if very typical Disney-style designs), but the environments which are lovely, bleak apocalyptic landscapes. I also liked that they were not afraid to let the tyrannosaurus rex be really frightening.
Rated 12 Sep 2022
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 31 Aug 2022
85
59th
This shit is so damn sad
Rated 31 Aug 2022
hedaanHedaan
Rated 14 Mar 2021
50
17th
Mainly including for nostalgia points, remember watching this all the time as a kid!
Rated 14 Mar 2021
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 12 Feb 2021
64
27th
Difficult to be too tough on a harmless movie so overtly designed with little kids in mind, but the lack of sophistication in its storytelling and animation makes it somewhat tough going on an older audience (even if it's nice to have Hingle on hand as genial narrator). Not bad, but does pale in comparison even to Disney's contemporaneous efforts, let alone the classics. Kind of predates and foreshadows THE LION KING in some respects (or else just serves as the umpteenth rip-off of BAMBI!)
Rated 12 Feb 2021
calabriaCalabria
Rated 04 Feb 2021
75
33rd
Loved it as a 4 year old
Rated 04 Feb 2021
mckmollymck_molly
Rated 15 Aug 2020
85
96th
☆ Some films are just meant to be seen 500 times. This is one of them! What a tear jerker, oh my god. I cried at this movie so much as a kid. Such a sweet film. ☆
Rated 15 Aug 2020
onacOnac
Rated 02 Aug 2020
61
49th
The story of a classic quest told by dinosaurs. I have honestly expected the animation to be much more spectacular than it is, espcecialy with Spielberg in the credits. Dinos are done well enough, however there is almost no detail given to the environment and it is hard to see the true size of a creature when you don't have anything to compare it to. Overall I had good time watching it, but I couldn't really recommend it to anyone. No matter what you want to see, there is probably a better pick.
Rated 02 Aug 2020
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 25 Apr 2020
80
62nd
I remember seeing this movie in the theater when I was young. My score might be weighted towards nostalgia because, as I watch this now with a more critical eye, I notice the movie doesn't really have much going on. It is a short movie so that helps it's cause but the story is pretty basic but that might be perfect for a kids story. A child is born, the mother dies in a fight with an adversary, the children who were separated band together, they go east, the adversary finds them, and they makeit
Rated 25 Apr 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 08 Apr 2020
51
48th
Seen: 4+.
Rated 08 Apr 2020
jmjones001jmjones001
Rated 17 Mar 2020
65
4th
Good kids movie. Saw it when it came out. Not entirely accurate and there are some parts that kids these days might find distressing, but a great plot.
Rated 17 Mar 2020
enigmazweb24enigmazweb24
Rated 23 Oct 2019
98
95th
A truly heart-warming family film carried by the beautiful illustration of animator Don Bluth, the film hits a number of emotional highs that can make even the most cynical adult shed a tear.
Rated 23 Oct 2019
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 01 Feb 2019
55
11th
The death scene is really touching and the expressionist landscapes are very pretty to look at but the rest is... boring. It's telling that a film that's barely over an hour long still feels like it's stuffed with filler: the characters are barely developed, and the conflict with the "Sharptooth" felt contrived and forced. Honestly, It feels more to me like the pilot episode to a TV show than a film, and considering they spun off like 20 sequels from this, maybe that was the intention all along.
Rated 01 Feb 2019
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 14 Nov 2018
64
30th
The Land Before Time boasts amazing animation from former Disney alum Don Bluth. The emotion and adventurous storyline will keep the kids entertained. Unfortunately the film is nowhere near up to par with NIMH, and the raw emotion is going to overwhelm the sensitive, children or adult.
Rated 14 Nov 2018
pukekoguyPukekoGuy
Rated 09 Aug 2018
71
49th
MY life from 4-5
Rated 09 Aug 2018
movie_houseMovie House
Rated 21 Aug 2017
80
68th
A film that wrecked kids in the 80's and still holds up today.
Rated 21 Aug 2017
luordluord
Rated 09 Aug 2017
77
84th
An animated classic by Bluth, with great direction, excellent animation and a lovely travel story.
Rated 09 Aug 2017
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 31 Mar 2017
80
78th
One of my favorite movies as a kid and helped fuel my love of dinosaurs. I have yet to see any of the 372 sequels though.
Rated 31 Mar 2017
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 12 Mar 2016
92
96th
rvw. still one of my favs though. i like it and little foot more than american tail and feivel even though it's better. i wish it coulda been longer while the same length to show that friendship more lol. t rexes were scary bruh. great score. little foot hatching is the best intro to a character ever. it was so better with this tone and without music but i still like some of the rest. cant wait to rewatch all 12 of them lmao and the new one. Didthatandomgthissomuchbetterlool/uppedratingfrom85
Rated 12 Mar 2016
wicklebeeWicklebee
Rated 11 Jul 2015
55
51st
Far too much time wasted because of idiots.
Rated 11 Jul 2015
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 14 Mar 2015
60
80th
yepyepyep.
Rated 14 Mar 2015
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 15 Mar 2014
50
15th
Something about The Land Before Time just depresses me. It has that usual hazy 80s animation quality.
Rated 15 Mar 2014
couch_potatoCouch Potato
Rated 17 Jan 2014
100
96th
This is all about childhood memories! I LOVED this movie. It is such a sweet story about a baby dinosaur and his family trying to find the Great Valley where they can live happily ever after. It was actually the first time I went to see a movie on the big screen with my parents and was so excited. Later I got it on VHS and watched it thousands of times.
Rated 17 Jan 2014
reinehrReinehr
Rated 22 Apr 2013
55
51st
One of my favorites when I was a kid. Can't remember much of it though.
Rated 22 Apr 2013
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 25 Jan 2013
77
82nd
Whenever I'm really hungry or really thirsty, I just want a tree star with a few dew drops to satisfy me.
Rated 25 Jan 2013
talonmalontalonmalon
Rated 20 Jan 2013
88
76th
A fantastic animated film, and one of Don Bluth's best. The Land Before Time has young and fun characters that must survive in a terrible, dangerous world. The movie is intense and emotional, but it's all worth it in the end.
Rated 20 Jan 2013
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 24 Aug 2012
69
23rd
A sweet, decent kids movie. Not much here for an adult but it's good for what it is.
Rated 24 Aug 2012
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 15 Jun 2012
90
74th
Whoooa
Rated 15 Jun 2012
braddad68braddad68
Rated 07 Jun 2012
100
97th
Masterpiece!
Rated 07 Jun 2012
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 29 May 2012
68
32nd
A good children's film in the best traditions that doesn't shy away from offering up its fair share of dark and moving sequences. Genuinely pretty terrifying at times for the faint of heart. It was very successful and spawned a handful of absymal cash-in sequels.
Rated 29 May 2012
kitchen867kitchen867
Rated 24 May 2012
75
84th
So sad :( Great score!
Rated 24 May 2012
cotote2018Cotote2018
Rated 29 Mar 2012
93
98th
Watching this as a teenager after being one of my first films as a kid, was an emotional and surprising experience. Not only did it bring back memories, but also feelings. This film works, dispite its standard storyline and plot beats, because of its great characters, it's wonderful imagery and music, and its setting. It's a post-apocolyptic film where we know that nothing will help their kind in the end. Their story will be lost. And all that matters is being together.
Rated 29 Mar 2012
theaceoffiretheaceoffire
Rated 16 Mar 2012
85
51st
I have a little foot doll that I kept from childhood. Nuff Said.
Rated 16 Mar 2012
ebelcEbelC
Rated 13 Mar 2012
60
46th
I have great memories of this movie I watched lots of times as a child. I don't know if nowadays I would have the same feeling but probably nostalgia would be hard on this one. Sadly, they decide a new sequel should be made (no matter the quality) every year, and they were so shitty (and so many, 12 sequels and a TV Series) that they really devalued this one that didn't deserve that fate.
Rated 13 Mar 2012
machchunkmachchunk
Rated 21 Feb 2012
100
99th
Childhood favorite that's heartfelt enough to likely last me a lifetime. Gorgeous, inventive animation, environments, and action; by turns whimsical and tragic, with a powerful and well-formed story; fantastic characters and a beautiful soundtrack (no wonder, it was originally meant to have no dialog).
Rated 21 Feb 2012
nrooNroo
Rated 25 Jan 2012
70
42nd
It's pretty good. If I had seen it when I was little I would have freaked at how inaccurate everything is.
Rated 25 Jan 2012
troothTrooth
Rated 22 Nov 2011
67
43rd
I watched this so long ago that I had no idea it was a Don Bluth movie. I should watch it again, though I'm sure American Tail is still his masterpiece. Still, I find it kind of perplexing how this movie spawned about 8 million sequels.
Rated 22 Nov 2011
dilmuhillDilmuhill
Rated 29 Aug 2011
76
62nd
Love this film!
Rated 29 Aug 2011
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 07 Aug 2011
75
54th
This was a favorite of mine as a child and now, having re-watched it as an adult, it's still a very powerful movie. There is a great message about friendship and family that anyone can appreciate.
Rated 07 Aug 2011
demorestDemorest
Rated 29 Jun 2011
3
46th
Dinosaurs fucking rule
Rated 29 Jun 2011
cpryorcpryor
Rated 30 May 2011
80
62nd
A childhood favorite of mine
Rated 30 May 2011
fuckchopsfuckchops
Rated 19 Mar 2011
12
11th
Nostalgia fails me again: awkward and irritating.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
tinythedoggtinythedogg
Rated 30 Jan 2011
60
48th
Not too bad of a movie, but it was too bad that it was cut up so much to make such a quick running time. Pretty basic cartoon though as far as stories go. Been there done that millions of times before and after, especially with the messages. Still pretty entertaining and fun to watch.
Rated 30 Jan 2011
lady_moeLady Moe
Rated 20 Jan 2011
88
77th
Don Bluth's best movie, in my opinion. The story might be sad at times, but you never lose hope. The characters are great, the animation and design, though rather gritty and dark, is great, and the story is great.
Rated 20 Jan 2011
daisylegsdaisylegs
Rated 06 Nov 2010
100
99th
F**k the sequels, f**k them right in the f**king eye!
Rated 06 Nov 2010
sylartribbleSylarTribble
Rated 26 Sep 2010
75
70th
Little Foot!
Rated 26 Sep 2010
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 12 Sep 2010
6
35th
I thought it was great as a kid.
Rated 12 Sep 2010
dunbardunbar
Rated 02 Sep 2010
60
25th
A sweet and innocent kids film of its time, the formula of which they attempted to clone time and time again.
Rated 02 Sep 2010
gbelk08gbelk08
Rated 09 Aug 2010
65
40th
Be ready for 65 minutes of high cuteness level. The characters are loads of fun, and their problems are real and interesting. The biggest knock against the film is the awful action sequences. There are too many of them, they're hard to follow and they take away from the more interesting parts of the story. Little Foot also loses his mother, and his grieving process is never concluded well. The transition from emo to friendly felt jagged. But it is a fun, if very short, film.
Rated 09 Aug 2010
metabrainMetaBrain
Rated 22 Jul 2010
70
25th
Loved it !
Rated 22 Jul 2010
lascielLasciel
Rated 11 Jul 2010
78
45th
A good kid's movie. A lot of the sequals weren't so good, but the first was fine. A bunch of cute, zany little dinosaurs trying to find a safe place in a dying world (dying for the dinosaurs anyway...)
Rated 11 Jul 2010
hattoriHattori
Rated 26 Apr 2010
91
71st
It's an excellent movie, it's one of those movies, so well made that, it doesn't matter if it's an animation or not, we will always get some tears in our eyes. Amazing Soundtrack, i watched this movie when i was 5 or 6 and i still remember it like if i watched it yesterday. Overall 91.
Rated 26 Apr 2010
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 23 Apr 2010
5
8th
This movie sucks ass. And I watched it in Dutch, which made it sickening awful. Fucking asshole dinosaurs. Makes them look like shit instead of awesome
Rated 23 Apr 2010
spanksSpanks
Rated 10 Apr 2010
85
88th
Little foot!!
Rated 10 Apr 2010
rayRay
Rated 16 Mar 2010
60
49th
Holy Nostalgia, Batman! This film was probably the best thing ever conceived when I was 5. Now, however, it's just a charming little blast from the past. I'll always love it, but I can't really like it any more.
Rated 16 Mar 2010
potatoezPotatoez
Rated 06 Mar 2010
100
99th
There's nothing not awesome about this movie, except that so many horrible additions came after it.
Rated 06 Mar 2010
vheujgevheujge
Rated 29 Jan 2010
44
21st
Even as a kid, I didn't like these movies.
Rated 29 Jan 2010
scrumyummyScrumYummy
Rated 22 Jan 2010
85
92nd
A child-friendly metaphor for our journey to the afterlife.
Rated 22 Jan 2010
crazy613crazy613
Rated 18 Jan 2010
80
87th
great movie for children...loved it while growing up
Rated 18 Jan 2010
yonzyYonzy
Rated 30 Dec 2009
40
7th
mehhh
Rated 30 Dec 2009
vnguyen442vnguyen442
Rated 30 Dec 2009
65
37th
what a classic childhood movie
Rated 30 Dec 2009
tweedaleTweedale
Rated 10 Nov 2009
8
79th
One of the few films from my childhood that I have re-watched and loved 15 years later. But then it is hard to think critically of a film that makes me feel like a 3 yr old when I watch it
Rated 10 Nov 2009
arr0nat3darr0nat3d
Rated 01 Nov 2009
95
73rd
cute, but weird
Rated 01 Nov 2009
sicilianclanSicilianClan
Rated 23 Oct 2009
50
21st
Las odio!!!!
Rated 23 Oct 2009
arastorarastor
Rated 28 Sep 2009
94
36th
Awwwwwwwww.
Rated 28 Sep 2009
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 02 Sep 2009
59
62nd
Fuck you, I'm not crying, you're crying.
Rated 02 Sep 2009
yawkcorbyawkcorb
Rated 19 Aug 2009
3
1st
I can't believe that I actually watched this
Rated 19 Aug 2009

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