Contents: 1. List of Dinosaur Movies All the Times; 2. List of Dinosaur Movies New Releases; 3. FAQs

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Q: What dinosaur movies are safe for kids?

We have Barney: Celebrating Around the World for ages 2+. Also, Dinosaur Train: Dinosaur Big City and Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig for kids age 3+. These three are still the best movies about dinosaurs suitable for kids.

Aaren WoodsUpdated on Feb 21, 2024Movies

We all know that Dinosaurs movies tell us interesting stories. It showcases science-fiction, history, drama, action, and many more sub-genres in the field of film-making. For that reason, it is now wonder why many people love to watch these kinds of movies. If you are one of them, then we prepared a list to know what movies you can watch about dinosaurs.

Part 1. Top 20 List of Dinosaur Movies All the Time Part 2. Top 5 List of Dinosaur Movie New Releases Part 3. FAQs about Best Dinosaur Movies

Part 1. Top 20 List of Dinosaur Movies

Kids Shows	Poster	Year Release	Ratings	Directors	Stars	Synopsis
The Dinosaur Hunter		2000	5.5	Rick Stevenson	Wendy Anderson, Russell Badger, and Alan Bratt.	A thirteen-year-old girl and her elder brother live on a farm where paleontologists dig for fossils.
Dinoroc		2004	3.4	Kevin O’Neill	Costas Mandylor, Charles Napier, Bruce Weitz, and Matt Borlenghi	Dr. Campbell utilizes the DNA of an African dinosaur progenitor of the crocodile to make prototypes in Paula Kennedy’s Gereco lab.
Anonymous Rex		2004	4.2	Julian Jarrold	Sam Trammell, Daniel Baldwin, Stephanie Lemelin, and Tamara Gorski	When asteroids struck 65 million years ago, dinosaurs did not become extinct. Every ten thousandth individual in the country is a dinosaur that has developed to human size.
Tyrannosaurus Azteca		2007	3	Brian Trenchard-Smith	Ian Ziering, Marco Sanchez, Kalani Queypo, and Dichen Lachman	When a group of 16th-century conquistadors learns they will be sacrificed to a god-like T-Rex, they must battle for their lives.
100 Million Bc		2008	2.3	Griff Furst	Michael Gross, Christopher Atkins, Greg Evigan, and Marie Westbrook	A scientist leads a squad of Navy SEALs back in time to the Cretaceous Period to resurrect the first team he sent back in the 1940s. Things get out of hand when he unintentionally summons a massive dinosaur into Los Angeles.
Dinocroc VS. Supergator		2010	3.1	Jim Wynorski	David Carradine, Rib Hillis, Amy Holt, and John Callahan	Two hungry mega-reptiles created in the laboratory of a biotech firm level everything in their path. Three defenders must now attempt to rescue the day. In the struggle between Dinocroc and Supergator, who will survive and perish?
Adhisaya Ulagam		2012	3.5	Shakthi Scott	Livingston, Sreelakshmy N. Nair, Mannan Prithiv Raj, and Anandha Kannan	A survival story of a couple that met giant Dinosaurs.
Back to the Jurassic		2012	4.7	Yoon-suk Choi and John Kafka	Melanie Griffith, Jane Lynch, William Baldwin, and Stephen Baldwin	Three children who travel back in time to 65 million years and are taken in by a dinosaur. Indeed a great kids’ dinosaur movie.
Cowboys VS. Dinosaurs		2015	2.8	Ari Novak	Eric Roberts, Rib Hillis, Casey Fitzgerald, and Vernon Wells	Following an unintentional explosion at a nearby mine, dinosaurs emerge from the ruins to attack a tiny western hamlet. Now, a band of gunslingers must defend their house if anybody is to survive a war between cowboys and dinosaurs.
Dinosaur		1998	8.1	Jerry Rees	N/A	A short clip introducing the dinosaur ride in Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. It definitely a dinosaur movie from the 90s that is a must-watch.
Magic in the Water		1995	5.4	Rick Stevenson	Mark Harmon, Harley Jane Kozak, Joshua Jackson, and Sarah Wayne	Two siblings discover a fabled aquatic monster and attempt to prevent a rural Canadian lake from being utilized as a hazardous waste dump.
Gertie the Dinosaur		1914	7.1	Winsor McCay	Winsor McCay, George McManus, Roy L. McCardell, and Thomas A. Tad Dorgan	Winsor McCay, a cartoonist, brings dinosaurs back to life through his latest creation, Gertie the Dinosaur.
The Dinosaur Project		2012	4.6	Sid Bennett	Richard Dillane, Peter Brooke, Matt Kane, and Natasha Loring	A British expedition led by head researcher Jonathan Marchant, his assistant, a doctor, and a TV crew travels to Congo for dinosaur evidence.
A Plastic Toy Dinosaur		2006	8.3	Benjamin Bee	Benjamin Bee, Penelope Granycome, Dan Mersh, and Ainsley Mitchell	Morgan, a nine-year-old child, gets picked up for his weekly visit by his absentee father, Rod. At the end of the day, Morgan realized that his father was just as vulnerable and immature as himself.
March of the Dinosaur		2011	6.5	Matthew Thompson	Stephen Fry and Simon Kerr	Set 70 million years ago in North America during the Cretaceous period, this animated documentary/drama recounts the migration of a young Edmontosaurus called Scar.
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley		1985	5.1	Michele Massimo Tarantini	Michael Sopkiw, Suzane Carvalho, Milton Rodríguez, an d Marta Anderson	A tiny plane transporting fossil hunters crashes in the Amazon rainforest, forcing the survivors to confront cannibals, wild creatures, and slave merchants.
A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell		1990	2.7	Brett Piper	Paul Guzzi, Linda Corwin, Alex Pirnie, and Mark Deshaies	A tiny plane transporting fossil hunters crashes in the Amazon rainforest, forcing the survivors to confront cannibals, wild creatures, and slave merchants.
Dinosaur		1980	7.6	Will Vinton	Michele Mariana	An animated dinosaur movie with less time.
Dinosaur (Longer)		2011	7.2	Jason Stampand The Tilford Brothers	N/A	An animated longer film about Dinosaur with high-quality visuals.
The Primitive Man		1914	5.4	D.W. Griffith	Robert Harron, Mae Marsh, William J. Butler, and Wilfred Lucas.	A primitive tribe is besieged by apemen and threatened by primordial creatures. This is an old dinosaur the movie will deserves to be watched.

Part 2. Top 5 List of Dinosaur Movie New Releases

Kids Shows	Poster	Year Release	Ratings	Directors	Stars	Synopsis
65		2023	5.2	Scott Beck and Bryan Woods	Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman.	65 is a 2023 American science fiction film written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and starring Adam Driver.
Jurassic World: Dominion		2022	7.5	Colin Trevorrow Howard	Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas	The film is expected to continue the Jurassic Park franchise’s story.
The Land Before Time Jurassic		2022	6.5	Don Bluth	Felix Avitia, Andi McAfee, and Aria Curzon	A new installment in the animated series.
World: Camp Cretaceous- Series		2022	7.5	Aaron Hammersley and Scott Kreamer	Paul-Mikél Williams · Darius Bowman, Kausar Mohammed, Yasmina ‘Yaz’ Fadoula, Raini Rodriguez, Sammy Gutierrez, Jenna Ortega, Brooklynn, and Ryan Potter.	A Netflix animated series set in the Jurassic Park universe.
The Ark and the Aardvark		TBA	6.0	John Stevenson	Miles Teller, Aubrey Plaza, Jenny Slate, and Rob Riggle	An animated film featuring a group of prehistoric animals, including dinosaurs.

Part 3. FAQs about Best Dinosaur Movies

What are the right websites to watch the great dinosaur movies?

There are a lot of sites where we can watch our favorite dinosaur movies. We can watch it on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Disney Channel and. On the other hand, we have National Geography if we want some realistic and true-to-life stories about dinosaurs.

Does dinosaur movies are good for kids?

We do not suggest The Good Dinosaur for children under the age of seven, however, we do encourage parental supervision for children aged seven to nine. This is due to the film's disturbing and frightening sequences and themes, which include the deaths of family members and characters being torn from their families.

What dinosaur movies are safe for kids?

In movies, how are dinosaurs portrayed?

Most movie franchises, particularly Jurassic Park, continue to render all dinosaurs scaly. The velociraptor's feet were scaly, but so were birds, and if you pointed out a bird to someone, you wouldn't characterize it as a scaly monster. Dinosaurs are hired as monsters in films.

What was the title of the first dinosaur film?

Brute Force is a silent film that was released on April 25, 1914. The premise concentrated around dinosaurs and cavemen, and it was arguably the first live-action picture involving dinosaurs. Indeed, this film is one of the best and started the rise of Dinosaur movies in the '90s.

Conclusion

With that list , we can now start watching our favorite film that tackles the story of Dinosaurs. We hope that the list above helps you choose and see the great movies you can watch. Choose the best you can watch and invite your family and friends for a wonderful experience.

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