Movies Like Dinosaur Island
If you liked Dinosaur Island (2014), a adventure and science fiction movie directed by Matt Drummond, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also family and adventureA plague of locusts strikes the Great Valley, decimating the plants and forcing the dinosaurs to migrate in search of food. When the adults in the herd begin fighting over the scarce resources, young Littlefoot and his…
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The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and familyLittlefoot’s grandfather falls gravely ill, and the only hope for his recovery is the "Golden Night Flower" found in the treacherous Land of the Mists. Along with his loyal friends, Littlefoot embarks on a journey to…
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The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also family and adventureLittlefoot learns a series of important lessons following an incident that nearly costs his grandmother her life. Soon afterwards, three dinosaurs arrive claiming they have lost their way.
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The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also family and adventureAs the Great Day of the Flyers nears, the Great Valley's flying youngsters are eager to participate in the annual exhibition to show off their skills. Everyone, that is, except free-spirited pterodactyl Petrie, whose…
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The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and familyA huge meteorite has plunged into the Great Valley, cutting off the water supply and causing tension among the once-peaceful dinosaurs. While the adults argue and turn against one another, Littlefoot and his friends…
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The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and familyOn a day known to the dinosaurs as "Treasure Day", Bron becomes stuck in the Mysterious Beyond. This event urges the young Longneck Littlefoot to take his friends on a quest to the Fire Mountain to save his father…
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and adventureOn a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
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The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and familyLegends claim that Saurus Rock keeps bad luck out of the Great Valley. Is it really true? Could the mysterious Longneck named Doc be the famous Lone Dinosaur, who can defeat a Sharptooth with his lasso-like tail To…
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The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and familyWhen the dinosaur families get trapped in a valley by an ice storm, one family of "spike tail" dinosaurs volunteers to leave since they consume more food than the others. Meanwhile, the young dinos and a new adult…
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The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and familyLittlefoot befriends with a mysterious, fun-loving dolphin-like creature named Mo, who is trapped in "new water" caused by heavy rain. The gang then goes on an adventure to the "big water" to bring Mo home.
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The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also family and adventureIn a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a…
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The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and familyA modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and adventureAnastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
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Dino Time (2012)
★ 6/10Also adventure and familyYoung daredevil Ernie, his sister Julia, and his best friend Max accidentally trip a time-machine into operation and find themselves transported back in time 65 million years, where they meet a T-rex named Tyra and her…
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and science fictionThree years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this…
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The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also family and adventureLittlefoot and his friends return in another adventure. But this time, they aren't the smallest dinosaurs in the valley anymore.
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Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and adventureTwo unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
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Jurassic Park (1993)
★ 8/10Also adventure and science fictionA wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and…
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Peter Pan (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and familyIn stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story…
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Return to Oz (1985)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and familyDorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.