Movies Like Dinosaurs!

If you liked Dinosaurs! (1980), a animation and family movie directed by Will Vinton, 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.

1
Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest dinosaur of the herd, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, embarks on the biggest adventure of his life. As he tries to find his place in a spectacular world…
2
Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 (2007)
★ 7.9/10Also family and animation
Experience these masterpieces of storytelling from the creative minds that brought you Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and many more. With revolutionary animation, unforgettable music and characters you love…
3
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also animation
After a big storm, food is scarce — and hungry dinos are everywhere. It's up to you to help the Camp Fam survive in this thrilling interactive special.
4
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also family and animation
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson…
5
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and family
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors…
6
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
A 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…
7
Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also family and animation
Shaun bluffs his dimwitted farmer master into bidding for three llamas at a county fair. Once they arrive, however, they cause such chaotic destructive mayhem that Shaun has to carefully remove them – high-speed…
8
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and family
Littlefoot 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.
9
Dino Time (2012)
★ 6/10Also animation and family
Young 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…
10
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and family
When 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…
11
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
As 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…
12
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
Legends 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…
13
Early Man (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also family and animation
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and…
14
Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little…
15
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
16
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
★ 8/10Also animation and family
It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings…
17
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and family
A 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…
18
A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
★ 7.4/10Also family and animation
Wallace and Gromit open a bakery, accidentally getting tied up with a murder mystery in the process. But when Wallace falls in love, Gromit is left to solve the case by himself.
19
Memoir of a Snail (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also animation
Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.
20
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and…