The Land Before Time fingerprintBig heart, striking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
Family, growing up, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout score
Calm and low-key
The Land Before Time is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and nostalgic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Family, growing up, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, growing up, and fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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It is the dawn of time, the land of the dinosaur. Lost and alone, Littlefoot and his friends are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.
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The Land Before Time is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 9 min
The Land Before Time runs 1 h 9 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Land Before Time higher (78) than critics (66). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $13 million to make and earned $85 million worldwide, 6.8 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, Ireland.
+57GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Land Before Time in 71 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 178 storytelling tropes for The Land Before Time, including Break the Cutie, Imagine Spot, The Promised Land.
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