List of films featuring dinosaurs

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This is a list of films that feature non-avian dinosaurs (that is, not featuring birds) and other prehistoric (mainly Mesozoic) archosaurs, pterosaurs and prehistoric (mainly Mesozoic) marine reptiles (such as mosasaurs and plesiosaurs).


Live-Action films[]

Title Year Country Type Ref.
2008 United States direct-to-DVD
Adhisaya Ulagam 2012 India
Adventures in Dinosaur City 1991 United States, United Kingdom, Italy TV film
Age of Dinosaurs 2013 United States direct-to-DVD
All Monsters Attack 1969 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
The Animal World 1956 United States
Anonymous Rex 2004 United States direct-to-DVD
Aquaman 2018 United States DC Comics
Aztec Rex 2008 United States direct-to-DVD
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend 1985 United States
Barney's Great Adventure 1998 United States Barney & Friends
Battle at Big Rock 2019 United States Short Film / Jurassic Park Franchise
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms 1953 United States
The Beast of Hollow Mountain 1956 United States
Brute Force 1914 United States
Carnosaur 1993 United States
Carnosaur 2 1995 United States
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species 1996 United States
Caveman 1981 United States
The Crater Lake Monster 1977 United States
Destroy All Monsters 1968 Japan Godzilla franchise
Dino Dana: The Movie 2020 United States
Dinocroc 2004 United States Godzilla parody
The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy 1917 United States
Dinosaur from the Deep 1994 France
Dinosaur Island 1994 United States
Dinosaur Island 2014 Australia [2][3]
The Dinosaur Project 2012 United Kingdom
Dino Mecard: The Island Of Tinysaurs 2019 South Korea
Dinosaurus! 1960 United States
Dinoshark 2010 United States
Dinotopia miniseries 2002 United States
The Eden Formula 2006 United States
Eloise at Christmastime 2003 United States
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec 2010 France
The Flintstones 1994 United States
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2000 United States
Flying Elephants 1928 United States
Frankenstein Conquers the World 1966 United States, Japan
Future War 1997 United States
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe 1995 Japan Gamera Franchise [4]
Gamera the Brave 2006 Japan Gamera Franchise [4]
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris 1999 Japan Gamera Franchise [4]
Gamera vs. Guiron 1969 Japan Gamera Franchise [4]
Gamera vs. Gyaos 1967 Japan Gamera Franchise [4]
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964 Japan Godzilla Franchise
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain 1918 United States
The Giant Behemoth 1959 United States, United Kingdom
Godzilla 1954 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla 1998 United States Godzilla Franchise
Godzilla 2014 United States MonsterVerse [1]
Godzilla 2000 1999 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla 2002 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla: Final Wars 2004 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956 United States [1]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 United States MonsterVerse
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack 2001 Japan
Godzilla Raids Again 1955 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. 2003 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 1995 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1971 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. Kong 2021 United States MonsterVerse
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II 1993 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus 2000 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. Megalon 1973 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. Mothra 1992 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster 1966 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 1994 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Gorgo 1961 Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Iron Sky: The Coming Race 2017 Finland
It's Alive! 1969 United States
Journey to the Beginning of Time 1955 Czechoslovakia
Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 United States
Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008 United States
Jurassic City 2015 United States
2018 United States
2021 United States
2018 United States direct-to-DVD
Jurassic Park 1993 United States Jurassic Park franchise [5][6]
Jurassic Park III 2001 United States Jurassic Park franchise
Jurassic World 2015 United States Jurassic Park franchise
Jurassic World: Dominion 2022 United States Jurassic Park franchise
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018 United States Jurassic Park franchise
King Dinosaur 1955 United States
King Kong 1933 United States
King Kong 2005 United States
King Kong Escapes 1967 United States
King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Kong: Skull Island 2017 United States MonsterVerse [a]
Land of the Lost 2009 United States
The Land That Time Forgot 1975 United Kingdom, United States
The Land That Time Forgot 2009 United States
The Land Unknown 1957 United States
The Last Dinosaur 1977 Japan, United States
The Last Dragon 2004 United Kingdom
Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds 1977 Japan
Lost Continent 1951 United States
The Lost World 1925 United States
The Lost World 1960 United States
The Lost World 1992 United States
The Lost World 1998 United States
The Lost World 2001 United Kingdom
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 United States Jurassic park franchise
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie 2009 Japan Ultra Series Franchise [7]
Men in Black 3 (briefly shown) 2012 United States
Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
My Pet Dinosaur 2017 Australia [8]
My Science Project 1985 United States
Night at the Museum 2006 United States Night at the Museum Franchise
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009 United States Night at the Museum Franchise
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 2014 United States Night at the Museum Franchise
On the Comet 1970 Czechoslovakia
One Million B.C. 1940 United States
One Million Years B.C. 1966 United Kingdom
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing 1975 United Kingdom, United States
Palm Springs 2020 United States
The People That Time Forgot 1977 United Kingdom, United States
Planet of Dinosaurs 1978 United States
Planet Raptor 2007 United States, United Kingdom, Romania
Planeta Bur 1962 Soviet Union
Power Rangers 2017 United States
Prehistoric Beast 1985 United States
Prehysteria! 1993 United States
Prehysteria! 2 1994 United States
Prehysteria! 3 1995 United States
Pterodactyl 2005 United States
Raptor 2001 United States
Raptor Island 2004 United States
Raptor Ranch 2012 United States
Ready Player One 2018 United States
Reptilicus 1962 Denmark, United States
Reptiloid 2013 Croatia [9]
The Return of Godzilla 1984 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Return to the Lost World 1992 Canada
Rise of the Dinosaurs 2013 United States
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure 2007 United States
Sherlock Holmes 2010 United States
Shin Godzilla 2016 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Son of Godzilla 1967 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
The Son of Kong 1933 United States
Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 United States
A Sound of Thunder 2005 United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Czech Republic
Super Mario Bros. 1993 United States Based on video game of the same name
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous 1998 United States
Tammy and the T-Rex 1994 United States
Terror of Mechagodzilla 1975 Japan Godzilla Franchise [1]
Theodore Rex 1995 United States
Three Ages 1923 United States [10]
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014 United States Transformers Franchise
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017 United States Transformers Franchise
The Tree of Life 2011 United States
Triassic Attack 2010 United States
2018 United States
Two Lost Worlds 1950 United States
Unknown Island 1948 United States
The Valley of Gwangi 1969 United States
Valley of the Dragons 1961 United States
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet 1965 United States
Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie 2013 United Kingdom, United States, Australia, India
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth 1970 United Kingdom, United States
Wicked Science 2004 Australia
The Witches Cave 1989 Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia
Yongary: Monster from the Deep 1967 South Korea, Japan
1993 United States

Animated films[]

Title Year Country Type Ref.
Allegro non troppo 1976 Italy 2D animation
Back to the Jurassic 2015 United States CGI Animation
Bambi Meets Godzilla 1969 Canada 2D animation, short [1]
Dino King 3D: Journey to Fire Mountain 2018 South Korea, China CGI animation
Dino Time 2012 South Korea CGI animation
Dinosaur 2000 United States CGI animation
Dinosaur Island 2002 United States 2D animation
Dinosaurs! – A Fun-Filled Trip Back in Time! 1987 United States 2D, 3D (stop-motion) animation + live sequence
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone 2005 United States 2D animation
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights of Dinosaurs 1987 Japan 2D animation
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 1980 Japan 2D animation
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 2006 Japan 2D animation
Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur 2020 Japan 2D animation
Early Man 2018 United Kingdom Stop-motion
Fantasia - Rite of Spring 1940 United States 2D animation
A Flintstones Christmas Carol 1994 United States 2D animation
The Flintstones: On the Rocks 2001 United States 2D animation (+stop-motion sequence)
Gertie the Dinosaur 1914 United States 2D animation & live action
The Good Dinosaur 2015 United States CGI animation
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby 1993 United States 2D animation
Ice Age: The Meltdown 2006 United States CGI animation
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 United States CGI animation
Ice Age: Continental Drift 2012 United States CGI animation
Ice Age: Collision Course 2016 United States CGI animation
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones 1987 United States 2D animation
The Land Before Time 1988 United States, Ireland 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure 1994 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving 1995 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists 1996 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island 1997 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock 1998 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire 2000 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze 2001 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water 2002 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration 2003 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses 2005 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers 2006 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends 2007 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave 2016 United States 2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Lego Batman Movie 2017 United States
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 2019 United States
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland 1989 Japan, United States
The Man Called Flintstone 1966 United States 2D animation
Meet the Robinsons 2007 United States CGI animation
Minions 2015 United States CGI animation
The Missing Link 1980 Belgium, France 2D animation
Playmobil: The Movie 2019 United States, France CGI animation
Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 United States CGI animation
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase 2001 United States, Japan 2D animation
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur 2011 United States 2D animation
Speckles: The Tarbosaurus 2012 South Korea CGI animation
Tekken: The Motion Picture 1998 Japan Based on the video game franchise of the same name
Tarzan 2013 Germany CGI animation
Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz 2011 United States 2D animation
Toy Story 1995 United States CGI animation
Toy Story 2 1999 United States CGI animation
Toy Story 3 2010 United States CGI animation
Toy Story 4 2019 United States CGI animation
Transformers: The Movie 1986 United States 2D animation
Turok: Son of Stone 2008 United States 2D animation
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story 1993 United States, United Kingdom 2D animation
Wreck-It Ralph 2012 United States CGI animation

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ A Triceratops skull is briefly shown.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Black, Riley (21 September 2012). "What Kind of Dinosaur is Godzilla?". Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Dinosaurs hit the Blue Mountains!". Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  3. ^ Dinosaur Island (2014): IMDB
  4. ^ a b c d e Referred as a "Rhamphorhynchoidea Monster" in Gamera vs. Gyaos: Screenshot
  5. ^ Shay, Don; Duncan, Jody (June 1993). The Making of Jurassic Park. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-38122-X.
  6. ^ Roger Ebert (11 June 1993). "Jurassic Park Movie Review & Film Summary (1993)". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. ^ GOMORA - Tsuburaya Productions
  8. ^ My Pet Dinosaur (2017): IMDB
  9. ^ "Reptiloid (2013): Trivia". Internet Movie Database. The first live action movie in Croatian cinema featuring a dinosaur
  10. ^ Susan Doll. "The Three Ages". Turner Classic Movies. The scene opens with Keaton pacing back and forth laterally, but when the camera cuts to a long shot, it reveals that he is on the back of a dinosaur.

Further reading[]

  • Berry, Mark F. (2005). The dinosaur filmography. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 9780786424535.
  • Farlow, James O.; Brett-Surman, M.K. (2000). "Dinosaurs and the media". In Farlow, James O.; Brett-Surman, M.K. (eds.). The complete dinosaur. Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.]: Indiana Univ. Press. pp. 675–706. ISBN 9780253213136.
  • Jones, Stephen (1993). The illustrated dinosaur movie guide (1st Titan ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1852864873.
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