Chronological List of Dinosaur Movies
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- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsRobert HarronMae MarshWilliam J. ButlerA primitive tribe are attacked by apemen and menaced by various prehistoric monsters.
- DirectorWillis H. O'BrienThree cavemen court Miss Araminta Rockface. She favors the one who apparently slew the Missing Link ... but a dinosaur did the deed.
- DirectorEugène LouriéStarsPaul HubschmidPaula RaymondCecil KellawayA ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
- DirectorEdward NassourIsmael RodríguezStarsGuy MadisonPatricia MedinaCarlos RivasAn American cowboy living in Mexico discovers his cattle are being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsTheodore von EltzJohn StormA documentary showcasing the world's many different animal species, both past and present.
- DirectorEugène LouriéStarsGene EvansAndré MorellJohn TurnerMarine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur that threatens London.
- DirectorLarry BuchananStarsLes TremaynePat DelaneyAron KincaidA hypnotist is able to predict murders by a terrifying sea monster. In reality, he causes the murders through his lovely assistant, who is the reincarnation of the monster.
- DirectorIshirô HondaJun FukudaStarsAkira KuboJun TazakiYukiko KobayashiIn 1999, a race of she-aliens, the Kilaaks, brainwash Earth's monsters into attacking major cities, prompting a team of astronauts to stop the invaders while the monsters battle Ghidorah.
- DirectorMarv NewlandBambi is contentedly nibbling the grass, seemingly unaware of his impending encounter with Godzilla. What will happen when the two finally meet?
- DirectorWilliam R. StrombergStarsRichard CardellaGlen RobertsMark SiegelA meteor that crashed into Oregon's Crater Lake unearths a dinosaur egg. The heat from the meteor causes the egg to hatch, and the emerging dinosaur takes to snacking on the locals.
- DirectorAlexander GrasshoffTsugunobu KotaniStarsRichard BooneJoan Van ArkSteven KeatsA wealthy big game hunter and his group become trapped in prehistoric times where they are stalked by a ferocious dinosaur.
- DirectorCarl GottliebStarsRingo StarrDennis QuaidShelley LongA caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsMatthew BroderickAlly SheedyJohn WoodA young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
- DirectorBill NortonStarsWilliam KattSean YoungPatrick McGoohanA paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from a group of hunters intent on capturing the dinosaurs.
- DirectorRobert GuenetteStarsChristopher ReeveRobert BakkerPhilip CurrieEverything you want to know about dinosaurs.
- DirectorDoug RogersStarsWilliam WindomJim JansenPatricia EstrinThe lives of young Dennis Mitchell, his family, and friends are turned upside down after he finds a dinosaur bone in his backyard and it catches of the attention of a famous paleontologist.
- DirectorBrett ThompsonStarsMarc MartoranaTony DoyleR.A. MihailoffA scientist's kids are sucked into a TV screen and wind up in the Stone Age with cavemen and dinosaurs.
- DirectorAdam SimonDarren Patrick MoloneyStarsDiane LaddRaphael SbargeJennifer RunyonA genetically manipulated and very hungry dinosaur escapes from a bioengineering company and wreaks havoc on the local desert town. A security guard and a girl environmentalist try to stop both it and the company's doomsday bioweapon.
- DirectorLouis MorneauStarsJohn SavageCliff De YoungDon StroudA team of scientists go to a nuclear mining facility to investigate a possible meltdown and instead find a large amount of cloned dinosaurs.
- DirectorJonathan WinfreyStarsRob CamillettiStephen LeeCyril O'ReillyInternational terrorists get a surprise when their cargo turns out to contain living dinosaurs. The army commando team now have to think fast, if they want to prevent the extinction of the human species, instead of the reptiles.
- DirectorSteve GomerStarsGeorge HearnShirley DouglasTrevor MorganA talking purple dinosaur leads a group of children on a hunt for a large missing egg.
- DirectorEric LeightonRalph ZondagStarsD.B. SweeneyJulianna MarguliesSamuel E. WrightAn orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
- DirectorRick StevensonStarsWendy AndersonRussell BadgerAlan BrattA 13-year-old girl and her older brother live on a farm where paleontologists search for fossils.
- StarsMichael CarrollGlen GouldRoy Chapman AndrewsMore than 80 million years ago, the Oviraptor, a strange bird-like dinosaur, walked the sandy banks of an oasis in what is now the "Gobi in Mongolia." A creature that measured some 8 feet in length, its razor-shard claws were deadly weapons of protection for guarding its offspring from constant danger. Now join a daring expedition of scientists as they uncover a treasure trove of fossils, shattering long-held myths about this dinosaur's behavior.
- DirectorAndrew PiddingtonStarsHenry Ian CusickPaul BrightwellMichelle BunyanOne man who kept asking questions was Gideon Mantell, the amateur paleontologist who, in the early 19th century, fought to get the British scientific establishment to accept Britain had been inhabited by dinosaurs. As this dramatised documentary shows, Mantell had an uphill battle in a time when the biblical account of creation was considered literal truth and authorities such as the Reverend William Buckland were determined that science remain "the handmaid of religion".
- DirectorKevin O'NeillStarsCostas MandylorCharles NapierBruce WeitzAfter an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Gereco lab.
- DirectorJulian JarroldStarsSam TrammellDaniel BaldwinStephanie LemelinFailed TV pilot about an alternate present day reality where a dinosaur society secretly co-exists with humans using futuristic cloaking technology. Two dinosaur private detectives investigate a murder connected to a strange dinosaur cult.
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsIan ZieringMarco SanchezKalani QueypoA band of 16th century conquistadors must fight for their lives when they realize they're going to be served as sacrifices to a god-like T-Rex.
- DirectorJohn Arthur LittleStarsJack HornerElizabeth LittleA class of second graders go to the dinosaur museum. One curious little girl thinks she sees something and... the chase is on! In her search for a little green dinosaur, that teases and taunts her as it scurries from her, she has a chance to learn how dinosaur science works. Finally she learns that the museum is indeed a magical place.
- DirectorGriff FurstStarsMichael GrossChristopher AtkinsGreg EviganA scientist leads a team of Navy SEALs back in time to the Cretaceous Period to rescue the first team he sent back during the 1940s. Things go wildly when he accidentally brings a giant dinosaur back into Los Angeles.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsDavid CarradineRib HillisAmy HoltCreated in the laboratories of a biotech corporation, two ravenous mega-reptiles level everything in their way. Now, three defenders must try to save the day. Who shall live and who shall die in the battle between Dinocroc and Supergator?
- DirectorYoon-suk ChoiJohn KafkaStarsMelanie GriffithJane LynchWilliam BaldwinThree kids who travel back in time to 65 million years ago, where they are taken in by a dinosaur.
- DirectorAri NovakStarsEric RobertsRib HillisCasey FitzgeraldAfter an accidental explosion at a local mine, dinosaurs emerge from the rubble to terrorize a small western town. Now, a group of gunslingers must defend their home if anyone is going to survive in a battle of cowboys versus dinosaurs.
- DirectorStephen SpectorCourtney SmithSindy WilsonStarsKenny FarinoLava People, talking skyscrapers, smiling suns, and oh yeah, a very destructive dinosaur.
- DirectorJerry ReesA short film setting up the dinosaur attraction ride at Walt Disney's Animal Kingdom.
- DirectorJason StampThe Tilford Brothers
- DirectorTony BicâtStarsAnn EngelWill KnightleyDenis LawsonWhile a near-future Britain is paralysed by a general strike, an experimental theatre group continue touring.
- DirectorWill VintonStarsMichele Mariana
- DirectorSarah Watt
- DirectorJames BranscomeStarsRon BarrJames BranscomeAaron Curtis
- DirectorJonathan FreyStarsRachael BeanJacob McManusNathan TempletSeth's search for his missing sister uncovers a haunting secret from the past.
- DirectorClayton WilliamsonStarsW. Scott Parker IIIShelley BassettJune DareA sexually frustrated dinosaur combats his primal desires when he meets a wholesome young lady who could change his self-centered ways.
- DirectorMeqdad Al-KoutGovernment employee Bu Mansour strives to change his job title before his retirement.
- DirectorRick StevensonStarsMark HarmonHarley Jane KozakJoshua JacksonTwo siblings find out about a mythical aquatic monster and try to a save a remote Canadian lake from being used as a dump site for toxic waste.
- DirectorWinsor McCayStarsWinsor McCayGeorge McManusRoy L. McCardellThe cartoonist, Winsor McCay, brings the Dinosaurs back to life in the figure of his latest creation, Gertie the Dinosaur.
- DirectorSid BennettStarsRichard DillanePeter BrookeMatt KaneA British expedition formed by the lead researcher Jonathan Marchant, his assistant, a doctor and a TV crew, travels to Congo to seek evidence of a dinosaur.
- DirectorBrett PiperStarsPaul GuzziLinda CorwinAlex PirnieIn a post-Armageddon world, a young woman finds herself in a fight for survival against mutant cavemen, dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.
- DirectorBenjamin BeeStarsBenjamin BeePenelope GranycomeDan MershMorgan, a 9 year old boy is picked up by his absentee father, Rod for his weekly visit. By the end of the day, Morgan has realised that his dad is just as fragile and immature as himself, and that age means nothing when parents cannot communicate with their children.
- DirectorMatthew ThompsonStarsStephen FrySimon KerrSet 70 million years ago in the Cretaceous period in North America, this animated documentation/drama follows the journey of a young Edmontosaurus named Scar and his herd as they migrate south for the winter. This film depicts recent findings about Dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurs with feathers.
- DirectorMichele Massimo TarantiniStarsMichael SopkiwSuzane CarvalhoMilton RodríguezA small plane carrying fossil hunters crashes in the Amazon jungle, and the survivors must battle their way through cannibals, wild animals, and slave traders.
- DirectorRick StevensonStarsWendy AndersonRussell BadgerAlan BrattA 13-year-old girl and her older brother live on a farm where paleontologists search for fossils.