The many, many awful Dinosaur movies
Dinosaurs are awesome. We all know this. Everyone had that "dinosaur phase", and some of us of course never totally grew out of it. I know I didn't. But that in turn makes it a crying shame that there have been SO MANY dinosaur movies that aren't just so-so, aren't just bad. They're awful. Seriously, as much as the Jurassic World movies get grief, the stuff on this list makes Fallen Kingdom and even Dominion look like the 1993 original quality-wise. Prepare to see a lot of movies with scores in the 2-3 range.
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- DirectorJohn Carl BuechlerStarsJeff FaheyDee WallaceTony ToddIn the industrial district of downtown Los Angeles, Dr.Harrison Parker (Jeff Fahey) has developed the Eden Formula."This new,revolutionary,cutting-edge technology can synthetically reproduce virtually any organism. And it does!
- DirectorBrendan SteereStarsGregory James CohanGeorge SchewnzerJanice YoungAfter losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a hooker convinces him to use it to fight crime. And ninjas.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorScott BeckBryan WoodsStarsAdam DriverAriana GreenblattChloe ColemanAn astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he's not alone.
- DirectorPeter HyamsStarsEdward BurnsBen KingsleyCatherine McCormackA single mistake in the past, by a time travel company in the future, has devastating and unforeseen consequences.
- DirectorJoseph J. LawsonStarsTreat WilliamsRonny CoxJillian Rose ReedHundreds of dinosaurs created by a biotech firm escape into Los Angeles, and wreak havoc on the city.
- DirectorDale FabrigarEverette WallinStarsAbigail SchraderSamantha BelénJimmy LyonsSurvivors of an airplane crash find themselves within the borders of a government testing area and pursued by predators.
- 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.
- DirectorGerald RascionatoStarsChynna WalkerRichard RennieMel MedeTwo friends forced to spend the night in a ghost town find themselves hunted by a prehistoric predator.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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?
- DirectorDan BishopStarsJana MashoneeLorenzo LamasCole BrownFossil Ridge, once believed to be a cattle ranch is discovered to be a breeding ground for vicious prehistoric velociraptors. When the bloodthirsty dinosaurs escape, the townspeople must fight to survive the deadly raptors.
- DirectorJack Peter MundyStarsNicole NabiChelsea GreenwoodSofia LaceySienna is desperate to win a large cash prize in a secret underground game show, but dinosaurs begin to hunt her down for the entertainment of the rich and wealthy. Can she be the last to survive the horrific night to win the prize?
- DirectorJack E. BellStarsChrissie WunnaGiedre JackyteMarcus MasseySurviving contestants are reunited in the ultimate game to win 10 million dollars. Only one contestant will survive and claim the prize as the others fall to the dinosaurs.
- DirectorKevin O'NeillStarsEric BalfourIva HaspergerAarón DíazA baby dinoshark evolves into a ferocious predatory adult, terrorising tourists and locals offshore from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
- 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.
- DirectorEugène LouriéStarsBill TraversWilliam SylvesterVincent WinterGreedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's much-larger mother.
- DirectorScott ChambersBecca HiraniStarsGeorgie BanksMegan PurvisMarshall HawkesSomething has been discovered, and this time, a city is under attack by a fast growing T-Rex.
- DirectorSean CainStarsRay WiseKevin GageVernon WellsPrehistoric animals emerge from a science lab and tear up most of Los Angeles.
- DirectorMilko DavisThomas MartwickStarsMatt BlockCooper ElliottBen JohnsonA cracked scientist aligns with the Axis of Evil to bring down the US of A with EMP blasts, toxic zombification gas and an unleashing of the ultimate undead killing monstrosity -- the Z-REX. When a hot-wired militia squad and a crew of college hipsters are thrown together to do something about it, chaotic Predator-Thunder action runs amok.
- DirectorRyan BellgardtStarsRyan MerrimanPerrey ReevesAdam HamptonIn the near future, 10 death row convicts are forced to compete in a virtual reality game that pits them against dinosaurs and each other.
- DirectorAmir ValiniaStarsLochlyn MunroMark SheppardElena LyonsWhen her father seemingly goes missing, Laura LeCrois is forced to return home and face a terrifying creature living in the Louisiana wetlands: Alligator X, the "T-Rex of the ocean!"
- DirectorMark PoloniaStarsDanielle DonahueJeff KirkendallBob DennisA group of people brought together through a twist of fate hide out in a remote cabin, unaware that a ferocious monster roams the surrounding area.
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsWilliam BryantWanda CurtisDouglas HendersonA new planet moves into the Solar system and four scientists (two couples) are sent to explore planet Nova. In between romantic interludes, the cast faces an iguana masquerading as a Tyrannosaurus rex.
- DirectorScott ChambersStarsMark HaldorDarcie RoseStephen StaleyIn 2030 during World War III in which a small group of survivors make it into a bunker. Two years later they have to exit to find new supplies, but they are greeted by dinosaur predators.
- 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.
- DirectorJames K. SheaStarsMary ApplesethHarvey ShainDerna WyldeA space-ship gets lost and is forced to make an emergency landing on an unknown planet. Soon the crew discovers that there are dinosaurs on the planet. The crew have to survive until they hopefully are found and rescued.
- DirectorJim WynorskiJohn BlushStarsEric RobertsCorbin BernsenMelissa BrasselleWhen Sheriff Jim Tanner investigates a string of unexplained and grisly killings, he uncovers a prehistoric terror.
- DirectorStanley IsaacsStarsLorenzo LamasSteven BauerHayley DuMondA team of terrorist-fighting Naval officers in the South China Sea finds their struggle against the enemy taking a backseat to the fight of their lives when an horde of creatures thought to be extinct for millions of years descend upon them.
- DirectorPoul BangSidney W. PinkStarsBent MejdingAsbjørn AndersenPovl WøldikeAfter copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life.
- DirectorAnthony FankhauserStarsGary StretchCorin NemecVernon WellsA group of soldiers attempting to rescue a hostage from a terrorist crash land into unfamiliar jungles which are inhabited by a group of long hidden dinosaurs.
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsDenise RichardsTheo ForsettPaul WalkerAn evil scientist implants the brain of murdered high-school student Michael into a Tyrannosaurus. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high-school tormentors, and reunites with his sweetheart Tammy.
- DirectorColin FergusonStarsSteven BrandKirsty MitchellRaoul Max TrujilloA Native American owner of a kitschy roadside museum accidentally brings to life three dinosaur fossils. Now really annoyed, the giant dinos wreak havoc on the small town and the local university.
- DirectorGerald RascionatoStarsMichael ParéLinnea QuigleyRamiro LealWhen two genetically created dinosaurs end up on the loose, it's up to a team of rag tag mercenaries to capture them. When the realize that the dinosaurs are bred as smart as humans, the game of cat and mouse turns for the worst.
- DirectorDylan VoxStarsShellie Arizu SterlingHayley J WilliamsJoseph Michael HarrisDinosaurs are being used to grow human organs for transplants. But the scientists that created them have to fight back when the creatures escape.
- 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.
- DirectorAlbert BandCharles BandStarsBrett CullenColleen MorrisSamantha MillsA young boy and his family embark on a series of adventures when the boy finds some mysterious eggs which hatch to reveal a brood of baby dinosaurs.
- DirectorAlbert BandStarsKevin ConnorsJennifer HarteDean ScofieldA rich boy desperate for attention makes friends with the dinosaurs of "Prehysteria!".
- DirectorDavid DeCoteauStarsWhitney AndersonMatthew BartilsonOwen BushThe dinosaurs help young Ella and her family save their mini-putt business.
- DirectorPhil NibbelinkSimon WellsDick ZondagStarsJohn GoodmanCharles FleischerBlaze BerdahlA time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic adventures.
- DirectorJay LeeStarsSteven ChaseAbigail SchraderSome of the survivors of the plane crash continue to fight for their lives as they are pursued by dinosaurs, a genetically engineered army of zombies, and an array of other terrifying elements and the horrifying government conspiracy unfolds.
- DirectorFred Olen RayJim WynorskiStarsRoss HagenRichard GabaiAntonia DorianFive downed pilots must contend with hungry prehistoric beasts and lusty cave women on a lush island paradise.
- DirectorHan Sang-HoStarsLee Hyung-sukGoo Ja-HyeongSin Yong-wooA lonely Tarbosaurus named Spekles grows up into a world surrounded by dangers and must fight the One-eye'd monster that once orphaned him.