List of films featuring dinosaurs

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
TitleYearCountryTypeRef.
100 Million BC2008United Statesdirect-to-DVD
Adhisaya Ulagam2012India
Adventures in Dinosaur City1991United States, United Kingdom, ItalyTV film
Age of Dinosaurs2013United Statesdirect-to-DVD
All Monsters Attack1969JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
The Animal World1956United States
Anonymous Rex2004United Statesdirect-to-DVD
Aquaman2018United StatesDC Comics
Aztec Rex2008United Statesdirect-to-DVD
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend1985United States
Barney's Great Adventure1998United StatesBarney & Friends
Battle at Big Rock2019United StatesShort Film / Jurassic Park Franchise
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms1953United States
The Beast of Hollow Mountain1956United States
Brute Force1914United States
Carnosaur1993United States
Carnosaur 21995United States
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species1996United States
Caveman1981United States
The Crater Lake Monster1977United States
Destroy All Monsters1968JapanGodzilla franchise
Dino Dana: The Movie2020United States
Dinocroc2004United StatesGodzilla parody
The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy1917United States
Dinosaur from the Deep1994France
Dinosaur Island1994United States
Dinosaur Island2014Australia[2][3]
The Dinosaur Project2012United Kingdom
Dino Mecard: The Island Of Tinysaurs2019South Korea
Dinosaurus!1960United States
Dinoshark2010United States
Dinotopia miniseries2002United States
The Eden Formula2006United States
Eloise at Christmastime2003United States
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec2010France
The Flintstones1994United States
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas2000United States
Flying Elephants1928United States
Frankenstein Conquers the World1966United States, Japan
Future War1997United States
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe1995JapanGamera Franchise[4]
Gamera the Brave2006JapanGamera Franchise[4]
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris1999JapanGamera Franchise[4]
Gamera vs. Guiron1969JapanGamera Franchise[4]
Gamera vs. Gyaos1967JapanGamera Franchise[4]
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964JapanGodzilla Franchise
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain1918United States
The Giant Behemoth1959United States, United Kingdom
Godzilla1954JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla1998United StatesGodzilla Franchise
Godzilla2014United StatesMonsterVerse[1]
Godzilla 20001999JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla2002JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla: Final Wars2004JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956United States[1]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019United StatesMonsterVerse
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack2001Japan
Godzilla Raids Again1955JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.2003JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah1995JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. Gigan1972JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. Hedorah1971JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah1991JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. Kong2021United StatesMonsterVerse
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla1974JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II1993JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus2000JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. Megalon1973JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. Mothra1992JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster1966JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla1994JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Gorgo1961Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Iron Sky: The Coming Race2017Finland
It's Alive!1969United States
Journey to the Beginning of Time1955Czechoslovakia
Journey to the Center of the Earth1959United States
Journey to the Center of the Earth2008United States
Jurassic City2015United States
Jurassic Galaxy2018United States
Jurassic Hunt2021United States
The Jurassic Games2018United Statesdirect-to-DVD
Jurassic Park1993United StatesJurassic Park franchise[5][6]
Jurassic Park III2001United StatesJurassic Park franchise
Jurassic World2015United StatesJurassic Park franchise
Jurassic World Dominion2022United StatesJurassic Park franchise
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018United StatesJurassic Park franchise
King Dinosaur1955United States
King Kong1933United States
King Kong2005United States
King Kong Escapes1967United States
King Kong vs. Godzilla1962JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Kong: Skull Island2017United StatesMonsterVerse[lower-alpha 1]
Land of the Lost2009United States
The Land That Time Forgot1975United Kingdom, United States
The Land That Time Forgot2009United States
The Land Unknown1957United States
The Last Dinosaur1977Japan, United States
The Last Dragon2004United Kingdom
Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds1977Japan
Lost Continent1951United States
The Lost World1925United States
The Lost World1960United States
The Lost World1992United States
The Lost World1998United States
The Lost World2001United Kingdom
The Lost World: Jurassic Park1997United StatesJurassic park franchise
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie2009JapanUltra Series Franchise[7]
Men in Black 3 (briefly shown)2012United States
Mothra vs. Godzilla1964JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Mrs. Doubtfire1993United States
My Pet Dinosaur2017Australia
My Science Project1985United States
Night at the Museum2006United StatesNight at the Museum Franchise
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009United StatesNight at the Museum Franchise
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb2014United StatesNight at the Museum Franchise
On the Comet1970Czechoslovakia
One Million B.C.1940United States
One Million Years B.C.1966United Kingdom
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing1975United Kingdom, United States
Palm Springs2020United States
The People That Time Forgot1977United Kingdom, United States
Planet of Dinosaurs1978United States
Planet Raptor2007United States, United Kingdom, Romania
Planeta Bur1962Soviet Union
Power Rangers2017United States
Prehistoric Beast1985United States
Prehysteria!1993United States
Prehysteria! 21994United States
Prehysteria! 31995United States
Pterodactyl2005United States
Raptor2001United States
Raptor Island2004United States
Raptor Ranch2012United States
Ready Player One2018United States
Reptilicus1962Denmark, United States
Reptiloid2013Croatia[8]
The Return of Godzilla1984JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Return to the Lost World1992Canada
Rise of the Dinosaurs2013United States
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure2007United States
Sherlock Holmes2010United States
Shin Godzilla2016JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Son of Godzilla1967JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
The Son of Kong1933United States
Sonic the Hedgehog2020United States
A Sound of Thunder2005United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Czech Republic
Super Mario Bros.1993United StatesBased on video game of the same name
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous1998United States
Tammy and the T-Rex1994United States
Terror of Mechagodzilla1975JapanGodzilla Franchise[1]
Theodore Rex1995United States
Three Ages1923United States[9]
Transformers: Age of Extinction2014United StatesTransformers Franchise
Transformers: The Last Knight2017United StatesTransformers Franchise
The Tree of Life2011United States
Triassic Attack2010United States
Triassic World2018United States
Two Lost Worlds1950United States
Unknown Island1948United States
The Valley of Gwangi1969United States
Valley of the Dragons1961United States
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet1965United States
Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie2013United Kingdom, United States, Australia, India
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth1970United Kingdom, United States
Wicked Science2004Australia
The Witches Cave1989Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia
Yongary: Monster from the Deep1967South Korea, Japan
Lost in Dinosaur World1993United States

Animated films
TitleYearCountryTypeRef.
Age of the Great Dinosaurs1979Japan2D animation
Allegro non troppo1976Italy2D animation
Back to the Jurassic2015United StatesCGI Animation
Bambi Meets Godzilla1969Canada2D animation, short[1]
Dino King 3D: Journey to Fire Mountain2018South Korea, ChinaCGI animation
Dino Time2012South KoreaCGI animation
Dinosaur2000United StatesCGI animation
Dinosaur Island2002United States2D animation
Dinosaurs! – A Fun-Filled Trip Back in Time!1987United States2D, 3D (stop-motion) animation + live sequence
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone2005United States2D animation
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights of Dinosaurs1987Japan2D animation
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur1980Japan2D animation
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 20062006Japan2D animation
Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur2020Japan2D animation
Early Man2018United KingdomStop-motion
Fantasia - Rite of Spring1940United States2D animation
A Flintstones Christmas Carol1994United States2D animation
The Flintstones: On the Rocks2001United States2D animation (+stop-motion sequence)
Gertie the Dinosaur1914United States2D animation & live action
The Good Dinosaur2015United StatesCGI animation
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby1993United States2D animation
Ice Age: The Meltdown2006United StatesCGI animation
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs2009United StatesCGI animation
Ice Age: Continental Drift2012United StatesCGI animation
Ice Age: Collision Course2016United StatesCGI animation
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones1987United States2D animation
The Land Before Time1988United States, Ireland2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure1994United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving1995United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists1996United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island1997United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock1998United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire2000United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze2001United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water2002United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration2003United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses2005United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers2006United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends2007United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave2016United States2D animation, The Land Before Time franchise
The Lego Batman Movie2017United States
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019United States
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland1989Japan, United States
The Man Called Flintstone1966United States2D animation
Meet the Robinsons2007United StatesCGI animation
Minions2015United StatesCGI animation
The Missing Link1980Belgium, France2D animation
Playmobil: The Movie2019United States, FranceCGI animation
Ralph Breaks the Internet2018United StatesCGI animation
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase2001United States, Japan2D animation
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur2011United States2D animation
Speckles: The Tarbosaurus2012South KoreaCGI animation
Tekken: The Motion Picture1998JapanBased on the video game franchise of the same name
Tarzan2013GermanyCGI animation
Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz2011United States2D animation
Toy Story1995United StatesCGI animation
Toy Story 21999United StatesCGI animation
Toy Story 32010United StatesCGI animation
Toy Story 42019United StatesCGI animation
Transformers: The Movie1986United States2D animation
Turok: Son of Stone2008United States2D animation
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story1993United States, United Kingdom2D animation
Wreck-It Ralph2012United StatesCGI animation

See also

Notes
  1. A Triceratops skull is briefly shown.

References
  1. 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. 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. "Reptiloid (2013): Trivia". Internet Movie Database. The first live action movie in Croatian cinema featuring a dinosaur
  9. 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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