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In this animated children's film from Amblin Entertainment, a group of four dinosaurs, including a tyrannosaurus rex, a triceratops, a hadrosaur, and a pterodactyl, are brought forward in time to New ... read more read more...York City to entertain and befriend the children. However, when the dinosaurs are threatened by an evil circus owner, it is up to their young friends to save the day. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

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11 critics

DVD Release Date: March 23, 1994

Stats: 639 reviews

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  • May 19, 2011
    Another fun animated Dinosaur movie for kids that I liked when I was young. It's really good, it's based on a kids book if I remember correctly. And it's just a fun movie.
  • January 13, 2010
    I've always loved how bizarre this movie is. It looks extremely different from anything you usually see, mainly due to the fact that it's about Dinosaurs with thinking minds and living in New York. It's got a nice demented plot about a circus freak trying to turn kids into zombie... read more slaves.
  • February 27, 2012
    We're Back was released five years after The Land Before Time and comparisons were naturally going to occur. It doesn't hold a candle to the Bluth classic and is a dull and childish feature film which got buried in the 90's against the timeless classics Disney hammered out.
  • July 6, 2011
    This the weirdest animated movie I have seen since Cool World. This movie gets nothing done, developed, or entertained. It's not boring if you drunk or high I imagine but if you have to do that to yourself to enjoy something chances are it's crap. Which that's what this movie ... read moresimply is. It probably could scare children as well with some of it's weird visuals.
  • May 18, 2009
    I use to watch this movie all the time. It's coming out on DVD soon and i'm going to be buying this movie. If you like dinosaurs and enjoy circus and laughing. You would enjoy this too.
  • February 23, 2009
    One of my favorite movies when I was little.
    I remember waiting days for it to play on the TV again....
  • January 3, 2009
    Not to disagree with every one else here but I remember loathing this movie when I was a kid. It does have a sad ending a good range of emotions but nothing great. I found most of the characters (rather dinosaur or human) extremely trifle and annoying. You can look at the charact... read moreers and tell exactly how they are going to act and talk. I think I'd rather watch Land Before Time I-LCXXVIII before I watch this again still.
  • November 16, 2008
    This movie is one of my childhood favorites. It's actually kind of scary in parts, but altogether loveable!
  • May 13, 2007
    Oh, so horrible. I kept watching it when I was little, but I think that even then I realized it was bad.
  • May 9, 2007
    i would go to my grandmothers house just so i could watch this and i looved it !~ i wish they redid it i would buy it in a heartbeat !~

Critic Reviews


Daniel M. Kimmel
May 8, 2005
Daniel M. Kimmel, Variety

In spite of narrative problems... the film's chief appeal is its central conceit -- that giant monsters... can be transformed into [ceatures] who like to play with children. Full Review

Steve Crum
June 15, 2005
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

Cute, strictly for kids and featuring Walter Cronkite!

Alex Sandell
December 4, 2004
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

By the end, you'll be glad they went extinct.

Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Jane Horwitz
January 1, 2000
Jane Horwitz, Washington Post

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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June 1, 1993
Entertainment Weekly

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Eric Lurio
June 6, 2005
Eric Lurio, Greenwich Village Gazette

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