Top Dinosaur Movies for Kids
It’s been millions of years since dinosaurs walked the earth, yet your child is obsessed with all things dino. Kids have been playing with toy dinosaurs and digging up their backyards in search of fossils for decades. A love for dinosaurs or extinct animals is an extension of your child’s imaginary play and helps your child develop a sense of self. It is beneficial for parents to foster their child’s interests like learning about dinosaurs.
If your child is into dinos, it’s easy to find dinosaur-themed toys, books, party supplies, and clothes at the store. There’s no shortage of dinosaur-themed content for kids from shows, but this collection of movies highlights the top movies your kids will love. However, not all dino movies are for kids, as some can be scary. That’s why we’ve included age recommendations in our list. Your little paleontologist will love these dinosaur movies.
The Good Dinosaur
Rated: PG
Age Recommendation: 7 and up
In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
Dinosaur
Rated: PG
Age Recommendation: 6 and up
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
The Land Before Time
Rated: G
Age Recommendation: 6 and up
An orphaned brontosaurus team up with other young dinosaurs to reunite with their families in a valley.
Jurassic Park
Rated: PG-13
Age Recommendation: 12 and up
A paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park’s cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Rated: PG
Age Recommendation: 6 and up
When Sid’s attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Rated: PG
Age Recommendation: 8 and up
On a quest to discover what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew, and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the earth’s center.
We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story
Rated: G
Age Recommendation: 6 and up
A time-traveling scientist returns 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.
Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig Movie
Rated: Not Rated
Age Recommendation: 3 and up
There are plans to build an enormous amusement park, and it’s up to the Can-Do Crew to complete it! It will take teamwork of prehistoric proportions to finish the job and come along as they uncover an underground world of dinosaur bones!
Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island
Rated: G
Age Recommendation: 3 and up
The Dinosaur family head to a brand new building from the bottom up “dinosaur theme park” on an island in the sea. The making of the park and the making of unusual dinosaur exhibits was overseen by The Conductor’s old classmate and now rival Thurston. Unfortunately, a problem occurs with the “new” dinosaurs.
Walking with Dinosaurs: The Movie
Rated: PG
Age Recommendation: 7 and up
See and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth in a story where an underdog dino triumphs to become a hero for the ages.
