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Name: The Land Before Time
Director: Don Bluth
Genre: adventure, animation, family
Released: 1988
Duration: 1 h 9 min
Rating: 7.4

The Land Before Time has an iRankMovies score of 69.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Land Before Time (1988)

It is the dawn of time, the land of the dinosaur. Lost and alone, Littlefoot and his friends are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.

Release:1988

Runtime:1h 9m

Country:United States

Director:Don Bluth

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationFamily

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Keywords

VulkanLoss Of Loved OneTyrannosaurus RexEarthquakePrimitive TimeDinosaurPlayfulSad

iRank70

The Land Before Time rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 105K votes

Rotten Tomatoes65%

Metacritic66%

TMDb7.149/10· 3K votes

With 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 66/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Land Before Time

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.

Cast of The Land Before Time

Gabriel Damon
as Littlefoot (voice)
Candace Hutson
as Cera (voice)
Will Ryan
as Petrie (voice)
Judith Barsi
as Ducky (voice)
Helen Shaver
as Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
Pat Hingle
as Narrator / Rooter (voice)
Bill Erwin
as Grandfather (voice)
Burke Byrnes
as Daddy Topps (voice)
Frank Welker
as Sharptooth (voice) (uncredited)

The Land Before Time facts

Budget: $12.5M
Box office: $84.7M
Collection: The Land Before Time Collection

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Don Bluth captures emotional journey of young dinosaurs seeking belonging
•Dinosaur-era setting appeals to family audiences with imaginative worldbuilding
•Adventure elements balance emotional vulnerability with exciting sequences