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Film · 2015

The Good Dinosaur

Directed by Peter Sohn · starring Marcus Scribner, Jeffrey Wright and Steve Zahn

  • 1 h 33 min
  • PG
  • Animation
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 26 November 2015
  • 7.1 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.1 Users46 votes
  • 7.2 Critics10 reviews
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Synopsis

Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures target again to our hearts in this emotional story called 'The Good Dinosaur'. The plot of the movie starts showing an alternate reality where the asteroid that hit the Earth and ended with the dinosaurs never crashed into our planet. Dinosaurs are still alive. One of them is Arlo, a young and very coward Apathosaurus who, after a terrible accident, is separated from his family. Arlo will do everything it takes to come back home, but the journey is very long. Luckily, during his path he will meet a human boy named Spot, who will become a very important travel mate for Arlo. The trip is full of dangers, and Arlo will have to learn to face them if he wants to reunite with his family. 'The Good Dinosaur' had a very bumpy production journey. They even decided to scrap everything halfway and start over because what they had wasn't convincing enough. The version we will watch in cinemas is directed by Peter Sohn, who wanted to put cartoonish characters into a photorealistic environment.

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The essentials

Runtime
93 min1 hour and 33 minutes
Box office
$121.2min US
Rating
PGParental guidance
How long is The Good Dinosaur?
1 hour and 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was The Good Dinosaur released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 26 November 2015.
Who directed The Good Dinosaur?
Peter Sohn.
Who is in The Good Dinosaur?
It stars Marcus Scribner, Jeffrey Wright, Steve Zahn and Anna Paquin.
Where can I watch The Good Dinosaur?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Disney+ and to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did The Good Dinosaur make?
It took $121.2 million in US.
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Cast

Full cast (21)
Director
Peter Sohn
Writers
Bob Peterson, Peter Sohn, Meg LeFauve, Kelsey Mann
Producers
Mary Alice Drumm, John Lasseter, Denise Ream, Andrew Stanton

Videos and trailers

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'The Good Dinosaur' Trailer 2:1620 July 2015

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 10 reviews
7.1 46 votes
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What the critics say average 7.2 from 10 outlets

  • 9.0 The WrapInkoo Kan ''First-time helmer Peter Sohn and screenwriter Meg LeFauve ('Inside Out') have created a fantastic and frequently exhilarating feature that showcases Pixar?s greatest strengths: technical… Read
  • 8.5 Screen DailyTim Grierson "'The Good Dinosaur' transcends its archetypal narrative delivering a steady stream of simply stunning sequences. (...) It may be the most purely Pixar motion picture". Read
  • 8.0 Screen DailyTim Grierson ''It might be a given that Pixar?s movies are visually spectacular, but 'The Good Dinosaur' may be the studio?s most purely cinematic, the richness of the design and the emotional power of the… Read

Box office

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  • US $121.2m
  • UK £14.8m

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Trivia

All 8 facts

  • This film marks the first time Pixar has released two films in one year, following the release of 'Inside Out' in June (2015).

  • The song featured in the first official trailer is Crystals by Of Monsters And Men.

  • Pixar Animation Studios' sixteenth feature film.

  • The original cast of 'The Good Dinosaur' included the voices of John Lithgow, Judy Greer, Bill Hader and Neil Patrick Harris but after major plot changes they were replaced.

  • The dinosaur statues that appear in 'Inside Out' were used as real characters in 'The Good Dinosaur'

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