Land Before Time

The Land Before Time is an animated film, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, directed by Don Bluth, with a soundtrack composed by James Horner. It was originally released in movie theatres in 1988 by Universal Pictures. more...

The story involves an orphaned Apatosaurus named Littlefoot who has to flee from a drought-caused famine to search for the Great Valley, an area which has been spared devastation and where dinosaurs can survive. He became orphaned after the on-screen death of Littlefoot's mother from injuries suffered while battling a Tyrannosaurus; however, upon reaching the Great Valley, he could be reunited with his grandparents.

Along the way he makes friends with four other young prehistoric creatures: Cera, a Triceratops; Ducky, a Saurolophus; Petrie, a Pteranodon; and Spike, a Stegosaurus, in order to overcome the challenges on their way.

Sequels

The movie generated many direct-to-video sequels, but the reaction to these have not always been favorable, with most fans of the original expressing annoyance at the superfluous addition of musical numbers (something even Disney had abandoned as of late) and more transparent lessons of morality. One Rotten Tomatoes reviewer wrote that The Land Before Time was suffering from the "excessive sequel syndrome," with films that were "pure formula."

Movies

The following is a list of the films in the series:

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