Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- juvenile
- immersive
- family movie night
- children's dinosaur viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the immersive 3D and painstaking dinosaur animation but found the predictable story, juvenile dialogue, and anthropomorphic humor distracting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film uses an animated documentary premise but gives its principal dinosaurs dialogue, personas, and a conventional hero arc.
State-of-the-art 3D and computer animation place audiences inside a detailed Mesozoic world, a quality repeatedly praised by critics.
Patchi is explicitly positioned as an underdog dinosaur who triumphs and becomes a hero for the ages.
The film combines a quasi-nature-documentary approach with cutesy animal voices, juvenile humor, and broad accessibility for young viewers.
Films like Walking with Dinosaurs, and why
Jurassic Park
family-friendly dinosaur adventure with immersive computer-generated creatures and accessible storytelling
The Good Dinosaur
animated prehistoric adventure centered on dinosaur survival, friendship, and underdog heroism
Dinosaur
children’s animated adventure combining animal characters, comedy, and a coming-of-age journey
Movie Details
- Directors
- Neil Nightingale, Barry Cook
- Release Date
- 2013-12-18
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (536)
Cast
- Karl Urban
- Charlie Rowe
- Angourie Rice
- Justin Long
- John Leguizamo
- Tiya Sircar
- Skyler Stone
- Clay Savage
- Michael Leone
- Katie Silverman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Walking with Dinosaurs about?
- A visually grand prehistoric adventure follows an underdog dinosaur through danger, family bonds, and the struggle to become a hero.
- What is Walking with Dinosaurs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Walking with Dinosaurs as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Walking with Dinosaurs violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Walking with Dinosaurs as mild.
- What did critics think of Walking with Dinosaurs?
- Critics broadly praised the immersive 3D and painstaking dinosaur animation but found the predictable story, juvenile dialogue, and anthropomorphic humor distracting.
- Which films are like Walking with Dinosaurs?
- Films with a similar feel include Jurassic Park, The Good Dinosaur, and Dinosaur.
- How long is Walking with Dinosaurs?
- Walking with Dinosaurs runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Walking with Dinosaurs?
- In United States, Walking with Dinosaurs streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
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