Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- broad
- nostalgic
- family movie night
- nostalgic viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the production design inventive and lively but judged the story confusing, thin, and weighed down by stretched-out rock jokes.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film translates the Hanna-Barbera cartoon into a live-action feature led by John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, and Rosie O'Donnell.
The stone-age community includes offices, executive promotions, industrial mining, and domestic family life while retaining dinosaurs and primitive technology.
Fred is manipulated by Cliff Vandercave into becoming the fall guy for an embezzlement scheme at Slate and Company.
Critics specifically praised the inventive production design, while the film builds its visual identity from colorful stone-age architecture, props, costumes, and dinosaur imagery.
Films like The Flintstones, and why
The Addams Family
live-action adaptation of a stylized family cartoon with broad comedy and elaborate retro production design
Casper
family-oriented fantasy comedy built around a brightly realized eccentric household and visual gags
Popeye
nostalgic live-action cartoon adaptation combining slapstick humor, fantasy elements, and colorful production design
Movie Details
- Director
- Brian Levant
- Release Date
- 1994-05-27
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (2689)
Cast
- John Goodman
- Elizabeth Perkins
- Rick Moranis
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Kyle MacLachlan
- Halle Berry
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Dann Florek
- Richard Moll
- Irwin Keyes
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard 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 The Flintstones about?
- Two stone-age friends navigate workplace betrayal, adoption hopes, and corporate fraud in a colorful live-action cartoon comedy.
- What is The Flintstones like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Flintstones as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Flintstones violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Flintstones.
- What did critics think of The Flintstones?
- Critics broadly found the production design inventive and lively but judged the story confusing, thin, and weighed down by stretched-out rock jokes.
- Which films are like The Flintstones?
- Films with a similar feel include The Addams Family, Casper, and Popeye.
- How long is The Flintstones?
- The Flintstones runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Flintstones?
- In United States, The Flintstones streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
