Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost (2009)

  • 27% of critics liked it
    (181 reviews)

  • 38% of users liked it
    (514,715 ratings)

This big-screen adaptation of Land of the Lost stars Will Ferrell as Dr. Rick Marshall, a quantum paleontologist who has been discredited in the scientific world due to his strident belief in time travel as the cure for all of humanity's problems. After hitting an all-time low, giving a lecture to… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By
Brad Silberling
Written By
Chris Henchy, Dennis McNicholas
Genres
Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 5, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Oct 13, 2009
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

    [A] gigantic chunk of scat.

  • James Rocchi, MSN Movies

    The interesting thing, though, when you actually see "Land of the Lost," is that it ... essentially functions as a high-cost, high-gloss parody of itself.

  • Ben Lyons, At the Movies

    Farrell and McBride are great together at times in this movie.

  • Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

    Danny McBride is funny in the movie, not nearly often enough.

  • Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

    The movie is 90 minutes of bickering and blase under-reaction to outrageous events, interrupted by gross-out scraps such as Ferrell's run-in with an enormous mosquito, which ends with a tremendous amount of blood and guts.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Directors C


    Apart from the chosen actors, the movie handled its money SO badly. The effects were adequate and instead of being a family film it's instead decidedly mean. A bad choice. Still I enjoyed the acting from Ferrell and Bride and it was exceptionally funny. And this made up for its… More

  • Brad W


    Matt Lauer and this movie can suck it. Dont get me wrong, I love Will Ferell as much as the next guy, but come on this movie sucked! It had very few funny jokes, bad productions, the plot was hopelessly stupid, and it is the worst thing that happened to Will Ferell since Roxbury.… More

  • Bethany M


    Mad and really unusual!

  • KJ P


    Land of the Lost, is weird, stupid and really has no explanation of how or why Will Ferrel's character is smart enough to create a time warps millions of years into the past. The visual effects look like they are back in the beginning stages of production, and the visuals are as… More

  • Mike S


    Crappy jokes galore! Will Ferell used to be a funny guy, but with movies like this and <i>Anchorman</i> on his credit, I've now grown to associate him with words like "lame" and "unfunny". What could have been a great family film, instead became a… More

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