We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

27% of critics liked it
(11 reviews)
54% of users liked it
(16,524 ratings)

In this animated children's film from Amblin Entertainment, a group of four dinosaurs, including a tyrannosaurus rex, a triceratops, a hadrosaur, and a pterodactyl, are brought forward in time to New York City to entertain and befriend the children. However, when the dinosaurs are threatened by an… More In this animated children's film from Amblin Entertainment, a group of four dinosaurs, including a tyrannosaurus rex, a triceratops, a hadrosaur, and a pterodactyl, are brought forward in time to New York City to entertain and befriend the children. However, when the dinosaurs are threatened by an evil circus owner, it is up to their young friends to save the day. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: G, 1 hr. 12 min.
Directed By: Dick Zondag, John Howard Davies
Genres: Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1993 Wide
On DVD: Mar 23, 1994
Studio: MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

Daniel M. Kimmel, Variety
In spite of narrative problems... the film's chief appeal is its central conceit -- that giant monsters... can be transformed into [ceatures] who like to play with children.
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Cute, strictly for kids and featuring Walter Cronkite!
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
By the end, you'll be glad they went extinct.

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AJ V

Another fun animated Dinosaur movie for kids that I liked when I was young. It's really good, it's based on a kids book if I remember correctly. And it's just a fun movie.
Conner R

I've always loved how bizarre this movie is. It looks extremely different from anything you usually see, mainly due to the fact that it's about Dinosaurs with thinking minds and living in New York. It's got a nice demented plot about a circus freak trying to turn kids… More
I've always loved how bizarre this movie is. It looks extremely different from anything you usually see, mainly due to the fact that it's about Dinosaurs with thinking minds and living in New York. It's got a nice demented plot about a circus freak trying to turn kids into zombie slaves.
Matthew Y

We're Back was released five years after The Land Before Time and comparisons were naturally going to occur. It doesn't hold a candle to the Bluth classic and is a dull and childish feature film which got buried in the 90's against the timeless classics Disney hammered… More
We're Back was released five years after The Land Before Time and comparisons were naturally going to occur. It doesn't hold a candle to the Bluth classic and is a dull and childish feature film which got buried in the 90's against the timeless classics Disney hammered out.