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Movie ID: 1460
RT slug: the_good_dinosaur
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_good_dinosaur
Release year: 2015
Runtime: 92 mins
Wide release date: 2015-11-25
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2016-02-23
Tomatometer final: 76%
Audience score final: 64%
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
Directors: Peter Sohn
Writers: Meg LeFauve
Producers: Denise Ream
MPAA rating: PG
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-10-05 20:50:24
Updated: 2026-10-05 20:50:24
Luckily for young Arlo, his parents (Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand) and his two siblings, the mighty dinosaurs were not wiped out 65 million years ago. When a rainstorm washes poor Arlo (Raymond Ochoa) downriver, he ends up bruised, battered and miles away from home. Good fortune shines on the frightened dino when he meets Spot (Jack Bright), a Neanderthal boy who offers his help and friendship. Together, the unlikely duo embark on an epic adventure to reunite Arlo with his beloved family.
The Good Dinosaur delivers thrillingly beautiful animation in service of a worthy story that, even if it doesn't quite live up to the lofty standards set by Pixar, still adds up to charming, family-friendly entertainment.
Canonical reviews: 219
Canonical fresh: 166
Canonical rotten: 53
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 219 (166/53), 76% (75.799% raw)
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-10-05 18:21:06
Snapshot Tomatometer: 76%
Snapshot review count: 219
Snapshot fresh count: 166
Snapshot rotten count: 53
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| 1 | Jeffrey Wright | Poppa |
| 2 | Frances McDormand | Momma |
| 3 | Maleah Nipay-Padilla | Libby |
| 4 | Ryan Teeple | Young Buck |
| 5 | Jack McGraw | Young Arlo |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 286773 | Don Shanahan | Every Movie Has a Lesson | Fresh | 3/5 | 2024-10-14T06:45:48.000Z | 2024-10-14 06:45:48 | There is very little newness to its narrative, yet it still manages to touch your heart just right. |
| 286774 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-04-25T01:52:30.000Z | 2022-04-25 01:52:30 | This tale of dinosaur versus Nature offers no end of physical challenges and dangers to overcome, but it also happens to be one of the most unbelievably funny and affecting Pixar films to date. |
| 286775 | Cory Woodroof | PopMatters | Fresh | 7/10 | 2022-02-10T02:59:50.000Z | 2022-02-10 02:59:50 | Pixar's The Good Dinosaur features some of the studio's most dazzling animation yet, but its story, while satisfying, borrows a few tricks from its predecessors. |
| 286776 | Hosea Rupprecht | Pauline Media Studies | Fresh | — | 2021-09-13T17:41:24.000Z | 2021-09-13 17:41:24 | At a few spots in the film, I shed some quiet tears, thinking about my own family. |
| 286777 | Richard Crouse | Richard Crouse | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2021-02-03T15:32:10.000Z | 2021-02-03 15:32:10 | Contains a few intense circle-of-life scenes that may be too much for youngsters but also milks as much emotion from its simple story as possible. In Pixar's world dinosaurs can cry... and just might make you shed a tear as well. |
| 286778 | Wesley Lovell | Cinema Sight | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2020-12-16T18:52:16.000Z | 2020-12-16 18:52:16 | We used to say Pixar could do no wrong, but they did and they did a terrible wrong, something not even worthy of the Disney animation division in their worst ruts. |
| 286779 | Mike Massie | Gone With The Twins | Fresh | 6/10 | 2020-12-04T05:56:13.000Z | 2020-12-04 05:56:13 | The photorealism is essentially indistinguishable from actual outdoor locations, which begs the question as to why these components were animated at all. |
| 286780 | Allen Almachar | The MacGuffin | Rotten | B- | 2020-07-14T17:31:28.000Z | 2020-07-14 17:31:28 | Of all of Disney/Pixar's work, this is by far the most absurd. |
| 286781 | Debbie Lynn Elias | Behind The Lens | Fresh | — | 2019-11-29T21:50:54.000Z | 2019-11-29 21:50:54 | Filled with a visual and emotional magic and majesty that touches the senses and the heart, The Good Dinosaur is 'Dino-Rrific'!! |
| 286782 | Leslie Combemale | Cinema Siren | Fresh | B | 2019-10-17T21:02:50.000Z | 2019-10-17 21:02:50 | What rises the entertainment quality of The Good Dinosaur above what is unquestionably derivative are those encounters, and the environments in which they experience them. |
| 286783 | Andrew Todd | Birth.Movies.Death. | Fresh | — | 2019-09-01T00:30:26.000Z | 2019-09-01 00:30:26 | A visually gorgeous, minimalist survival Western filled with weirdos, danger, and surprisingly mature themes. |
| 286784 | Ryan Syrek | The Reader (Omaha, NE) | Rotten | C | 2019-07-09T20:33:20.000Z | 2019-07-09 20:33:20 | For me, The Good Dinosaur will be a pleasant, forgettable experience. But for some kid out there, it's going to be the first time they grappled with the concept of mortality. In that sense, the movie may not be that good, but at least it's doing good. |
| 286785 | Ellie Lucas | The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2019-07-05T20:32:59.000Z | 2019-07-05 20:32:59 | It works fine on its own and is an entertaining and occasionally moving children's film, it just feels a bit more anonymous than the high quality we've come to expect from Pixar. |
| 286786 | Matt Brunson | Film Frenzy | Rotten | 2/4 | 2019-06-20T01:07:04.000Z | 2019-06-20 01:07:04 | Innovation and imagination prove to be as extinct as pterodactyls in the modern world. |
| 286787 | Rachel Wagner | rachelsreviews.net | Fresh | B+ | 2019-04-18T00:33:26.000Z | 2019-04-18 00:33:26 | This is a film like Bambi or Dumbo that are about the growth of a character and are artistically ambitious at the same time. |
| 286788 | Tom Bond | One Room With A View | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-04-17T21:57:04.000Z | 2019-04-17 21:57:04 | It's impossible to rave enough about the elemental beauty of The Good Dinosaur. |
| 286789 | Bernard Boo | Way Too Indie | Fresh | 8/10 | 2019-02-27T21:52:11.000Z | 2019-02-27 21:52:11 | The Good Dinosaur is more humble than Pixar's typical fare, choosing to refine and riff on familiar ideas and themes rather than build new ones from the ground up and live on the cutting edge. |
| 286790 | Amanda Greever | The Daily Times (Tennessee) | Rotten | — | 2019-02-05T01:07:43.000Z | 2019-02-05 01:07:43 | It's dark, depressing and pretty questionable as a family film. |
| 286791 | Micheal Compton | Bowling Green Daily News | Fresh | B- | 2019-01-17T01:32:06.000Z | 2019-01-17 01:32:06 | A film that works in the moment, but doesn't really have any long-term staying power. |
| 286792 | Abbie Bernstein | Assignment X | Rotten | — | 2018-12-07T21:56:11.000Z | 2018-12-07 21:56:11 | It has a few flashes of fun, as with a Triceratops...and some moments of real beauty, one of which is prominently featured in the advertising. Still, it's not the kind of surprising, imaginative fare we normally associate with Pixar. |
| 286793 | Colby Bryant | Geeks Under Grace | Fresh | 7.8/10 | 2018-12-07T08:04:47.000Z | 2018-12-07 08:04:47 | A unique film with a simple story that I feel will be enjoyed by most, but not loved and remembered over time like other PIXAR films. |
| 286794 | Jennifer Heaton | Alternative Lens | Fresh | 7.5/10 | 2018-11-01T11:04:18.000Z | 2018-11-01 11:04:18 | Watching the final film, there are definitely still signs that The Good Dinosaur was a problem child but within the somewhat messy final result are moments that truly shine. |
| 286795 | Deirdre Crimmins | Cinematic Essential | Rotten | 4/10 | 2018-08-30T01:42:35.000Z | 2018-08-30 01:42:35 | The uneven tones, basic plot, and unnecessary villains left me dissatisfied with The Good Dinosaur. |
| 286796 | Joseph Walsh | CineVue | Fresh | 5/5 | 2018-08-22T22:17:02.000Z | 2018-08-22 22:17:02 | A crowning triumph, blending jaw-dropping photorealistic animation with a heart-wrenchingly beautiful tale of friendship against the odds. |
| 286797 | Pamela Powell | Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2018-08-22T12:22:50.000Z | 2018-08-22 12:22:50 | With dazzling animation and lots of action, the film is sure to be a hit with families this holiday season. |
| 286798 | Oggs Cruz | Rappler | Fresh | — | 2018-04-10T23:56:15.000Z | 2018-04-10 23:56:15 | The film is truly ravishing, with nearly all of its frames gorgeous enough to be paraded on the walls of an art-starved home. |
| 286799 | Andre Meadows | Black Nerd Comedy | Rotten | — | 2018-03-02T22:16:54.000Z | 2018-03-02 22:16:54 | The emotions were there, but it felt like they were forcing them to be there. Almost like they were telling you they were there, not showing you. |
| 286800 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-12-04T01:45:50.000Z | 2017-12-04 01:45:50 | It would have been really interesting to see Pixar go the whole nine yards and conceive The Good Dinosaur free of all dialogue, but what we have is admittedly still fairly engaging |
| 286801 | Mohar Basu | The Times of India | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-11-09T00:57:30.000Z | 2017-11-09 00:57:30 | It is predictable but that's not such a bad thing when done right. Our hero learns his lesson and manages to 'make his mark'. The same cannot be said about the film that, nevertheless, is a delight to watch. |
| 286802 | Courtney Howard | Fresh Fiction | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-11-05T03:20:20.000Z | 2017-11-05 03:20:20 | There ought to be asterisk next to "Good," stipulating that in terms of the animation, it's not just good - it's revolutionary, breathtaking and boundary-pushing. |
| 286803 | Matthew Bond | The Mail on Sunday (UK) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2017-10-26T01:12:03.000Z | 2017-10-26 01:12:03 | The characterisation is poor, the screenplay decidedly mediocre and the action repetitive. |
| 286804 | Joanne Soh | The New Paper (Singapore) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-09-20T17:26:43.000Z | 2017-09-20 17:26:43 | This animation may not be one of Pixar's finest, but it is adorable and a beautiful work of art. |
| 286805 | Sr. Rose Pacatte | National Catholic Reporter | Fresh | — | 2017-06-13T09:53:48.000Z | 2017-06-13 09:53:48 | If you go to see "The Good Dinosaur" and think you are too old or big for an animated film, go to be delighted and awed by the beauty Pixar has created for this far-fetched tale. |
| 286806 | Julia Alexander | Polygon | Rotten | — | 2017-06-02T14:40:19.000Z | 2017-06-02 14:40:19 | The Good Dinosaur could have been the great dinosaur, but instead barely manages to scrape by as the mediocre dinosaur. |
| 286807 | Nicolás Ruiz | Código espagueti | Rotten | 6/10 | 2017-04-19T15:19:44.000Z | 2017-04-19 15:19:44 | The Good Dinosaur is not a bad movie: it just not even close to what we expected. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 286808 | Rain Jokinen | SFist | Fresh | — | 2017-03-23T22:17:47.000Z | 2017-03-23 22:17:47 | It may not redefine what animated kids' movies are capable of doing, like Inside Out did, but I'll take it over a song-filled princess movie any day. |
| 286809 | Lesley Coffin | The Mary Sue | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-01-10T15:18:50.000Z | 2017-01-10 15:18:50 | A quality family film and well-made Pixar movie. |
| 286810 | Alex Lines | Film Inquiry | Rotten | — | 2017-01-09T17:13:21.000Z | 2017-01-09 17:13:21 | The Good Dinosaur is unsatisfying, its repetitive themes and lack of memorable moments making it quite forgettable. |
| 286811 | Sara Michelle Fetters | MovieFreak.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2016-08-18T15:40:50.000Z | 2016-08-18 15:40:50 | The Good Dinosaur is a children's fable that is more than content to be exactly what it is and little more. |
| 286812 | John Byrne | RTÉ (Ireland) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2016-07-25T16:51:31.000Z | 2016-07-25 16:51:31 | Even for a Pixar production, this is a technically stunning piece of animation, and there's great use of landscape and water that often provides a stark contrast to the more cuddly central characters. |
| 286813 | Mark Jackson | Epoch Times | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2016-06-08T14:40:59.000Z | 2016-06-08 14:40:59 | I personally object to kitschy, green, Mickey-D type plastic toys in a Sam Peckinpah type western setting, but the bottom line is, it's quite a good small-child film. |
| 286814 | Tim Brayton | Antagony & Ecstasy | Fresh | 8/10 | 2016-06-05T20:59:48.000Z | 2016-06-05 20:59:48 | Middle-tier Pixar is a lot higher than other middle-tiers. |
| 286815 | John Lui | The Straits Times (Singapore) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2016-05-25T08:36:08.000Z | 2016-05-25 08:36:08 | The rocks, trees, rivers and mountains are so real and breathtaking, it makes you itch for a pause button to linger and to stare. |
| 286816 | Francesca Rudkin | New Zealand Herald | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2016-05-16T13:52:45.000Z | 2016-05-16 13:52:45 | While conventional rather than adventurous, it's a simple and sentimental story about a likeable hero who overcomes the odds to become the dinosaur his father always dreamed he'd be. |
| 286817 | Jason Bailey | Flavorwire | Rotten | — | 2016-04-30T08:06:50.000Z | 2016-04-30 08:06:50 | The script is puzzlingly devoid of wit, the conflicts and character arcs are unimaginative and stale, the pacing is inexorable, and the plotting is rudimentary at best. |
| 286818 | J. Olson | Cinemixtape | Fresh | 4/5 | 2016-04-12T22:07:57.000Z | 2016-04-12 22:07:57 | No matter how predictable the journey, the visuals and heart-tugging moments are both timeless and top of the line. |
| 286819 | Richard James Havis | South China Morning Post | Fresh | 4/5 | 2016-04-06T09:20:52.000Z | 2016-04-06 09:20:52 | Although it stars friendly dinosaurs, the theme of overcoming fear -- or, in fact, learning to live with fear -- is handled in a more mature way than many live-action features. |
| 286820 | Marija Djurovic | Cairo360 | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2016-03-31T17:07:11.000Z | 2016-03-31 17:07:11 | The performances on all fronts are vibrant and thoroughly engaging, while the story - which was stuck in a troubled six-year long production- is unexpectedly simplistic, the overall result still works in its favour. |
| 286821 | Roe McDermott | Hot Press | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2016-03-11T14:11:00.000Z | 2016-03-11 14:11:00 | While the humour and supporting menagerie of characters feel slightly stale, Arlo and Spot's relationship is a remarkable feat of emotional evolution. |
| 286822 | Dominic Barlow | 4:3 | Fresh | — | 2016-03-03T01:07:48.000Z | 2016-03-03 01:07:48 | Recommended As sublime as 3D character animation gets. |
| 286823 | Felix Vasquez Jr. | Cinema Crazed | Fresh | — | 2016-02-28T22:23:09.000Z | 2016-02-28 22:23:09 | It's a beautiful, touching, and exciting tale of learning to grow up in a world where loss and death are a part of life. |
| 286824 | Tara Brady | Irish Times | Fresh | 3/5 | 2016-02-23T16:42:53.000Z | 2016-02-23 16:42:53 | The Good Dinosaur is a much better film than Cars but the newer movie's propensity for sentimentality and Americana does indeed recall the earlier, unlovely Pixar adventure. |
| 286825 | James Kendrick | Q Network Film Desk | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2016-02-23T11:00:46.000Z | 2016-02-23 11:00:46 | It certainly has its charms and is several notches better than a lot of the computer-animated mayhem passed off as children's entertainment these days, but its impact is almost entirely in the moment. |
| 286826 | Jeff Beck | The Blu Spot | Rotten | 3/5 | 2016-02-22T08:46:01.000Z | 2016-02-22 08:46:01 | While The Good Dinosaur does have things to admire about it, including beautiful animation and some intriguing characters, it's ultimately one of Pixar's weaker efforts thanks to an overly-familiar story and themes. |
| 286827 | Brian Roan | The Film Stage | Fresh | B | 2016-02-20T07:28:22.000Z | 2016-02-20 07:28:22 | A deeply affecting and impossibly beautiful film that is steeped in genuine emotion, colorful characters, and a moving moral message. |
| 286828 | Rob Carnevale | Indie London | Fresh | 4/5 | 2016-02-03T15:25:51.000Z | 2016-02-03 15:25:51 | By turns breath-taking to look at and emotionally engaging, the film has to rate as a triumph for the way in which it can appeal to audiences of every age while perhaps relying more on classic storytelling elements. |
| 286829 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Fresh | 3/4 | 2016-01-31T14:53:04.000Z | 2016-01-31 14:53:04 | One of Pixar's more entertaining recent efforts... |
| 286830 | Luke Buckmaster | The Daily Review/Crikey | Rotten | — | 2016-01-02T16:37:40.000Z | 2016-01-02 16:37:40 | Hyper cartoon design in the foreground and IMAX realism in the background makes an odd dichotomy and it's hard to see the point. |
| 286831 | Alex Zane | The Sun (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2016-01-02T01:00:19.000Z | 2016-01-02 01:00:19 | While not up there with Toy Story 3 and The Incredibles as Pixar's best, this is still a warm and wonderfully told tale. Arlo may be The Good Dinosaur but this is a great movie. |
| 286832 | Udita Jhunjhunwala | Scroll.in | Fresh | — | 2016-01-02T00:59:38.000Z | 2016-01-02 00:59:38 | What does stand out is the animation, especially the realistic depiction of flowing rivers, raging storms, placid lagoons, geysers and thermal pools. And the Apatosaurus are cute too. |
| 286833 | Matthew Lowe | FILMINK (Australia) | Fresh | — | 2016-01-01T16:01:46.000Z | 2016-01-01 16:01:46 | An awesome technical feat, The Good Dinosaur is a very good Pixar film, but not quite a great one, even if it is highly likeable all the same. |
| 286834 | Mel Campbell | Junkee | Rotten | — | 2016-01-01T13:33:40.000Z | 2016-01-01 13:33:40 | In 2015, for the first time in the company's history, Pixar released two films. One of them was wonderful. The other was The Good Dinosaur. |
| 286835 | Stephen Romei | The Australian | Fresh | 3/5 | 2015-12-29T13:02:58.000Z | 2015-12-29 13:02:58 | Very good indeed. |
| 286836 | Matt Neal | ABC Radio (Australia) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2015-12-26T22:09:45.000Z | 2015-12-26 22:09:45 | Good enough, even if it's not as Pixar perfect as we've come to expect. |
| 286837 | Jim Schembri | 3AW | Fresh | 2.5/5 | 2015-12-25T16:41:08.000Z | 2015-12-25 16:41:08 | As bright and fast-moving as it is, The Good Dinosaur is very much a colour-by-numbers effort. Pixar has covered this sort of territory so many times now that recurring themes [about being yourself] have become rote to all but the youngest Pixar fans. |
| 286838 | David 'Mad Dog' Bradley | Rip It Up | Fresh | 3/5 | 2015-12-23T16:16:43.000Z | 2015-12-23 16:16:43 | The latest Pixar/Disney feature is a somewhat head-scratching affair with some sweet charms and cute laughs but nothing like the complexity and profundity of Inside Out. |
| 286839 | Leigh Paatsch | Herald Sun (Australia) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2015-12-23T15:59:53.000Z | 2015-12-23 15:59:53 | Just nice, basic fun, really. |
| 286840 | Louise Keller | Urban Cinefile | Fresh | — | 2015-12-22T21:34:08.000Z | 2015-12-22 21:34:08 | It plays a little long, but the visuals are spectacular in Pixar's holiday film about family and overcoming fear. It's a curious blend of coming of age story, buddy movie and mid west adventure |
| 286841 | Josh Larsen | LarsenOnFilm | Rotten | 2/4 | 2015-12-21T08:07:40.000Z | 2015-12-21 08:07:40 | What's missing is any sense of unified purpose or vision. |
| 286842 | Liam Maguren | Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2015-12-17T13:21:28.000Z | 2015-12-17 13:21:28 | You'll get a greater sense of father-son bonding in Sanjay's Super Team, the seven-minute short that plays before the feature. |
| 286843 | Nick Dent | Daily Telegraph (Australia) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2015-12-16T14:59:14.000Z | 2015-12-16 14:59:14 | While the coming-of-age narrative is familiar enough -- separated from his family a young dinosaur must rise to a series of challenges before he can claim his place in the natural order -- the parallel universe in which it is set is nicely realised. |
| 286844 | John Serba | MLive.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2015-12-12T21:49:51.000Z | 2015-12-12 21:49:51 | The story works in service of the visuals, when the opposite should be true. |
| 286845 | Edgardo Reséndiz | Reforma | Fresh | — | 2015-12-08T14:00:42.000Z | 2015-12-08 14:00:42 | A visual delight, a simple story with a reminiscent of classic Disney and one that carries the traditional emotional "Pixar seal of approval". [Full review in Spanish] |
| 286846 | Eduardo Molina | Reforma | Fresh | — | 2015-12-08T13:59:41.000Z | 2015-12-08 13:59:41 | This peculiar and original rad movie with a touch of a western is a total delight, with lots of humor and animation that will leave you breathless. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 286847 | Susan Granger | SSG Syndicate | Fresh | 6/10 | 2015-12-08T13:43:44.000Z | 2015-12-08 13:43:44 | Subversively sweet, recommended as an imaginative diversion for dinosaur-obsessed youngsters. |
| 286848 | Michael A. Smith | MediaMikes | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2015-12-06T21:00:30.000Z | 2015-12-06 21:00:30 | From the PIXAR division of Disney, "The Good Dinosaur" is a visual treat for the eyes. |
| 286849 | Craig D. Lindsey | Nashville Scene | Fresh | — | 2015-12-04T17:29:26.000Z | 2015-12-04 17:29:26 | However hastily put-together Dinosaur feels, it's still as sincere, scenic and sentimental as Pixar's most elite work. |
| 286850 | Janet Smith | Georgia Straight | Rotten | — | 2015-12-04T17:14:50.000Z | 2015-12-04 17:14:50 | [The Good Dinosaur follows] a journey-quest script that borrows liberally from The Lion King, The Jungle Book, and The Land Before Time. |
| 286851 | Alonso Díaz de la Vega | El Universal | Fresh | — | 2015-12-04T13:23:49.000Z | 2015-12-04 13:23:49 | The Good Dinosaur might be oriented to a child audience, but it never stops itself from showing us much more adult notions. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 286852 | Neil Rosen | NY1-TV | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2015-12-04T12:22:44.000Z | 2015-12-04 12:22:44 | Overall, it's alright. I do recommend it for children, but there's no real humor in it, and I've just come to expect more from the folks at Pixar. |
| 286853 | Rob Vaux | Sci-Fi Movie Page | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2015-12-03T21:24:13.000Z | 2015-12-03 21:24:13 | It resembles its wobbly kneed hero in all the right ways, and brings a little ray of joy to the fall movie season that's all the more welcome for arriving so unexpectedly. |
| 286854 | José Arce | LaButaca.net | Fresh | 6/10 | 2015-12-03T17:55:05.000Z | 2015-12-03 17:55:05 | The Good Dinosaur is entertaining enough with is selection of rushed emotions, colorful solutions -dinosaurs are farmers, and it's alright, I guess- and a variety of tired messages. |
| 286855 | Jeffrey M. Anderson | Combustible Celluloid | Fresh | 3/4 | 2015-12-03T15:12:23.000Z | 2015-12-03 15:12:23 | The Good Dinosaur is a strange little thing, bursting with beautiful nature imagery, good intentions, and odd ideas. |
| 286856 | Jim Lane | Sacramento News & Review | Rotten | 1/5 | 2015-12-03T13:26:41.000Z | 2015-12-03 13:26:41 | An unrelieved disaster. |
| 286857 | Mary Ann Brussat | Spirituality & Practice | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2015-12-03T12:50:41.000Z | 2015-12-03 12:50:41 | A dinosaur with a good heart, learns the meaning of courage on his way home after many adventures. |
| 286858 | Allan Hunter | Daily Express (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2015-12-03T10:38:28.000Z | 2015-12-03 10:38:28 | There are echoes of The Lion King, Bambi and much more in this simple coming-of-age story. |
| 286859 | Alison Willmore | BuzzFeed News | Fresh | — | 2015-12-03T10:21:53.000Z | 2015-12-03 10:21:53 | If The Good Dinosaur falls low in the rankings of the company's now 16 titles, it is still leagues finer than the flurry of frenetic colors and screwball pacing of the standard children's animated movie. |
| 286860 | Ken Hanke | Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2015-12-03T04:32:35.000Z | 2015-12-03 04:32:35 | If you're old enough to read this, you're probably too old for the very thin story being told in Pixar's latest. |
| 286861 | John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2015-12-02T15:47:36.000Z | 2015-12-02 15:47:36 | Motivated by the archetypal Disney trauma (the death of a parent), this odd coming-of-age adventure is part frontier survival saga, part vision quest and part 'Born Free'... |
| 286862 | Violet LeVoit | AllMovie | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2015-12-02T13:21:12.000Z | 2015-12-02 13:21:12 | [A] plodding, punitive morality tale that owes less to the whimsy of Toy Story and more to the vengeful tradition of cautionary Struwwelpeter fables. |
| 286863 | Ernesto Diezmartinez | Cine Vértigo | Fresh | — | 2015-12-02T12:59:22.000Z | 2015-12-02 12:59:22 | The least ambitious Pixar story, but the animation is prodigious. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 286864 | Linda Cook | Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2015-12-01T20:30:54.000Z | 2015-12-01 20:30:54 | It's good. But not great. |
| 286865 | Matthew Turner | SciFiNow | Fresh | 3/5 | 2015-12-01T13:10:43.000Z | 2015-12-01 13:10:43 | Ultimately, The Good Dinosaur is a likeable and beautifully animated tale, even if it never quite hits the heights of Pixar's best work. |
| 286866 | Iain McNally | Starburst | Fresh | 8/10 | 2015-12-01T13:05:59.000Z | 2015-12-01 13:05:59 | While it's still very enjoyable, it doesn't quite live up to the standard expected of Pixar, even if those expectations are completely unfair and unreasonable. |
| 286867 | Kevin Maher | The Times (UK) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2015-12-01T13:04:48.000Z | 2015-12-01 13:04:48 | The Good Dinosaur is the animation behemoth Pixar at its most formulaic and uninspired. |
| 286868 | Alex Leadbeater | What Culture | Fresh | 3/5 | 2015-12-01T07:16:55.000Z | 2015-12-01 07:16:55 | This may not be the first sub-par movie we've got from Pixar, but it is their first squandering of an A-grade idea. |
| 286869 | Oswaldo Betancourt Lozano | Chilango.com | Fresh | — | 2015-11-30T18:25:02.000Z | 2015-11-30 18:25:02 | Lacks the strenght of other Pixar creations, but it is a nice option. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 286870 | Sergio Benítez | Espinof | Fresh | — | 2015-11-30T18:04:53.000Z | 2015-11-30 18:04:53 | Even if it's not completely perfect, it is for the most part... and that is no small feat. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 286871 | Burl Burlingame | Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Rotten | 2/4 | 2015-11-30T16:17:44.000Z | 2015-11-30 16:17:44 | While I can certainly marvel at the realistic computerized water in a movie, I don't go to the movies to marvel at computerized water. |
| 286872 | Jonathan Romney | Film Comment Magazine | Rotten | — | 2015-11-30T08:55:08.000Z | 2015-11-30 08:55:08 | Written by Meg LeFauve, with her, Sohn, and others credited on story, The Good Dinosaur features the most mundane narrative of any Pixar film-mundane because it so blatantly aspires to mythic resonance. |
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