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The Land Before Time(1988)

Don Bluth·69 min·★ 7.2
FamilyAnimationAdventure
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The Land Before Time is not currently booked at any Toronto cinema. We last tracked it at Cineplex in July 2026. Set a free alert below and we'll email you the moment it's programmed again. Directed by Don Bluth, released in 1988, family, animation and adventure, 69 minutes long.

Synopsis

During the age of the dinosaurs, a massive famine forces several herds of dinosaurs to seek an oasis known as the Great Valley. Among these, a mother in a diminished "Longneck" herd gives birth to a single baby, named Littlefoot. Years later, Littlefoot plays with Cera, a "Three-horn", until her father intervenes, whereupon Littlefoot's mother describes the different kinds of dinosaurs: "Three-horns", "Spiketails", "Swimmers", and "Flyers". That night, as Littlefoot follows a "Hopper", he encounters Cera again, and they play together briefly until a large "Sharptooth" attacks them. Littlefoot's mother comes to their rescue, but receives fatal injuries in the process. An earthquake swallows up the Sharptooth and divides Littlefoot and Cera from their herds. Littlefoot receives advice from his dying mother before she passes away. Confused and in grief, Littlefoot meets an old "Clubtail" named Rooter, who consoles him. He is then guided by his mother's voice telling him to follow the sun to the Great Valley.

via TheTVDB

Screening history
Previously in Toronto
Cineplex
July 2026
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