The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)

Directed by

Charles Grosvenor

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, family film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 12m

Rated

G

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 237 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After a storm creates a big lake in their valley, a young dinosaur named Littlefoot meets a lost swimming dinosaur named Mo. Together with his friends, Littlefoot helps Mo find his way home to the big water while avoiding a hungry predator. Along the way they learn about friendship and facing fears.

gentlelight-heartedadventurouswhimsicalmildly tenseemotionalsimplesweet

What happens

The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (aka Journey to the Big Water) is a 2002 direct-to-video animated adventure musical film and the ninth film in The Land Before Time series. It was produced and directed by Charles Grosvenor. This is also the last film to use the soundtrack composed by James Horner. The film was produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and released by Universal Studios Home Video on December 10, 2002. During the year this was released, Universal brought back on DVD, for the first time, two of the previous The Land Before Time films: The Great Valley Adventure and The Time of the Great Giving. When heavy rains create a mysterious "new water", Littlefoot sets off to explore the Great Valley. He quickly becomes friends with Mo the mischievous Ophthalmosaurus who has been isolated from his pod by the weather. When Littlefoot and friends get separated from their parents because of an Earthshake, they help Mo get back home to the Big Water, while avoiding a hungry "Sharptooth Swimmer". On the way, Littlefoot and Mo discuss such interesting and see dangerous things like imaginary friends, the Sharptooth Swimmer, the concept of loneliness, and the true meaning of a brother. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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