Highest-Rated Movies about 'Prehistoric Times'

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), The Man from Earth (2007), King Kong (1933), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), What's Up, Doc? (1972) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Prehistoric Times movies.

#1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Storyline: The final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the One Ring, while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith.

Plot Keywords: epic, battle, journey, volcanic eruption, curse, wizard, good versus evil ...

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#2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Storyline: An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist of fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it. However, he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir, and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin, and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign.

Plot Keywords: ring, quest, elf, sword and sorcery, based on novel, wizard, saving the world ...

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#3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Storyline: The continuing quest of Frodo and the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring. Frodo and Sam discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum. Aragorn, the Elf archer Legolas, and Gimli the Dwarf encounter the besieged Rohan kingdom, whose once great King Theoden has fallen under Saruman's deadly spell.

Plot Keywords: epic, split personality, swamp, loss of brother, resurrection, forest, treason ...

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#4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Storyline: "2001" is a story of evolution. Sometime in the distant past, someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith on Earth (presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well). Evolution then enabled humankind to reach the moon's surface, where yet another monolith is found, one that signals the monolith placers that humankind has evolved that far. Now a race begins between computers (HAL) and human (Bowman) to reach the monolith placers. The winner will achieve the next step in evolution, whatever that may be.

Plot Keywords: number in title, computer, year 2001, spacecraft, famous line, chess, science runs amok ...

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#5. The Man from Earth (2007)

Storyline: An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.

Plot Keywords: storytelling, dialogue driven, reference to jack the ripper, reference to jesus christ, reference to moses, anthropologist, archeologist ...

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#6. King Kong (1933)

Storyline: Carl Denham needs to finish his movie and has the perfect location; Skull Island. But he still needs to find a leading lady. This 'soon-to-be-unfortunate' soul is Ann Darrow. No one knows what they will encounter on this island and why it is so mysterious, but once they reach it, they will soon find out. Living on this hidden island is a giant gorilla and this beast now has Ann in it's grasps. Carl and Ann's new love, Jack Driscoll must travel through the jungle looking for Kong and Ann, whilst avoiding all sorts of creatures and beasts.

Plot Keywords: empire state building manhattan new york city, falling to death, tyrannosaurus rex, orchestral music score, blonde woman, woman in jeopardy, blonde ...

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#7. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Storyline: Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever ... Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities ... A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to ...

Plot Keywords: wizard, elf, eagle, sword and sorcery, dwarf, dragon, part computer animation ...

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#8. What's Up, Doc? (1972)

Storyline: Two researchers have come to San Francisco to compete for a research grant in Music. One seems a bit distracted, and that was before he meets her. A strange woman seems to have devoted her life to confusing and embarassing him. At the same time a woman has her jewels stolen and a government whistle blower arrives with his stolen top secret papers. All, of course have the same style and color overnight bag.

Plot Keywords: hotel, scientist, seduction, battle of the sexes, fiancee, love triangle, on the run ...

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#9. Ice Age (2002)

Storyline: Back when the Earth was being overrun by glaciers, and animals were scurrying to save themselves from the upcoming Ice Age, a sloth named Sid, a woolly mammoth named Manny, and a saber-toothed tiger named Diego are forced to become unlikely heroes. The three reluctantly come together when they have to return a human child to its father while braving the deadly elements of the impending Ice Age.

Plot Keywords: prehistoric times, lava, cult film, rescue from drowning, loss of son, jumping from height, icicle ...

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#10. The Land Before Time (1988)

Storyline: An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.

Plot Keywords: death of mother, family relationships, anthropomorphism, falling from height, unlikely friendship, prehistoric times, loss of mother ...

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#11. A.R.O.G (2008)

Storyline: Commander Logar, the villain of the previous movie escapes from the planet G.O.R.A. to Earth and finds Arif. Arif gets tricked by the evil Commander Logar into thinking that his intentions have changed but Commander Logar sends Arif 1.000.000 years into the past. After finding himself in the stone-age Arif begins to help the local tribe to defend themselves against a different, much more violent tribe and tries to find a way back to his time.

Plot Keywords: dinosaur, entire title is capitalized acronym, prehistoric times, time travel, istanbul turkey, alien, football ...

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#12. The X Files (1998)

Storyline: With problems appearing between FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, a dangerous conspiracy is starting to appear. A deadly virus, which appears to be of extraterrestrial origin has appeared, which could destroy all life on Earth. With the help of a paranoid doctor, Alvin Kurtzweil, Mulder and Scully must act fast in order to save everyone on the planet.

Plot Keywords: agent, title spoken by character, drunkenness, cult film, bee, vaccine, bee sting ...

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#13. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

Storyline: After the events of "Ice Age: The Meltdown", life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, having since become an item, are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in a strange underground world where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently.

Plot Keywords: nightmare, jungle, skeleton, childbirth, prehistoric times, surrealism, no opening credits ...

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#14. History of the World: Part I (1981)

Storyline: From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind's evolution (or lack thereof) is traced. Often ridiculous but never serious, we learn the truth behind the Roman Emperor, we learn what really happened at the Last Supper, the circumstances that surrounded the French Revolution, how to test eunuchs, and what kind of shoes the Spanish Inquisitor wore.

Plot Keywords: prehistoric times, written and directed by cast member, urination, wig, unemployment, stand up comedian, king ...

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#15. Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Storyline: A village is attacked by the evil ruler of the Snake Cult, Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones) and his evil warriors, when Thulsa Doom and his warriors kills his parents, a young boy named Conan (Jorge Sanz) is enslaved. Years later, Conan grows up and becomes a mighty warrior and is trained as a fighter. After years as a slave and as a gladiator, Conan is set free. Conan sets out on a quest as he vows to avenge his parents and solve the riddle of steel. Joined by a archer named Subotai (Gerry Lopez), a beautiful thief who falls in love with Conan, Valeria (Sandahl Bergman) and a Chinese wizard (Mako), Conan and his companions sets out to rescue Princess Yasmina (Valérie Quennessen), daughter of King Osric (Max von Sydow), from the Snake Cult, and get his revenge on Thulsa Doom and avenge his parents.

Plot Keywords: evil sorcerer, bare chested male, female nudity, bare breasts, muscleman, cult film, female frontal nudity ...

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