THEME EXPLORATION

dinosaur rescue

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas

Cobra Woman
1944 · Robert Siodmak

Mystery Submarine

Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk

Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel

San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton

The Voice of Hind Rajab

The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania

La vispa Teresa

La vispa Teresa
1939 · Roberto Rossellini

Run Tiger Run
1985 · John Woo

Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama
1936 · Kon Ichikawa

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960 · Terence Fisher

Skyscraper
2018 · Rawson Marshall Thurber

101 Dalmatians
1996 · Stephen Herek

Aç Kurtlar
1969 · Yílmaz Güney

Avenging Warriors

Avenging Warriors
1979 · Chang Cheh

Devil of the Desert

Devil of the Desert
1964 · Antonio Margheriti

Three Heroines
1938 · Dziga Vertov

Crawl
2019 · Alexandre Aja

Hardcore Henry
2015 · Ilya Naishuller

The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · Niki Caro

Bāhubali: The Beginning

Bāhubali: The Beginning
2015 · S. S. Rajamouli

Big Miracle
2012 · Ken Kwapis

Counterattack
2025 · Chava Cartas

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Steven Spielberg United States

His Jurassic Park franchise fundamentally defined cinematic dinosaur rescue narratives, focusing on human intervention to save both dinosaurs and people from extinction.

Joe Johnston United States

Directed Jurassic Park III, which centrally features characters on rescue missions to save captured dinosaurs and retrieve lost companions from dinosaur-inhabited islands.

Colin Trevorrow United States

His Jurassic World films, particularly Fallen Kingdom, explicitly center on rescue operations to preserve dinosaur species from destruction and extinction.