Synopsis
Littlefoot and his friends the gang in their next when a swarm of leaf gobblers had destroyed their homes and this forces them to find a new home but yet find an mysterious island.
Audience Engagement
296 audience reviews — more than 95% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among South Korea films.
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The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
★ 6.3 · 1994
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
★ 6.1 · 2000
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
★ 6.2 · 2002
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
★ 6.2 · 1996
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
★ 6.2 · 1995
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
★ 6.0 · 2001
Animation + Family in South Korea
28 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island itself).
The 1996–1998 South Korea Window
In the crowded 1996-1998 South Korea release window, The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island sits at #12 of 17. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in South Korea, 39 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island premiered alongside 4 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 4 other South Korea films in 1997.
The 34th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,077 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Animation productions specifically: #27 of 50 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Universal Cartoon Studios, AKOM Production Company |
| Runtime | 1h 14m |
| Release Date | September 12, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0123950 |













