Taiwan Synopsis
When the dinosaur families get trapped in a valley by an ice storm, one family of "spike tail" dinosaurs volunteers to leave since they consume more food than the others. Meanwhile, the young dinos and a new adult dinosaur named Mr. Thicknose, head out to bring back their friend Spike, who has left his friends to be with members of his own species.
The 2000–2002 Taiwan Window
7 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze sits at position #7.
#1What Time Is It There?
★ 7.0 · 2001
#2Blue Gate Crossing
★ 7.0 · 2002
#3Meteor Garden
★ 6.6 · 2001
#4The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
★ 6.2 · 2002
#5Fleeing by Night
★ 6.2 · 2000
#6The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
★ 6.1 · 2000
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#7The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
★ 6.0 · 2001
Other Titles From Universal Cartoon Studios
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
★ 6.3 · 1994
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
★ 6.2 · 1997
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The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
★ 6.1 · 2000
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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 2000s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze premiered. 31 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #132 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Animation productions specifically: #5 of 6 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
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| All Production Countries | Taiwan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Universal Cartoon Studios, Wang Film Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 15m |
| Release Date | December 4, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0301526 |