Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

Directed by Matthew Thompson

Produced by BBC Studios Science Unit, NOVA

202287 min7.4 / 10

A scientifically rigorous, visually stunning reconstruction of the asteroid impact that ended the dinosaur era, balancing wonder with the gravity of mass extinction.

David Attenborough brings to life, in unprecedented detail, the last days of the dinosaurs. Palaeontologist Robert DePalma has made an incredible discovery in a prehistoric graveyard: fossilised creatures, astonishingly well preserved, that could help change our understanding of the last days of the dinosaurs. Evidence from his site records the day when an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest devastated our planet and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. Based on brand new evidence, witness the catastrophic events of that day play out minute by minute.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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72/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity94

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Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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