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'''''Land of the Lost''''' is a 2009 American [[science fiction]] [[adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Brad Silberling]], written by [[Chris Henchy]] and Dennis McNicholas and starring [[Will Ferrell]], [[Danny McBride]], and [[Anna Friel]] and [[Jorma Taccone]], loosely based on the 1974 [[Sid and Marty Krofft]] [[Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)|television series of the same name]]. The film was theatrically released on June 5, 2009 by [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]].

The film received generally negative reviews from critics, although some critics praised Friel's performance. Itand was also a [[Box-office bomb|box-office bomb]], grossing just $68.8 million against its $100 million budget. It received seven [[Golden Raspberry Award]] nominations, including [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]], winning [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel|Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel]].

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=== Critical response ===

[[File:Anna Friel TCA 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|Despite negative reviews toward the film, [[Anna Friel]]'s performance was praised by some critics.{{citation needed|reason=this sounds like a generic unsourced caption written because someone decided they wanted to add this image to the Reception section|date=December 2021}}]]

[[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports an approval rating of 26% based on 191 reviews, with an average rating of 4.20/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Only loosely based on the original TV series, ''Land of the Lost'' is decidedly less kid-friendly and feels more like a series of inconsistent sketches than a cohesive adventure comedy."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009083_land_of_the_lost |title = Land of the Lost |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date = 5 June 2009 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/landofthelost |title = Land of the Lost: Reviews |access-date = June 13, 2009 |website = [[Metacritic]]}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an F to A+ scale.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 October 2009 |author1=PATRICK GOLDSTEIN |title=High marks |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-oct-13-et-bigpicture13-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=13 October 2009 |quote=This summer, seeing that “Land of the Lost” earned a lowly C-plus from moviegoers when it opened }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cinemascore.com |title=Land of the Lost |work=[[CinemaScore]] |access-date=May 9, 2021 }}</ref>