Anonymous Rex (2004): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2004, Anonymous Rex is an action, fantasy, science fiction and tv movie film directed by Julian Jarrold, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. The dinosaurs didn't go completely extinct when the asteroids hit 65 million years ago. Today, every ten thousandth person in the country is a dinosaur, evolved to be human-sized, wearing sophisticated solid-light holographic disguises to maintain the facade, getting stoned off regular cooking herbs like basil, rosemary and tarragon, and living by their own shadow government's laws; any human who stumbles upon them is to be immediately executed. Two dino private investigators, velociraptor Vincent Rubio and triceratops Ernie Watson, are hired by one of Ernie's old girlfriends to find out why her younger brother committed suicide, and discover a dino cult called Voice Of Progress that wants dinokind to come out of the closet and reclaim the planet.

Who’s in it. Anonymous Rex stars Sam Trammell as Vincent Rubio, Stephanie Lemelin as Gabrielle Watson, Tamara Gorski as Circe and Alan van Sprang as Raal, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.1/10, Anonymous Rex has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Anonymous Rex page.

If you liked it. Fans of Anonymous Rex tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.