
Jurassic Park
An adventure 65 million years in the making.
1993 • 127 min • Adventure · Science Fiction
Synopsis
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 10 · 75%
- 80 Audience · 18138 · 25%
An entrepreneur’s ambitious dinosaur theme park goes awry when security systems fail, unleashing prehistoric creatures on a small group of visitors. They must survive and escape the island as the ancient predators hunt them.
- Violence & peril
- 7/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 8/10
Heads up
- Intense dinosaur attacks
- Characters in constant peril
- Some jump scares
What it models well
- Courage in the face of danger
- Teamwork and survival
- Protecting family
Talk about it after
- The ethics of scientific advancement
- Respect for nature and its power
- Facing your fears
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Top billed cast
Director: Steven Spielberg • Crew: David Koepp, Michael Crichton
Trailers & clips
Welcome To Jurassic Park - Extended Preview
The Making of Jurassic Park - Full Documentary
Escaping the Park
Welcome To Jurassic Park - Extended Preview
Iconic T-Rex Escape
Rare Footage Of Steven Spielberg Directing Iconic Scenes - Bonus Feature
The T. rex Chase In 4k HDR
30th Anniversary Special: Defining Moments
Reviewer notes
RecommendedJurassic Park (1993) is one of those rare films that perfectly blends story, spectacle, and emotion. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it’s a true benchmark in movie history, and honestly, it’s hard to find anything about it that doesn’t impress. From the opening moments, the tension and wonder pull you in, setting the stage for a thrilling adventure that doesn’t let go.…
RecommendedA cracking film about a team of archaeologists sent to evaluate a theme park with a difference. It has end-to-end thrills and some truly groundbreaking special effects. The acting is, however, another matter entirely.…
RecommendedThe classic jurassic park movie. It's a theme park where the dinosaurs eventually break out of. Once they taste human flesh they can't get enough of it.
Recommended**Overall : Unparalleled storytelling blends nostalgia and terror, producing one of the most extraordinary adventures ever on screen.** Jurassic Park's groundbreaking special effects blended practical effects with cutting-edge computer-generated imagery, resulting in such realistic creatures that even many modern-day effects.…
RecommendedThis is one of relatively few movies that I have watched more than twice, so obviously I like it. My most recent viewing came because I ran across the remastered version and decided to watch it again after many years. I was never one of those kids who was into dinosaurs growing up. I was more into DC comic book heroes and their TV counterparts.…
RecommendedMORE REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/ Many films age quite well, but Jurassic Park (1993) undoubtedly holds up better than most. From its memorable score to the still impressive animatronics, without forgetting its iconic characters, Steven Spielberg truly is a magnificent filmmaker. Remains as suspenseful as ever. Rating: A+
RecommendedThis is my idea of a perfect movie. I mean, it's not perfect, perfect, but it's pretty close. To start off the score is just amazing and iconic and really drives the awe of this film. And these characters are developed so quickly but are also so good. All of the actors give fantastic performances.…
Recommended"Life finds a way… to let us enjoy dinos in theaters" Filthy rich millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) is about to open a dinosaur theme park. He invites a couple of experts to satisfy his investors. During a preview tour things go awfully wrong. While ‘Jurassic Park’ is too simplistic to be a perfect movie it is blockbuster cinema at its very best.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersI love it. There are movies coming out right now, 25 years later, with triple the budget (even _Jurassic_ movies) where the effects just cannot hold a candle to _Jurassic Park_. If that was the **only** thing it had going for, it would be enough for me to recommend this movie for all, but make no mistake, _Jurassic Park_ is **great** with or without them (but thank God it's with).…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersIf you somehow missed this movie and have never seen it then watch it immediately. As a young boy of 9 on my way to the cinema I wasn't at all prepared for the on-screen awesomeness I was about to witness, one of the defining movies of my childhood and of the modern age.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.0/10 (18,138)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $63,000,000
- Box office
- $1,058,454,230
- Franchise
- Jurassic Park Collection
- IMDb
- tt0107290
- Official site
- www.universalpicturesathome.com

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