Jurassic Park
1993, Sci-fi/Action, 2h 6m
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Jurassic Park is a spectacle of special effects and life-like animatronics, with some of Spielberg's best sequences of sustained awe and sheer terror since Jaws. Read critic reviews
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Dr. Alan Grant
Dr. Ellie Sattler
Dr. Ian Malcolm
John Hammond
Robert Muldoon
Donald Gennaro
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Critic Reviews for Jurassic Park
All Critics (130) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (119) | Rotten (11)
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An economic necessity of securing a PG certificate for what is essentially a horror film has been allowed to intervene in the story-telling, so that the tone is constantly disrupted by an incongruous reassurance.
November 14, 2017 | Full Review… -
Jurassic Park is the most self-reflexive blockbuster ever made ...
August 23, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
A thrill ride worthy of a real-life amusement park.
August 22, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
The effects have barely aged and the joy is timeless. Take a child who's never seen it and watch their imagination expand before your eyes.
August 19, 2013 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
Jurassic Park is an astonishing success in one sense and one sense only: It is the monster of all monster movies, guaranteed to challenge weak bladders, flutter heartbeats and win automatic Oscars for the [tech crew].
July 31, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
Jurassic Park shows us a director in transition, and the film captures his transformation in its own kind of cinematic amber.
April 8, 2013 | Full Review…
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An economic necessity of securing a PG certificate for what is essentially a horror film has been allowed to intervene in the story-telling, so that the tone is constantly disrupted by an incongruous reassurance.
November 14, 2017 | Full Review… -
Jurassic Park is the most self-reflexive blockbuster ever made ...
August 23, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
A thrill ride worthy of a real-life amusement park.
August 22, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
The effects have barely aged and the joy is timeless. Take a child who's never seen it and watch their imagination expand before your eyes.
August 19, 2013 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
This is a classic movie. The entire cast was great and Spielberg was in the zone on this one.
June 25, 2021 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
This is a classic for good reason. It was a groundbreaking film that has magic that they haven't been able to recreate in this franchise.
June 25, 2021 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Jurassic Park
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Jun 06, 2016This universally loved adventure hit is the perfect movie. From the great action scenes to the beautiful scenery shots, there is nothing not to like. Every scene has been put together with care and it really shows.Peter B Super Reviewer
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Feb 06, 2016An extremely important film. This movie pioneered CGI and it still holds up to this day and looks better than most films nowadays. Jurassic Park has well written characters, great plot and concept. This film has beautiful stunning visuals as well as having suspenseful sequences. Two Thumbs up, thank you Spielberg!Mr N Super Reviewer
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Dec 14, 2015"Jurassic Park" is another one of "Steven Spielberg's" classics. "Jurassic Park" is an amazing Sci-Fi/Fantasy movie of 1993. The plot to "Jurassic Park" is that a group of miners discover a mosquito frozen in tree sap from millions of years ago. Later a group of scientists get a hold of this they suck out the blood that the mosquito took from animals. The scientists discover that the mosquito had been carrying dinosaur D.N.A. The scientist then uses the D.N.A. to create living dinosaurs. But what the scientists don't know is shortly all hell will break loose. The plot to the movie is superb; the intro to the film is a thrilling and suspenseful opening to what will happen. During the movie we get to love "Alan Grant" portrayed by "Sam Neill" who is a caring person. "Jurassic Park" uses humour to make the movie even better; it is very successful at this. The acting in "Jurassic Park" is superb, "Richard Attenborough" and "Laura Dern" are perfect actors, the don't oversell their performances or have weak performances. "Steven Spielberg" and "John Williams" constantly work together to create some of cinema's very best music. The music "John Williams" created was extremely suspenseful. It may not be the very best he's done but it's still is great to listen to. For a movie made in 1993 using C.G.I. everywhere it would be expected that the special effects would look horrible to today's standards. The C.G.I. is excellent it's barely noticeable. "Steven Spielberg" is the master at directing and filming movies; "Jurassic Park" was filmed exceptionally. The scene where the dinosaur is chasing the car looks magnificent. If you are a person who enjoys "Spielberg" movies or Sci-Fi movies than I highly recommend you watch "Jurassic Park" as it is a classic, with amazing acting and stunning visuals. I give "Jurassic Park" a 9/10. The movie did have some issues, some scenes dragged on for a while, C.G.I. was great but a bit out of date.Steve G Super Reviewer
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Sep 14, 2015A masterpiece. No other words needed to describe this movieKameron W Super Reviewer
Jurassic Park Quotes
| Ellie Sattler: | Thats the illusion ! |
| Ellie Sattler: | That's the illusion! |
| Ian Malcolm: | Life uh.... finds a way |
| Ian Malcolm: | Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. |
| Dr. Alan Grant: | Mr. Hammond, after careful consideration I've decided not to endorse your park. |
| John Hammond: | So have I. |
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