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Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

1993
Sci-fi
Suspense/Thriller
2h 7m
Featuring incredible special effects and action-packed drama, Jurassic Park takes you to a remote island where an amazing theme park with living dinosaurs is about to turn deadly, as five people must battle to survive among the prehistoric predators. (Universal Pictures)
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Jurassic Park

1993
Sci-fi
Suspense/Thriller
2h 7m
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Rated 28 Nov 2018
99
98th
I watched this with my six year old son and when the Brachiosaurus sneezed all over the little girl he laughed so hard he shot snot on me. Does this qualify as life imitating art? The dinosaurs end up chewing far less of the scenery than Jeff Goldblum. His knee squeeze of Richard Attenborough coupled with his knee slaps before he explains chaos theory make it the greatest performance by an actor's knees since unspecified actor had to do unspecified act on unspecified producer. Topical.
Rated 30 May 2010
98
99th
Wonderous, exciting and unforgettable. Marvel at the inventive set-pieces, the groundbreaking and still impressive effects and, crucial to the sense of adventure, Williams' magnificent theme. One of the best of its kind, this is exactly what a blockbuster should be and, tellingly, what makes it great isn't the very entertaining action parts; it's the build-up. Patience from a narrative standpoint is rewarded ten-fold. Contemporaries, take note, 'cause you sure don't make 'em like they used to.
Rated 31 Aug 2017
92
84th
*theme music* IT'S JURASSIC PARK, IT'S JURASSIC PARK, LET'S WAAAATCH JURASSIC PAAAAAAAARRRRRK...
Rated 03 Mar 2007
5
91st
A fantastic piece of entertainment containing a surprisingly large number of interesting subtextual elements (feminism, technology, capitalism, etc.). Far more than just a piece of popcorn entertainment, even while it succeeds wildly in that regard.
Rated 19 Apr 2009
95
99th
One of a kind. Modern special effects still haven't been able to achieve the level of detail and sheer realism showcased in Jurassic Park. These days special effects just end up making everything on screen look cartoonish. In Jurassic Park you can see thousands of individual raindrops landing on the tyrannasaurus's snout, and the way all the dinosaurs move and react is incredible. Saw this on the big screen when I was 9 and I was scared as hell.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
84
90th
So I was checking out my "worst TCI" criticker users and this dude put Jurassic Park in his tier 1. I don't know this man, but he has earned my eternal hatred. I mean c'mon man - dinosaurs. Fucking dinosaurs.
Rated 11 Jun 2007
90
86th
Quintessential giant dinosaurs running amok movie.
Rated 07 Apr 2008
78
97th
It's Jurassic Park
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
97th
Monumental. This is what you happens when you team up the best Sci-Fi/Thriller author with the best director and the best composer. The production equivalent of the 1992 Dream Team put together one of the most well known, epic films ever.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
83
84th
Effects that were insane for the time....still hold up almost 20 years later (with the exception of one or two scenes). The film is a lot funnier than I remember it being, and the Goldblum here is vintage Jeff Goldblum. The only thing I really had a problem with was deus ex machina ending, and the fact that it wrapped up *very* quickly.
Rated 12 Dec 2021
88
87th
Perhaps because it’s an iconic line of dialogue, my annual viewing of Jurassic Park always reminds me of Butterfinger. I allow myself one a year: just the one. It’s a perfect blend of texture and flavor, smooth chocolate and tart peanut; every year is the best Butterfinger I’ve ever had. But any more than the one standard Butterfinger, and I start to taste the factory stale, the homogenized chemical package, the sickly sweet coating. This score brought to you by a once-a-year screening.
Rated 23 Sep 2007
92
97th
I wonder how they trained these lizards.
Rated 26 Apr 2012
95
96th
Someone on set had to make sure Goldblum's nipples were hard and exposed between takes. True story. Movie is silly in parts but overall MMHMM.
Rated 04 Jun 2016
92
86th
The Oscar-winning director may have his critics, but he is one of only a handful in the world who is able to take our longing for the miraculous, and then make the miraculous accessible to the world.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
74th
Undoubtedly some plot and science silliness but I found all of that overlookable. The real reason to see this is the special effects. Even today they're pretty damn amazing. I can still remember seeing this in the theatre when I was 10 years old and being completely memorized during the first T-Rex escape, which still blows me away to this day.
Rated 24 Mar 2008
80
91st
people don't quite realize this, but jurassic park has given us one of the most iconic scenes in the history of cinema: the appearance of t-rex. It's a roller coaster ride through and through, an expertly directed thriller.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
13
0th
Spielberg at his most idiotic. Poop and snot gags, for Christ's sake. We're supposed to care about and be scared for the precious darling little children, but I was praying they'd get killed. As if the kiddies weren't annoying enough, the other characters were equally irritating, and paper thin. And don't get me started on John Williams' syrupy score, the orchestra swelling every chance it got, telling you how to react to every single moment of the film.
Rated 17 Feb 2007
70
58th
Cheesy but exciting. Neat concept, could have been much better.
Rated 18 Mar 2007
93
90th
One of the most thrilling movies ever created. A spectacle that still is just as riveting today as it was in 1993.
Rated 26 Apr 2009
90
85th
Dinosaurs, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Spielberg. This an awesome movie makes.
Rated 14 Oct 2011
100
99th
Pretty much THE film of my childhood. A wise man once said that you measure films on how they are seen 10 or 20 years after its release. Jurassic Park is still a fantastic film!
Rated 25 Sep 2010
90
94th
This movie isn't really a masterpiece, but DINOSAURS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rated 24 Dec 2006
93
94th
I watched it again on cinema in 3D. I have a soft spot for ambitious projects and this is such an ambitious undertaking. The special effects were done only by an 11-persons team and they did not age at all. That moment of amazement when you see the dinasours is still there and who can bring that enthusiasm about nature better than a member of the Attenborough family? If of all the geological periods everybody specifically knows Jurassic, then you have done something amazing. Bring on the 4th!
Rated 26 Jan 2007
86
74th
For it's time it was mind blowing. Even now it's a great movie to go back and watch.
Rated 25 Dec 2012
92
95th
Holds up amazing... still better looking than a ton of modern movies.
Rated 05 Jun 2011
92
98th
I want to have this movie's children. Don't question how you have children with a movie - life will find a way.
Rated 26 Oct 2008
85
80th
I watch it once a month, it keeps me going.
Rated 16 Mar 2007
95
94th
Come on its jurassic park!
Rated 07 Apr 2013
94
98th
Some of the acting is a bit over the top but they're still believable and entertaining characters. More than anything, though, it's a film about dinosaurs and it delivers that in spades. It very much captures that sense of awe and wonder at nature and does it through a well crafted adventure story.
Rated 21 Apr 2007
79
72nd
Used to be my favorite movie as a kid. Watching it again more recently, yeah it gets cheesy and stupid at times, but it's still a whole lot of fun. It's extremely quotable, the effects still work today, and the score is one of William's best. Spielberg knew exactly how to balance the CGI and animatronics to make it look convincing. And really, it's just so much fun to be able to see Dinosaurs up on the big screen.
Rated 08 Aug 2014
100
97th
It's impossible to be objective about one of the greatest sci-fi films ever from the perspective of a kid who loved dinosaurs, so screw it. This movie is perfect.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
9
91st
The essential dinosaur fix and is still so damn impressive all these years later. Testament to the special effect team as it still looks incredible. Even with two highly annoying kids that make you root for the dinos, you have the always cool Goldblum to even things out. An entertaining blockbuster that despite faults stands tall as one hugely enjoyable monster mash.
Rated 23 May 2008
96
98th
I really can't rate this fairly as so much of my childhood has a stake in it
Rated 31 Dec 2007
47
22nd
This movie came out when I was in elementary school, so of course I have some fond memories, I saw it in theaters over and over. But watching it again almost 15 years later, a lot of it falls flat. The effects have held up VERY well, the cast is entertaining, and the dialogue is pretty snappy. But it's also very silly, and made to sell toys to kids like me. There's also a lot of very big mistakes and continuity errors, more than any major motion picture that I've seen.
Rated 27 Dec 2008
88
85th
Considering that when I was a child I thought I wanted to be an archeologist to dig up dinosaur bones, this movie was like a dream come true. Dinosaurs come to life in the modern day, what more is there to ask?
Rated 02 Apr 2011
97
93rd
An absolute pleasure to watch. The script is tight and orderly making for an interesting narrative concept that also finds room to chauffeur a rather expansive cast for the first third of the movie, a rarity in regards to blockbusters. The score is beautiful to listen too and fits the film well. Special effects look great, despite their age, mostly having to do with Spielberg's care for details in choosing his shots. All the scenes with dinosaurs seem almost flattering to their designs.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
91
97th
An amusement park ride given life (literally). It's perfect.
Rated 22 Feb 2009
59
47th
Dinosuahhzrzz
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
97th
Spielberg's Jurassic Park is one of the era-defining films of the 90s, a sell-out blockbuster with pioneering modern special effects. Crichton's riveting, dense and scary novel represented a hugely challenging undertaking, but the director's vision was deftly managed: he took a science-fiction-thriller-thesis and produced family entertainment, only sacrificing the bare minimum of scientific content. A terrific rollercoaster ride with artful shot composition and nuanced ensemble drama. Iconic.
Rated 21 Apr 2010
90
93rd
A technological milestone, a movie rollercoaster from the one who does those best and an experience of a lifetime, for a thirteen year old kid, whose life so far culminated when seeing dinosaurs walk again for the first time. Much later in life I have to note that when you put TWO annoying kids in a movie, it'd really be no problem at all with the dinos eating at least one.
Rated 08 Sep 2013
99
99th
I'd already been taken to the movies a few times in my life before getting to see this as a five- (soon-to-be six-) year-old, but this was the moment I fell in love with going to the movies. It was terrifying to me then, and still packs a few scares, largely because the effects still hold up to this day. Most of that is due to the use of practical animatronics touched up by CGI, and it all looks gorgeous. Pure spectacle, but there's a real brain behind the brawn. The ultimate summer blockbuster.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
100
99th
My favorite movie ever made. The best dinosaur movie ever made. If you haven't seen it, buy it.
Rated 14 Mar 2010
75
44th
Great direction, fantastic special effects that hold up even now, and some great set pieces, like the raptors in the kitchen. The kids' performances were pretty terrible, however, and the acting in general was pretty meh
Rated 14 Aug 2007
93
94th
Jurassic Park contains special effects that still seem ground breaking. It looks great and the action is fun and fast. It's like an amusement park ride in movie form. Ignore that the science of it is absurd. Of course it is, they bring back dinosaurs, so they take some shortcuts when they get to explaining how. Either way, the film is a blast. Scary for children, exciting for adults, great for dates. Awesome!
Rated 04 Feb 2009
70
79th
When I think of this film a few things immediately pop into my mind. One: when they round the bend and see all of the dinosaurs for the first time...simply magical. Two: Damn you Newman!!!! >:(. Three: How come they could mix CGI so well with physical props back then but it seems difficult for studios to do it well today?
Rated 28 Nov 2009
80
68th
Through the haze of time, this film has lost a little of its in-your-face shock factor, but it's hard to care when you remember just how perfectly paced it is. I bet if you think about it, you remember that deep, slowly evolving dread as Nedrys demise gradually let the island's security deactivate and the Dinosaurs break free. Effects and especially sound are still premium today (except maybe the animatronics haha). One of the few times that a family blockbuster is also a genuine masterpiece.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
94th
Seeing this in the theater when I was younger is one of my favorite movie-going memories. Still an excellent adventure film and the effects hold up (and often surpass recent films) after all of these years.
Rated 03 Jan 2011
92
94th
revolutionary for its time and still entertaining to watch
Rated 08 Jul 2011
94
96th
I had this at 74 and then I watched it again and realized I WAS SO WRONG.
Rated 16 Jul 2013
8
98th
i wish SS used his great cast better and developed character and theme beyond the perfunctory 'family unit good unchecked capitalism bad' shit (jake cole suggests that hammond is "a wry autocritique of spielberg's worst impulses"), but the spectacle is so masterfully paced, exquisitely tactile and awe-inspiring he gets away with it. i've seen this at least 20 times and i still get goosebumps when the rain starts coming and the goat vanishes, or nedry's genuinely horrific death is impending.
Rated 30 Aug 2013
99
96th
The classic. For 1993, the special effects are downright beautiful. Everything about this movie just works. It wraps around you like that hoodie your mother just washed. All warm and cozy. The suspense works, the action works, the smattering of CG and the emphasis on puppetry and animatronics gives everything a real feel that only can be relived from watching Alien or Predator, where the actors can actually have something to act against. Just a great, great, great piece of cinema.
Rated 21 Dec 2008
10
99th
This is the best movie ever. Prove me wrong.
Rated 07 Jan 2014
25
17th
Yeah, I'd never seen it, fuck you. Bad stuff, but I really hate kids in movies, and whatshername and whatshisface were far too much of a focus, especially in a movie about dinosaurs. Also, I wanted to see a velociraptor get shot in the face. And the people who say the CGI has aged well haven't seen the movie since it came out. The rest is poop jokes and total cornball. It's such a Cornballer George Bluth would be ashamed. Possibly Spielberg's worst film.
Rated 29 Jun 2015
88
90th
Review I should make: I thought maybe revisiting this would show me one of my favorite childhood cinematic staples was oversweetened by nostalgia, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a maturely themed and immaculately paced film remained in the place where my younger counterpart found only DINOSAWRS. Weighty ideas surrounded by great actors, unforgettable music, and exceptional use of camerawork and narrative buildup. Review I made: DUN DUN DA-DUN-DA DA DA DA DUN DUN DUN DAAAAAA
Rated 14 Dec 2008
98
98th
Hold on to your butts
Rated 14 Jun 2009
99
75th
Steven Spielberg has done it again! After the futuristic aliens, he relives the extinct Dinosaurs in this jaw dropping action- adventure with some breathtaking visual effects
Rated 20 Apr 2009
100
90th
One of my all time favorite sci fi films, it is amazing in every category...and I swear those dinos are real.
Rated 05 Dec 2006
84
77th
Transparent crowd-pleaser has a number of truly unforgettable crowd-pleasing scenes despite the thematically skimpy screenplay and sequel-baiting end. Always has re-watch value, for the amusing beats provided by one of Spielberg's most underrated casts.
Rated 22 Dec 2006
94
93rd
A legendary film, no doubt. Pretty much great all around.
Rated 02 Jul 2011
100
99th
One of my favorite movies as a kid and still one I love today. I've always been a bit of a dinosaur fiend and when they first showed up on the island and there is that long wide shot of all the free roaming dinosaurs I got goosebumps. The special effects in this movie are still amazing, which is an amazing feat considering it's age. It's a must see!
Rated 21 Feb 2007
97
98th
STILL the best special effects of all time. Awe-inspiring fun with entertaining characters and amazing action sequences.
Rated 23 Feb 2007
49
37th
On a purely visual level, the movie was endlessly innovative and very interesting. On the storytelling level, it failed, mostly due to gross simplification of the story (which I suppose was necessary due to Crichton's tendency to over-jargon his books) and common things used by Spielberg which are not fun to watch for anyone over ten. Hate to say it, but read the book instead. The book isn't even that good to begin with.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
100
93rd
"Clever girl..."
Rated 29 Dec 2007
92
92nd
i love dinosaurs
Rated 06 Sep 2012
100
99th
Jurassic Park has been one of my favorite movies since I was in grade school. It's just such a great blockbuster, with a fun cast and what still has to stand as some of the best CGI ever used in a movie.
Rated 24 Jun 2015
79
85th
Everything about the first hour is fantastic. The sense of sophistication and adventure, the effects, the characters, etc. Climaxing with the still-incredible T-Rex attack. Sadly, the films loses more and more steam the longer it goes after that, and the finale with the raptors is just downright disappointing. Still, it earns its legacy and is a blueprint for what Blockbusters should work from.
Rated 18 Aug 2014
87
99th
Watching this as a kid in the 90's, I remember the sense of awe seeing the Brachiosauruses for the first time accompanied by John Williams' iconic theme. I remember the terror and suspense when night fell and the T-Rex was free. So many films do not stand the test of time; fortunately Jurassic Park is not one of them. This fantastical adventure is exactly what it needs to be in terms of plot, pacing, direction and cast to deserve its place as a modern classic.
Rated 19 Oct 2007
75
89th
Ground-breaking and epic roller-coaster ride that made dinosaurs scary again. Visceral and intense and magical.
Rated 03 Apr 2007
90
90th
This movie holds up astonishingly well. Fun times: say "hello" or "hey!" in a goofy voice every time a dinosaur is on screen.
Rated 02 Jun 2008
40
29th
The computer animation was groundbreaking at the time, but the film itself is tiresome.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
90
77th
This scared the crap out of me as a kid.
Rated 11 Mar 2009
99
93rd
It may sound corny, but I love this film. I've probably seen it 30 times, and could sit and watch it another 20.
Rated 11 Jun 2007
75
36th
Freaking awesome when I was eight.
Rated 10 Feb 2015
96
98th
My personal favorite Spielberg movie. It's utterly mesmerizing - not least because of yet another iconic John Williams score. The main Jurassic Park theme might be my favorite John Williams melody (and the version that plays on the piano as they fly away at the end always brings a tear to my eye).
Rated 03 Dec 2008
81
37th
A little too much schlock, but a great romp.
Rated 15 Aug 2009
92
86th
One of the best movies ever made.
Rated 02 Aug 2007
85
72nd
While it may have lost some (not a lot, but some) of it's charm over the years, most people still remember what a milestone Jurassic Park was upon its release. Speilberg, ever the magician, brings dinosaurs to life, both on film and figuratively in this Michael Chricton story that set the standard for special effects at the time. An interesting cast and adventurous effects bring to life one of the most realistic fantasy films to ever be committed to film.
Rated 10 Mar 2012
92
98th
When I was younger (probably around 7 or 8) I was absolutely obsessed with dinosaurs, and that probably is one of the biggest reasons I love this film.
Rated 30 Dec 2008
83
71st
Dino DNA! Lots of quotables, fantastic CGI use, have seen this multiple times, doesn't get old.
Rated 02 Aug 2009
93
75th
It's like a ride.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
80th
Liked it a lot. Bias because of my childhood infatuation with dinosaurs and this movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
96
98th
This movie is great on so many levels.
Rated 01 Jun 2008
100
93rd
Good stuff.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
99th
oh god this is definitely one of the most awesome movies out there. perfect.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
19th
Good premise and great effects that still hold up. But the story... not very good.
Rated 21 Jan 2013
100
98th
I can watch this movie at any time of day and be totally engrossed. Amazing on so many levels. One of my all time favorites.
Rated 26 Sep 2011
98
99th
A great homage to 1950's sci-fi monster movies.
Rated 03 Nov 2010
90
96th
I watch it every year, over and over again. It remainds me of the times, when dinosaures were important part of my life (my childhood) and they were just AWESOME. Great flick.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
72nd
Classic of it's time. Great music.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
82nd
Almost as good as Jaws. It's got horror, humor, adventure and awe.
Rated 27 Jun 2012
94
92nd
Maybe nostalgia talking, but I think the special effects in this movie have yet to be topped.
Rated 29 Mar 2011
88
87th
Velociraptors are the shit.
Rated 07 Dec 2011
80
73rd
Having not seen this for 10 years it wasn't as good as I remembered it. It's still one of the more thrilling films I've seen when it comes to the action, Williams' score is breathtaking, and the production and CGI still hold up, but the writing and the acting is hit-or-miss. Most of the characters are grating (especially the two kids, and excepting O'Neill and Attenborough) or one-dimensonal and I ended up cheering for the dinosaurs to eat them.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
20th
You have to admire it technically but there's not much else to admire.
Rated 21 Jul 2018
56
20th
Can someone please straighten Sam Neill's glasses it's bothering me
Rated 11 Aug 2014
90
81st
A real cinema signpost, presenting wonder- and terror-stimulating highlights that determine it as the meteoric forerunner of a mint entertainment kingdom. Even while seizing the imagination of its enormous audience, this film sets the stage for the amusement park rides, sequels and souvenirs that assure the Jurassic Park event would continue for over a decade.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
84
84th
This is top tier Spielberg. A big film, big effects, big cast, big scenes and bloody big dinosaurs.
Rated 03 Oct 2009
85
95th
These dino-saurs are out to dino-kill all humans
Rated 06 Dec 2011
91
98th
this one rules
Rated 19 Mar 2009
85
83rd
Special effects are superb. The rest of the movie is great as well.

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