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The Jurassic Park movies are responsible for a big chunk of our memories about the magnificent, gigantic, and rampaging prehistoric monsters known more scientifically as dinosaurs. These films are one of the reasons why there are so many dino-lovers among us today, and the franchise is still alive and well, much like the fictional beasts who were cloned back to life.
It all started with Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, based on the novel of the same name written by Michael Crichton. The movie took the world by storm when it was first released in 1993, and is still considered one of the greatest movies of the 1990s. It was followed by two sequels, The Lost World: Jurassic Park in 1997 and Jurassic Park III in 2001. Though they failed to capture the magic of the first film, the sequels were quite successful in their own right, and as a result, the story continued with the introduction of Jurassic World in 2015. Jurassic World was followed by a sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in 2018 and Jurassic World: Dominion in 2022.
So while you wait for the next trip to this poorly guarded theme park and the opportunity to watch your favorite dinos once again on the silver screen, we’ve lined up the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies in a systematic order so you can relish a hassle-free experience while enjoying a Cretaceous movie marathon!
Jurassic Park Movies in Order of Release Date
- Jurassic Park – June 11, 1993
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park – May 23, 1997
- Jurassic Park III – July 18, 2001
- Jurassic World – June 12, 2015
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – June 22, 2018
- Battle at Big Rock (Short Film) – September 15, 2019
- Jurassic World Dominion — June 10, 2022
- Jurassic World Rebirth - July 2, 2025
Jurassic Park Movies in Chronological Order
There are no prequels yet, so the best way to watch the films is in the order of release. We have not included spin-offs like Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020 – 2022) as it did not make a major impact on the main storyline (you can read all about how Camp Cretaceous overlaps and calls back to the Jurassic movies here), but we did include the short film, Battle at Big Rock, because it has serious implications for the Jurassic World storyline.
'Jurassic Park'
Indisputably the best film in the franchise, Jurassic Park was released in 1993 and went on to become one of the highest-earning movies of all time. The film begins with the owner of Jurassic Park, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), recruiting a team of scientists and specialists to evaluate his new ambitious theme park, situated on the fictional island of Isla Nublar, to ensure that it is truly safe before it is officially opened to the public.
The team includes archeologists Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum). Jurassic Park won more than twenty awards, including three Oscars, and in 2018 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
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Jurassic Park
PG-13
AdventureSci-Fi
21 8.9/10
- Release Date
- June 11, 1993
- Runtime
- 127 minutes
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
Cast
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Sam Neill
Grant
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Laura Dern
Ellie
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In Steven Spielberg's massive blockbuster, paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park's mastermind, billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt.
- Writers
- Michael Crichton, David Koepp
- Main Genre
- Adventure
- Franchise
- Jurassic Park
- Sequel
- Jurassic World, Jurassic Park 3, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Cinematographer
- Dean Cundey
- Producer
- Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen
- Production Company
- Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
- Sfx Supervisor
- Dennis Muren
- Budget
- $63 million
'The Lost World: Jurassic Park'
The second film in the series, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, picks up four years after the first film and sees Hammond losing ownership of his company InGen. However, he managed to keep the existence of a second island, Isla Sorna, which was used for the breeding of the dinosaurs, a secret. It was part of a cover-up that stopped the entire world from knowing about the failure of Hammond’s previous project. Following an accident on the second island, Hammond recruits Ian Malcolm once again to visit it with a new team. They come into conflict with the new owners of InGen when they try to smuggle out dinos for a park of their own. The film was a box office success and also earned an Academy Award nomination.
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
PG-13
Adventure Action Science Fiction- Release Date
- May 23, 1997
- Runtime
- 129 minutes
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
Cast
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Jeff Goldblum
Ian Malcolm
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Julianne Moore
Sarah Harding
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Pete Postlethwaite
Roland Tembo
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Arliss Howard
Peter Ludlow
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- Writers
- David Koepp, Michael Crichton
- Sequel(s)
- Jurassic Park 3, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic World Dominion
- Franchise(s)
- Jurassic Park
- Budget
- $73 million
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
'Jurassic Park III'
The final movie in the Jurassic Park trilogy, Jurassic Park III, sees Steven Spielberg being replaced by Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer). The story follows Dr. Alan Grant who is researching the intelligence of Velociraptors but unable to find funding for his new project. He meets Paul and Amanda Kirby (played by William H. Macy and Tea Leoni) who trick him into joining their expedition. The couple promises to fund Grant’s research if he gives them an aerial tour of Isla Sorna, the same island used in The Lost World. Though the film was a box office success, it is the lowest-grossing installment in the series.
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Jurassic Park 3
PG-13
Adventure Action Thriller Science Fiction- Release Date
- July 18, 2001
- Runtime
- 92 minutes
- Director
- Joe Johnston
Cast
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William H. Macy
Paul Kirby
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Tea Leoni
Amanda Kirby
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Alessandro Nivola
Billy Brennan
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Jurassic Park III is the third film in the series and takes place four years after the events of The Lost World. The film follows the original protagonist Alan Grant and his new assistant/protege, Billy Brennan. When Grant's dig is in somewhat dire straits, a business proposition by two supposedly wealthy vacationers potentially changes his fortunes. Agreeing to give them a tour of the dinosaur-inhabited island, Isla Sorna, Grant soon realizes the true reason behind the trip is to find their missing son, putting them all in danger.
- Writers
- Jim Taylor, David Koepp, Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, Michael Crichton
- Franchise(s)
- Jurassic Park
- Budget
- $93 million
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
'Jurassic World'
Jurassic World was supposed to start production in 2004, but delays kept the film in development hell for a decade. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World is the fourth film in the Jurassic Park franchise and the first in the Jurassic World trilogy. Set 22 years after the Jurassic Park trilogy, the story follows Simon Masrani (Irrfan Khan), CEO of the Masrani Global Corporation, who bought InGen in 1997 to create his own theme park, Jurassic World, an improvement of Hammond’s Jurassic Park. Similar to the original film, a seemingly normal day goes haywire when the park’s newest attraction, a genetically engineered hybrid known as Indominus Rex, escapes from its enclosure and wreaks havoc. The film was highly successful at the box office, earning $1.6 billion worldwide, and was the third highest-grossing movie of its time.
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Jurassic World
PG-13
Action Adventure ThrillerSci-Fi
9.0/10
- Release Date
- June 12, 2015
- Runtime
- 124 Minutes
- Director
- Colin Trevorrow
Cast
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Chris Pratt
Owen
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Bryce Dallas Howard
Claire
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- Writers
- Colin Trevorrow, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Michael Crichton, David Koepp, Derek Connolly
- Sequel(s)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic World Dominion
- Franchise(s)
- Jurassic Park
- Budget
- $150 million
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the fifth film in the Jurassic Park franchise and the sequel to Jurassic World. Directed by J.A. Bayona, the film sees the dinosaurs living peacefully for four years without human interference after escaping in Jurassic World, but reports of a volcanic eruption threaten the existence of these magnificent creatures and bring humans back to the island once again. Jeff Goldblum reprises his famous role of Ian Malcolm from the Jurassic Park trilogy in the film for the first time after The Lost World.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
PG-13
Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller 4.0/10
- Release Date
- June 6, 2018
- Runtime
- 129 minutes
- Director
- J. A. Bayona
Cast
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Chris Pratt
Owen Grady
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Bryce Dallas Howard
Claire Dearing
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In the follow-up to Jurassic World, Claire Dearing and Owen Grady aim to save the dinosaurs of Jurassic World from an impending volcanic eruption. Though some would see the creatures die and others aim to sell them on the black market, Owen and Claire hope to see humans and dinosaurs live alongside each other.
- Writers
- Derek Connolly
- Sequel(s)
- Jurassic World: Dominion
- Franchise(s)
- Jurassic Park
- Studio(s)
- Amblin Entertainment, Legendary Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Perfect World Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
'Battle at Big Rock' (Short Film)
Battle at Big Rock is a short film set one year after the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and records the first major confrontation between humans and the dinosaurs. The film focuses on a small family camping at a fictional National Park known as Big Rock, which is approximately 32 km away from the site where dinosaurs from the Fallen Kingdom were let loose. The short sees the family stuck in the middle of a fierce battle between a Nasutoceratops and an Allosaurus.
'Jurassic World: Dominion'
The sixth film in the saga, Jurassic World: Dominion, is set four years after the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Dinosaurs now roam the earth once again, living amongst humans all over the world. The original three — Dr. Ellie Sattler, Dr. Alan Grant, and Ian Malcolm — all return for this final installment in the Jurassic World series, joining Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) in the fight to save humanity.
Jurassic World Dominion
PG-13
Action Adventure- Release Date
- June 25, 2022
- Runtime
- 146 minutes
- Director
- Colin Trevorrow
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Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a genetically engineered swarm of giant insects.
Future
While Dominion was initially billed as the conclusion to the franchise, it was still accurately clear that there was still going to be more. And that's exactly what's happening in the summer of 2025 with the arrival of Jurassic World Rebirth. Gareth Edwards (Rogue One) will direct the movie from a script written by David Koepp, who penned the first two installments in the franchise. The movie will be set five years after Dominion and will follow Zora Bennet (Scarlett Johansson) a clandestine operations expert who is hired to join a team of paleontologists, scientists, and former military members, to gather genetic material from three of the largest dinosaurs in the world's tropical biosphere. Jonathan Bailey (Wicked) and Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) will also star in the movie.
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- Jurassic World
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