Jurassic Park
1993 · Movie · PG-13 · 127 min · ★ 8.0 · 80% critics
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly builds a theme park where living dinosaurs are created from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he brings in a team of experts and his two curious grandchildren to manage anxious investors—only for the park’s security to fail and the dinosaurs to escape.
Based on Jurassic Park
Also known as Jurassic Park (Remastered) · Jurassic Park 1 · Jurassic Park I · Jurassic Park 3D
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-06-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (17,903 votes)
- Box office
- $1,030,314,141
- Budget
- $63,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this blockbuster if you want dinosaur wonder plus steady tension and fear, and if you love big adventure spectacles—Not for you if you prefer calm, character-driven stories over nonstop creature encounters like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade or War of the Worlds.
Pros: awe-inspiring dinosaurs; suspenseful thrills; iconic score | Cons: slow early pacing; some shallow characters; some weak story relevance
Themes
- exotic island
- island
- triceratops
- brontosaurus
- electric fence
- dna
- tyrannosaurus rex
- paleontology
- dinosaur
- amusement park
- theme park
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1994
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1994
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1994
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1994
- Kids' Choice Award — Favorite Movie · 1994
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- Saturn Award — Best Science Fiction Film · 1994
- Saturn Award — Best Director · 1994
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1994 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sam Neill
as Grant
Laura Dern
as Ellie
Jeff Goldblum
as Malcolm
Richard Attenborough
as Hammond
Bob Peck
as Muldoon
Martin Ferrero
as Gennaro
BD Wong
as Wu
Joseph Mazzello
as Tim
Ariana Richards
as Lex
Samuel L. Jackson
as Arnold
Directed by Steven Spielberg