Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck ...( see more  see more... ) , Martin Ferrero , Joseph Mazzello , Ariana Richards , Samuel L. Jackson , B.D. Wong , Wayne Knight

The contemporary story of a remarkable theme park built around actual dinosaurs, created from DNA deposits. Based on the well known Michael Crichton novel.

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PG-13, 2 hrs. 7 min.

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Release Date: June 11, 1993

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DVD Release Date: October 10, 2000

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  • October 10, 2006
    Visual effects would never have broken through without this movie, which is Spielberg's best adventure since the first "Indiana Jones" movie.
  • December 13, 2009
    Right up there with Jaws as one of Spielberg's best 'movie' movies, not for any human dynamic in the film, but because of what it achieved in its day. It audaciously met its grand ambitions in giving the audience the same sense of wide-eyed wonder as the characters in the story, ...( read more)forever changing the potential of the medium in much the same way King Kong and Gone With the Wind had done sixty years before.
  • September 7, 2009
    Jurassic Park is probably the best 'creature feature'/'Blockbuster' since Jaws, which was obviously bought to us by the same beard. Spielberg doing what he does best with brilliant special effects that are still as good if not better than in recent films and a fantastic cast. One...( read more) of my favourite cinema experiences!
  • August 8, 2009
    Holy shit, Sam Jackson is in this movie. Auto Erotica. Jeff's douche-ey sexiness, the children's stupidity, and the ridiculous events of JP never occurred to me in my adolescence. Although the outright awesomeness of the movie makes me love this damn movie still! Hold onto your b...( read more)utts!
  • March 19, 2009
    A landmark film in special effects, but also a great adventure story.
  • December 26, 2009
    Ah. one of my childhood favourites.
  • December 26, 2009
    Awesome! Very intense!
  • December 26, 2009
    Spielberg picked and chose from the book. But hey--Goldblum is awesome! Every line is a winner.
  • December 25, 2009
    LOVE IT & watched it alot! /its the best one so far!
  • December 22, 2009
    "Welcome to Jurassic Park."
    - John Hammond

    The most phenomenal discovery of all time becomes the greatest adventure 65 million years in the making, and this time it's not just a walk in the park! On the isolated island of Isla Nublar a wealthy entrepreneur secretl...( read more)y creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA encased in amber. To quiet down concerned investors, he invites a top paleontologist, a paleobotanist, a mathematician/theorist, and his two enthusiastic grandchildren to experience the park. However, the visit is anything but peaceful when the security of the park breaks down, leading the giant prehistoric creatures to break loose.

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    Based on the novel by Michael Crichton and directed by Steven Spielberg, Jurassic Park features classic acting performances from the following cast:
    1.) Sam Neill (Alan Grant)
    2.) Laura Dern (Ellie)
    3.) Jeff Goldblum (Ian Malcolm)
    4.) Richard Attenborough (John Hammond)
    5.) Bob Peck (Muldoon)
    6.) Martin Ferrero (Gennaro)
    7.) Samuel L. Jackson (Arnold)
    8.) Ariana Richards (Lex)
    9.) Joseph Mazzello (Tim)

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    Long before I enjoyed Star Wars and E.T., it was Jurassic Park that was my first real science fiction movie, and I watched it many times around ages 7 and 8. It was also when I began my lifetime quest of searching for epic blockbusters that would change my life forever, and I would like to thank Mr. Spielberg for making this possible. The movie is at all scary with the exciting, explosive moments of our characters running away from danger and chaos, all due to the advancement of digital special effects (SFX) that created the ferocious monsters. Even after watching this movie I had a short fascination of dinosaurs and wanted to become a paleontologist just like Sam Neill's character. And having been amazed by the idea of resurrecting extinct dinos from DNA, I think it would be great to see that although doing this for real would create very disastrous results. With all of those elements I would like to say that Jurassic Park is the BEST MOVIE EVER...in the genres of science fiction, action/adventure, thriller, and the box-office blockbuster. I highly recommend this film title to everyone who likes film.

Critic Reviews


June 24, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

You won't believe your eyes. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

You want great dinosaurs, you got great dinosaurs. full review

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  • Oliveerrr
    October 3, 2009
    Im a huge JP fan. It is truely my all time favourite movie. I was born in '95 and my brother who is 6 years elder, loved watching it, so i grew up watching the film, but after he was about..10 he stopped watching but to this day I still love JP. Its a movie you can never get bored of, and never get tired of seeing. The book is fantastic, i read it so many times, because its just too hard to put down!
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  • neelvparmar
    July 18, 2008
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  • karthu1993
    March 31, 2008
    This is a great film! . I never get tired of watching it and never get bored either.
  • pin2dk72
    September 12, 2007
    this movie is really good...... i enjoyed.....
  • jpm122880
    August 24, 2007
    One of my all time favorites
  • EricEMAN
    July 18, 2007
    The weird Al video is sooooo cool!!!
  • arniaustria
    May 30, 2007
    this movie is great
  • broadwaymo
    May 23, 2007
    I think someone forgot to add Samuel L. Jackson to the cast list...
  • antislomoperative
    March 15, 2007
    I'm a huge JP fan and felt that this most be one of the best novel-based films of all time. The screenplay is co-written by the author of the book (Michael Crichton) directed by the famous Steven Spielberg, and has an all-star cast of characters. I guarantee to anyone who hasn't seen this movie, that you will heartly enjoy this film. And If you want to get the full JP experience (or a better one) read the amazing best-selling book and learn the secrets of Jurassic Park that Steve didnt want you to know about! Not to mention the differnent story line...

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