The Jurassic Park saga, born from Michael Crichton's novel and Steven Spielberg's cinematic genius, captivated audiences in the 90s. Decades later, the Jurassic World trilogy reignited the franchise, generating an additional $4 billion at the box office. With Jurassic World: Rebirth hitting theaters in July, we present a viewing guide to navigate this sprawling dinosaur adventure. Explore the films in chronological order or by release date.
Jurassic Park Films: A Complete Guide
How Many Jurassic Park Movies Exist?
Six feature-length films comprise the core Jurassic franchise – three Jurassic Park and three Jurassic World installments. Jurassic World: Rebirth will be the seventh. The expanded canon includes two short films and an animated Netflix series, detailed below.
Jurassic Park: Chronological Viewing Order
(Mild spoilers ahead regarding characters, settings, and plot points.)
1. Jurassic Park (1993)
The main film series follows a relatively straightforward chronological order. Jurassic Park adapts Crichton's novel, introducing the core concept: cloned dinosaurs populate a theme park (Isla Nublar) thanks to a reckless entrepreneur (Richard Attenborough). Paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill), paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) assess the park's safety alongside John Hammond's grandchildren. A storm disables security, unleashing the dinosaurs and forcing a perilous escape.
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Jurassic Park Films: Release Date Order
Jurassic Park (1993) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Jurassic Park III (2001) Jurassic World (2015) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Battle at Big Rock (2019 – short film) Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020 – TV series) Jurassic World Dominion: The Prologue (2021 – short film) Jurassic World Dominion (2022) Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024 - TV series)
Future Jurassic Park Installments
Jurassic World: Rebirth, slated for July 2nd, is set five years after Dominion, following a team securing DNA samples from colossal creatures. Directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey, it reportedly draws inspiration from the original novel.
