All 6 Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies, ranked

4. Jurassic World: Dominion

The capstone to the Jurassic franchise (for now), Jurassic World: Dominion took the ambition of its predecessor Fallen Kingdom and jacked it up to a whole new level. Dominion brings back just about every living major character in the entire series, including Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm, Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, Maisie Lockwood, and Dr. Henry Wu (BD Wong), as well as a slew of minor characters like Franklin Webb (Justice Smith) and Zia Rodriguez (Daniella Pineda) from Fallen Kingdom, Barry (Omar Sy) from Jurassic World, and even Lewis Dodgson from the original Jurassic Park (though he’s played by a different actor and may as well be a totally new character). And that’s not even getting into new players like Kayla Watts (DeWanda Wise) and Ramsay Cole (Mamoudou Athie).

In short, Jurassic World: Dominion is packed to the gills with memorable characters and new dinosaurs, set against the backdrop of a world where the terrible lizards have repopulated the globe and are learning how to co-exist with humanity. On the one hand, all those elements make for an exciting popcorn flick that is never anything less than extremely entertaining. On the other, there are so many elements and characters floating around that most all of them feel somewhat underserved, and having so many A-list stars in the film means that this is the only Jurassic movie where there are practically no memorable deaths.

Perhaps the place where Jurassic World: Dominion most sets itself apart from the rest of the franchise is the special effects. Unlike the previous two Jurassic World movies, Dominion steers clear of making up its own hybrid dinos in favor of bringing in a ton of actual prehistoric creatures instead. The result is an undeniable improvement, from the imposing Giganotosaurus to the terrifying Therizinosaurus, the return of the poison-spitting Dilophosaurus from the first Jurassic Park, and even a surprise cameo by some Dimetrodons. The bestiary of dinosaurs in this film is the largest of any in the series, and Dominion uses it to great effect. It also makes ample use of animatronic puppets, something the previous two Jurassic World films severely lacked.

The locust plotline is pretty weird, and the story itself is surprisingly contained despite the globetrotting setup (the climax revolves around another park going off the rails), but overall Dominion is in a whole other league than Fallen Kingdom.