All 6 Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies, ranked

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1. Jurassic Park

Let’s be real: was there ever any doubt that the original Jurassic Park movie was going to end up in the number one slot? For as great as many of the sequels have been, none have ever topped the absolute legendary status of the first film, which followed a focus group of scientists who were whisked off to give an early endorsement for John Hammond’s dinosaur theme park, only for it to all go horribly off the rails due to corporate espionage.

When Jurassic Park came out in 1993, its special effects were completely revolutionary. They’ve influenced literally decades of movies, yet even now, they still stand above many modern films. A huge part of it had to do with the way the movie combined CGI with sweeping practical effects. Viewers don’t need to stretch their disbelief at all to imagine how terrifying the Tyrannosaurus Rex is, because it’s actually on screen as an enormous, animatronic puppet. The same goes for many of the other dinosaurs in the movie.

But hey, you’ve seen Jurassic Park, and you know it was more than just the effects that made it special. The iconic score by John Williams. The top tier cast, which included Wayne Knight, Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Peck, Ariana Richards, and Joseph Mazzello in addition to Neill, Dern, Goldblum, and Attenborough. The blistering examination of human hubris in the face of scientific advancement, courtesy of a script co-written by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton.

There’s a reason this film is still so highly regarded even today. It’s the stuff of cinema history and moviemaking magic.

“Welcome to Jurassic Park,” proclaims John Hammond…and just like that, we’re there.

Thus concludes our power ranking of all six Jurassic movies. What do you think? Would you rearrange the list at all? Let us know in the comments!

Jurassic World: Dominion is out now in theaters, bringing this epic series to a close. Though if we’re learned one thing over these past three decades, it’s that Jurassic Park rarely stays extinct.

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