All 6 ‘Jurassic Park’ Movies Ranked

I remember being seven years old when the first Jurassic Park movie came out. One day, everyone was on the playground kicking around a ball, and the next kids were pretending to be velociraptors tearing apart the flesh of one another.

It was an incredible time.

Since then, we’ve had a total of six Jurassic Park and World movies, with a new one coming out this summer.

If you’re catching up on the franchise, I wanted to tell you what you’ve been missing out on and which movies are the best. Here are the six Jurassic Park movies ranked.

Let’s dive in.

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1. Jurassic Park

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writers: Michael Crichton (novel), David Koepp, Michael Crichton

Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Ariana Richards, Joseph Mazzello, BD Wong, Samuel L. Jackson

There’s just nothing better than the original movie for me. I think it’s one of the best films ever made, and it contains some of the greatest set pieces ever put to celluloid.

2. Jurassic Park: The Lost World

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: David Koepp (based on the novel by Michael Crichton)

Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Richard Attenborough, Vince Vaughn, Vanessa Lee Chester

Way more divergent from the book, this movie looks for a larger scale than the original and takes us off the island into the real world, where the size and scale of the dinos are on full display.

3. Jurassic Park III

Director: Joe Johnston

Writers: Peter Buchman, John Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Cast: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan, Michael Jeter, Laura Dern

I think this might be the most underrated Jurassic movie. going back to the island makes this feel like a contained thriller. And the addition of flying dinos as well as swimming dinos keeps things fresh.

4. Jurassic World

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Writers: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly

Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, BD Wong, Irrfan Khan

A real fun new journey into the park that updates the story for the 21st Century. It’s as nihilistic as the original novel, which is a nice homage.

5. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Director: J.A. Bayona

Writers: Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow

Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Daniella Pineda, Justice Smith, BD Wong, Jeff Goldblum, James Cromwell, Toby Jones

The idea of making a horror movie within the JP franchise is such a smart one, I can’t believe it took this many movies to get there. I love the bedroom scene with the kid hiding.

6. Jurassic World: Dominion

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Writers: Emily Carmichael, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow

Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, BD Wong, Daniella Pineda, Justice Smith, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie

The ramifications of dinos in the real world is a great high-concept conceit. Seeing the way they bring InGen and Dodson back into the mix is also pretty interesting given the worldbuilding the series has engaged in at this point.

Summing Up All Six ‘Jurassic Park’ Movies Ranked

So, there you have it. In my mind, the whole Jurassic franchise has been in order of greatness. I am excited about the reboot this summer, especially to see where they take the story.

Do you agree with my rankings?

Let me know what you think in the comments.