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Jurassic Park pairs wonder at living dinosaurs with intense creature attacks. Once the park's safety fails, a T. rex and raptors hunt people, several deaths are grisly, and two children spend long stretches in danger. Language is mild, with some smoking and social drinking. We put it at around PG and up because the sustained fear may be too much for younger or sensitive children.
Uplifting themes
Alongside the thrills sits a real caution about meddling with nature for profit, and a warm thread about an adult learning to care for the kids in his charge. Curiosity and responsibility both come through Grant grows from awkward with children to fiercely protective, and the scientists weigh the ethics of what has been built. A couple of adults put money and ego first, making a clear contrast Dinosaurs, DNA, fossils, and a dash of chaos theory all get a look in, sparking plenty of real curiosity about science. It wears the learning lightly, but it is genuinely there
Story (may spoil tone)
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
Details
Violence The danger is mostly dinosaur attacks, with people chased, caught, and…
The danger is mostly dinosaur attacks, with people chased, caught, and killed once the park falls apart. It is tense and forceful, with the threat strong throughout the back half, though it is not especially gory
Language The s-word appears a few times, along with damn, hell, and b-word insul…
The s-word appears a few times, along with damn, hell, and b-word insults. Language is mild and scattered
Drugs / alcohol One character chain-smokes through much of the film, and there is some…
One character chain-smokes through much of the film, and there is some celebratory drinking. It stays in the background and is never a focus
Frightening This is where the film earns its reputation, with dinosaurs stalking, r…
This is where the film earns its reputation, with dinosaurs stalking, roaring, and bursting out of the dark in long, nerve-shredding set-pieces. The children trapped in the car and later the kitchen face sustained, real terror
Child peril / abuse A T. rex attacks the grandchildren in their car, and raptors later hunt…
A T. rex attacks the grandchildren in their car, and raptors later hunt them through a kitchen. One child is hurt on an electric fence. Their fear is sustained
Gore / death / weapons There is blood and visible injury, including a severed arm and a wounde…
There is blood and visible injury, including a severed arm and a wounded leg. Some characters are eaten or killed, though the grisliest images pass quickly
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- The park is built to make money from nature with little caution. What do you and your kids think about the risks of that choice?
- The dinosaur attacks are genuinely intense. How did your child cope with the scarier scenes, and what helped afterwards?
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