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Spoiler-free premise

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA.

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Paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler visit John Hammond's island park, where cloned dinosaurs are being prepared for public display. A safety inspection brings scientists, a lawyer, and Hammond's grandchildren together before the untested system begins to fail.

Why it belongs

Under Steven Spielberg, full-scale creatures, digital effects, and awestruck human reactions make Jurassic Park's dinosaurs convincing as animals, spectacle, and sources of fear.

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Spielberg blends Stan Winston's full-scale creatures, ILM's digital animation, John Williams's awe-filled score, and unbroken human reaction shots so scientific wonder and survival terror occupy the same believable physical world.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Academy Awards3 wins1994 · official ceremony record ↗

Plus 3 additional wins

No headline-category win to name

BAFTA1 win1994 · official BAFTA 1994 Film Awards results ↗

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250136AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness9.0
Engagement9.8
Ease9.4

English · PG-13
Narrative Feature
Mood: Accessible & Rewarding