Jurassic Park

"Jurassic Park" takes audiences on a thrilling, dangerous journey of Dr. Ellie Sattler (by Laura Dern), a paleobotanist, and Dr. Alan Grant (by Sam Neill), a paleontologist, who are invited by eccentric billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) to visit Jurassic Park.The park is populated with cloned dinosaurs brought back to life using advanced genetic engineering.

However, their excitement soon turns to terror as a catastrophic power failure allows the park's security systems to shut down, leaving the dinosaurs free to roam and wreak havoc. The group must fight for their survival as they are hunted by the intelligent and lethal Velociraptors and face deadly encounters with other dinosaurs.

As one of the best dinosaur movies, "Jurassic Park" is praised for its groundbreaking visual effects that bought the dinosaurs to life with astonishing realism - along with its seamless combination of animatronics, puppetry, and computer-generated imagery (CGI). The film remains a landmark film that has left an indelible mark on popular culture, and its cautionary tale about the potential perils of scientific ambition serves as a reminder that nature cannot be controlled or contained.

Release: 1993

Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%