All the Jurassic Movies Ranked: Seven Movies, One Franchise, Decades of Dino Drama

With the release of Jurassic World Rebirth, the seventh installment in the dino-saga, it’s the perfect time to revisit the franchise that began with a roar in 1993. From Steven Spielberg’s original masterpiece to the latest jungle expedition on Île Saint Hubert.

The franchise has seen seismic shifts in tone, technology, and ambition. Seven films, billions in box office revenue, and decades of dinosaur-fueled thrills later, we’re ranking the franchise from worst to best, hold on to your butts.

7. Jurassic World Dominion (2022)

Set in a world where dinosaurs now roam freely across the globe, Dominion attempts to tie together the original trilogy and the World series with a sprawling plot about genetic corruption, biotech conspiracies, and locust plagues. While it brought back the original trio, Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) the film was overstuffed and lacked focus. Fans were hyped… then kind of let down. It still made over $1 billion, but this one’s all bark, no bite.

6. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Directed by J.A. Bayona, Fallen Kingdom took a darker, Gothic-horror approach as it moved the dinosaurs from Isla Nublar to a mainland mansion setting. While visually striking, the plot’s absurdity, especially the weaponized dino-auctions was too much for many fans and critics. Nevertheless, it grossed a staggering $1.31 billion, proving the brand’s immense pull.

5. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Four years after the original, Spielberg returns with a darker, more chaotic sequel. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) heads to Isla Sorna to document dinosaurs in the wild, only to be caught in a corporate scheme to bring them to the mainland. The climax features a T. rex rampaging through San Diego in a divisive tonal shift. With $618 million at the box office, it was a hit, but critics were split on its uneven tone and lack of wonder compared to its predecessor.

4. Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025)

The latest entry takes us to a previously untouched island—Île Saint Hubert—where a biotech firm launches a high-stakes mission to extract dinosaur DNA for a revolutionary heart disease treatment. Scarlett Johansson stars as mission leader Zora Bennett, joined by Mahershala Ali’s composed strategist Duncan Kincaid and Jonathan Bailey’s charmingly neurotic paleontologist Dr. Loomis. While the film skirts deeper ethical questions, it delivers relentless jungle thrills and sharp character dynamics. It’s looking at a $137 million opening weekend and climbing, and fans are loving the throwback energy.

3. Jurassic Park III (2001)

This lean, action-driven sequel brings back Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), tricked into returning to Isla Sorna by a desperate couple searching for their lost son. What it lacks in philosophical depth, it makes up for in nonstop tension, especially with the introduction of the terrifying Spinosaurus. At just 92 minutes, it wastes no time getting to the dino chaos. Though it pulled in a smaller $368 million, its practical effects and survival-thriller pacing have earned it a loyal fanbase.

2. Jurassic World (2015)

Set 22 years after the original, Jurassic World imagines a fully operational dinosaur theme park, until a hybrid monstrosity, the Indominus rex, escapes and unleashes carnage. Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), a velociraptor trainer, and park manager Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) must contain the chaos. With jaw-dropping visuals and nostalgic callbacks, the film captivated a new generation and earned an enormous $1.67 billion, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

1. Jurassic Park (1993)

What else!? The one that started it all and by far the best. When eccentric billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) invites scientists and a lawyer to preview his dinosaur theme park, wonder quickly turns to horror when the security system fails. From the first Brachiosaurus reveal to the terrifying kitchen raptor scene, Spielberg’s masterpiece blends awe, science, and suspense like no other. With groundbreaking CGI and animatronics, a timeless John Williams score, and sharp ethical undertones, Jurassic Park grossed $912 million in its original run (surpassing $1 billion with re-releases) and changed the blockbuster forever.

From corporate greed to rogue hybrids to jungle warfare, the Jurassic movies have evolved into something bigger and weirder than anyone imagined back in ‘93. Some entries stumble, others soar, but there’s one truth that never changes: when dinosaurs show up, we’re watching.

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