Jurassic Park (1993) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Name: Jurassic Park
Director: Steven Spielberg
Released: 1993
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 8.0

Age Rating, Sex, Violence & Language

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.

Rated PG-13 • 1993 • 2h 7m

Directed by Steven Spielberg

8.0

10K+

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Age

13+

Steven Spielberg's *Jurassic Park* earns its PG-13 rating for intense and sustained sequences of science-fiction terror and dinosaur violence. The film's most frightening scenes involve a T-Rex attacking a tour vehicle with two children, Lex and Tim, trapped inside, and velociraptors hunting the children through a kitchen. Several characters are killed by dinosaurs, including a man eaten on a toilet and another ambushed, though the… Sign up for the full guide

Cast

Sam Neill

Laura Dern

Jeff Goldblum

Richard Attenborough

Bob Peck

Martin Ferrero

BD Wong

Joseph Mazzello

Ariana Richards

Samuel L. Jackson

Wayne Knight

Gerald R. Molen

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Is Jurassic Park appropriate for kids?

Content severity in Jurassic Park

Sex Mild 1/10

Violence Intense 8/10

Language Moderate 4/10

Substances Mild 1/10

Themes Intense 8/10

What happens in Jurassic Park, moment by moment

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0:25 ⚔ Violence & Gore 4/10
0:30 💬 Language 4/10

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Sex and nudity in Jurassic Park

Sexual content is very light and incidental. A character (Ian Malcolm) mildly flirts with another (Ellie Sattler). There is a brief, non-sexual joke when a character misreads a computer term as "auto-erotica." A pin-up style cartoon picture is visible for a moment on a computer screen.

Violence and gore in Jurassic Park

The film contains strong, sustained sequences of dinosaur violence and terror. In the opening scene, a worker is violently attacked and killed by a velociraptor (mostly off-screen). Key sequences include a lengthy T-Rex attack on tour vehicles, a man being eaten by the T-Rex, and another man killed by a venom-spitting dinosaur. A severed arm is briefly shown as a jump scare. The finale features a fight where a T-Rex kills two raptors. The violence, while not explicitly gory, is intense and results in several…

Language in Jurassic Park

Language is moderate for a PG-13 film. There are a few uses of "shit," one instance of "son of a bitch," and several uses of milder expletives like "hell" and "damn."

Drugs, alcohol, and smoking in Jurassic Park

Substance use is mild and incidental. Characters are seen drinking champagne during a meal. John Hammond occasionally smokes a cigar, and Dennis Nedry is seen with a cigarette at his desk.

Mature themes in Jurassic Park

The film deals with strong themes of corporate greed, the hubris of scientific ambition, and the chaos that results from trying to control nature. The most impactful element is the constant and intense peril faced by the main characters, including two young children who are repeatedly hunted by apex predators. Scenes of terror are prolonged, such as the kitchen stalking sequence, and characters must deal with the shocking deaths of their colleagues.

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Is Jurassic Park appropriate for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Jurassic Park is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Steven Spielberg's *Jurassic Park* earns its PG-13 rating for intense and sustained sequences of science-fiction terror and dinosaur violence. The film's most frightening scenes involve a T-Rex attacking a tour vehicle…

What age rating does Jurassic Park have?

Jurassic Park is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

What is Jurassic Park about?

Is there sex or nudity in Jurassic Park?

How violent is Jurassic Park?

Is the language in Jurassic Park appropriate for kids?

Language is moderate for a PG-13 film. There are a few uses of "shit," one instance of "son of a bitch," and several uses of milder expletives like "hell" and "damn."

Are drugs, alcohol, or smoking shown in Jurassic Park?

Substance use is mild and incidental. Characters are seen drinking champagne during a meal. John Hammond occasionally smokes a cigar, and Dennis Nedry is seen with a cigarette at his desk.

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How long is Jurassic Park?

Jurassic Park runs 127 minutes, directed by Steven Spielberg, released in 1993.

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