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Jurassic is one of the easy ones: release order and story order are the same, and the second trilogy picks up directly from the first. Start at 1993 and keep going.
Release order is chronological order for Jurassic. Every film is set later than the one before it, and the Jurassic World trilogy follows on from the original three directly.
The Jurassic Park trilogy (1993–2001)
Jurassic Park1993Spielberg's landmark, and still the one every sequel is measured against.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park1997Darker and more chaotic, with a San Diego finale that goes fully Godzilla.
Jurassic Park III2001The short, lean one. Spinosaurus, a talking raptor dream, and out in ninety minutes.
The Jurassic World trilogy (2015–2022)
Jurassic World2015The park finally opens, twenty-two years on, and immediately goes wrong.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018A volcano, an auction, and the dinosaurs get off the island.
Jurassic World: Dominion2022Both casts together in a world where dinosaurs roam free.
The new era
Jurassic World: Rebirth2025A fresh cast and a soft reset, set several years after Dominion.
Where to start if you only want the good ones
The franchise is famously front-loaded. If you are not watching all seven:
- Jurassic Park (1993) alone is a complete film and needs nothing else.
- Add The Lost World if you want more Spielberg, or skip straight to Jurassic World (2015), which works as a soft reboot.
- The Jurassic World trilogy has to be watched in order — Fallen Kingdom ends mid-story.
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Frequently asked questions
How many Jurassic Park movies are there?
Seven: the original Jurassic Park trilogy, the Jurassic World trilogy, and Jurassic World: Rebirth.
Do I need to watch the Jurassic Park movies in order?
Release order and story order are the same, so watching in order works. You can start at Jurassic World (2015) if you want — it is designed as an entry point — but the original is the better film.
Is Jurassic World a sequel or a reboot?
A sequel. It is set twenty-two years after Jurassic Park, on the same island, and references the events of the original directly.