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Jurassic Park III

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Jurassic Park III

PG-13

Released Jul 18, 2001

1h 31m

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After being persuaded by a wealthy businessman to conduct an aerial tour of Isla Sorna, InGen's second site for a failed Jurassic Park experiment, Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) discovers the true reason for his invitation. A tragic accident maroons the party of seven, and they must attempt to escape with their lives.

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Critics Consensus

Jurassic Park III is darker and faster than its predecessors, but that doesn't quite compensate for the franchise's continuing creative decline.

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Edward Jay Epstein

Wall Street Journal

Jurassic Park III exemplifies Hollywood's standard practice of stomping a brilliant concept beyond recognition.

Jun 27, 2019

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

At its best, it whips itself up into a nice, scary lather, but it shrivels to nothing between the set pieces, in an excess of fog, token bits of talk, and an absence of genuine, elemental awe.

Jun 27, 2019

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Imagine my surprise, then, to find that Jurassic Park III not only beats the first JP and its sequel The Lost World into a cocked pith helmet, but also manages to be a perfectly enjoyable monster movie in its own right.

Jun 27, 2019

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Jim Ross

TAKE ONE Magazine

...it's a dull regression to the mean [of blockuster filmmaking]. Although [the regressive portrayal of heteronormativity and feminism] is not at the forefront of the film's concerns, it is indicative of the lack of imagination the film has.

Nov 27, 2024

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Michael D. Reid

Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada)

The Westjet of summer popcorn movies, a no-frills hot-weather adventure that gets the job done efficiently and leaves you feeling vaguely satisfied, even if it doesn't knock your socks off.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 30, 2024

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

Super to the lame Lost World, and hardly as riveting as the original. But let's face it: How many new Dino scenarios can writers muster up?

Rated: B

Apr 30, 2024

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Nicholas B

Jurassic Park III is an exciting four-star adventure that kept me entertained. While it doesn’t match the magic of the original, it delivers plenty of action, suspense, and intense dinosaur encounters. The fast-paced story and thrilling moments made it a fun and enjoyable ride.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Conor S

It’s a fun movie, the storyline, the characters, the dinosaurs, and especially the Spinosaurus are great!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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tim s

Jurassic Park III brings back Dr. Grant, which is a welcome return, but the narrative pretty much falls flat. It doesn’t have the heft of the first two movies. However, the dinosaur action remains a high point. The Spinosaurus fills T. rex’s shoes ferociously, and the pterodactyls are quite striking.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/07/25

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Pro R

This movie had amazing dinosaur fights and the terrific fear factor with the ring tone for the phone and the raptor pack was great and all the dinosaurs on the island where actually acting like dinosaurs with the spino being a good mother after it's children were shot and crushed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/25

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Jake P

better than every other Jurassic Park movie. WATCH IT NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Charlie P

I like this more than the Jurassic World films because it’s unintentionally hilarious and is less than 2 hours. Other than that this movies got nothing 4/10

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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Synopsis

After being persuaded by a wealthy businessman to conduct an aerial tour of Isla Sorna, InGen's second site for a failed Jurassic Park experiment, Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) discovers the true reason for his invitation. A tragic accident maroons the party of seven, and they must attempt to escape with their lives.

Director: Joe Johnston
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, Larry J. Franco
Screenwriter: Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Michael Crichton
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Universal International Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Intense Sci-Fi Terror)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 2, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $181.2M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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