The Lost World: Jurassic Park
A dinosaur research expedition becomes a desperate struggle against corporate capture, predatory wildlife, and the consequences of bringing extinction-era creatures into the modern world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- propulsive
- spectacular
- blockbuster movie night
- dinosaur movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel entertaining and technically impressive but less compelling and more uneven than the original Jurassic Park.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story moves from documenting dinosaurs on Isla Sorna to an increasingly large conflict involving InGen and San Diego.
InGen sends a team to sedate, transport, and commercially exhibit the dinosaurs rather than leave them undisturbed.
The film foregrounds tyrannosaurus and velociraptor encounters as major effects-driven set pieces built from practical and computer-generated effects.
Sarah Harding's documentation mission directly conflicts with InGen's plan to capture dinosaurs for a new park.
Films like The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and why
Jurassic Park
Shared dinosaur spectacle, expedition survival, corporate exploitation, and science fiction adventure.
Kong: Skull Island
Shared creature-feature suspense, island expedition setting, escalating action, and blockbuster visual effects.
Jurassic World
Shared endangered expedition team, engineered creatures, corporate greed, and high-arousal adventure pacing.
King Kong
Shared wilderness survival, scientific discovery, dangerous animals, and large-scale adventure spectacle.
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Release Date
- 1997-05-23
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (9495)
Cast
- Jeff Goldblum
- Julianne Moore
- Pete Postlethwaite
- Arliss Howard
- Richard Attenborough
- Vince Vaughn
- Vanessa Lee Chester
- Peter Stormare
- Harvey Jason
- Richard Schiff
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Lost World: Jurassic Park about?
- A dinosaur research expedition becomes a desperate struggle against corporate capture, predatory wildlife, and the consequences of bringing extinction-era creatures into the modern world.
- What is The Lost World: Jurassic Park like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Lost World: Jurassic Park as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Lost World: Jurassic Park violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Lost World: Jurassic Park as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Lost World: Jurassic Park?
- Critics broadly found the sequel entertaining and technically impressive but less compelling and more uneven than the original Jurassic Park.
- Which films are like The Lost World: Jurassic Park?
- Films with a similar feel include Jurassic Park, Kong: Skull Island, Jurassic World, and King Kong.
- How long is The Lost World: Jurassic Park?
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park runs 129 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Lost World: Jurassic Park?
- In United States, The Lost World: Jurassic Park streams on Hulu, YouTube TV.
