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Jurassic Park Film Chronological Viewing Guide

by Skylar Feb 21,2025

This guide helps you navigate the Jurassic franchise, covering all films and relevant supplementary content. Choose to watch by chronological order or release date.

Jurassic Park Film Order

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Total Films: Six feature films (three Jurassic Park, three Jurassic World), plus two short films and an animated Netflix series. Jurassic World: Rebirth will be the seventh.

Chronological Viewing Order (with minor spoilers)

The theatrical releases mostly align chronologically, except for the shorts and Netflix series.

  1. Jurassic Park (1993): Dinosaurs cloned from prehistoric mosquito DNA populate a theme park on Isla Nublar. A power failure unleashes chaos.

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  2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997): Isla Sorna, a second island with abandoned dinosaurs, becomes the focus of a corporate power struggle.

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  3. Jurassic Park 3 (2001): Alan Grant returns to Isla Sorna for a rescue mission amidst more dinosaur encounters.

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  4. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020 - TV Series): Animated series set during the events of the Jurassic World trilogy, offering a different perspective.

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  5. Jurassic World (2015): A new dinosaur theme park opens on Isla Nublar, leading to a new crisis involving a genetically modified dinosaur.

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  6. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018): A volcanic eruption threatens the dinosaurs of Isla Nublar, leading to a rescue mission with unexpected consequences.

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  7. Battle at Big Rock (2019 - Short Film): A short film depicting early human-dinosaur conflicts after Fallen Kingdom.

    Battle at Big Rock

  8. Jurassic World Dominion: The Prologue (2021 - Short Film): A short film showing a prehistoric battle and a modern-day dinosaur encounter.

    Jurassic World Dominion: The Prologue

  9. Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024 - TV Series): Sequel to Camp Cretaceous, set before Dominion.

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  10. Jurassic World Dominion (2022): Humans and dinosaurs coexist, leading to new challenges and ethical dilemmas.

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Release Date Order

Jurassic Park (1993) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Jurassic Park 3 (2001) Jurassic World (2015) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Battle at Big Rock (2019) Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020) Jurassic World Dominion: The Prologue (2021) Jurassic World Dominion (2022) Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024)

Future: Jurassic World: Rebirth (July 2024)

Remember to check streaming availability for each film.