Adventure, Science Fiction  •  1993  •  127 min  •  Teen (13+)

Jurassic Park (1993)

Jurassic Park poster

Jurassic Park (1993)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes

Viewer Rating
8.0

Overview

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.


Starring Cast

Sam Neill  •   Laura Dern  •   Jeff Goldblum


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film leans left by critiquing human hubris and the commercial exploitation of nature through unchecked scientific advancement, emphasizing environmentalism and the inherent unpredictability of life.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film includes a diverse supporting cast, featuring notable Black and Asian characters, alongside its predominantly white main cast. The narrative focuses on themes of scientific ethics and survival, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.

Secondary

Race Swap: Yes
Confidence: Medium

The character Ray Arnold, described as white in Michael Crichton's source novel, is portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson, a Black actor, in the film adaptation. This constitutes a race swap.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Jurassic Park does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the dangers of de-extinction and the survival of its main characters, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Jurassic Park does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative is centered on the ethical implications of de-extinction and survival, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film features Dr. Ellie Sattler and Lex Murphy, who primarily use their intelligence, evasion, and technological skills to survive encounters with dinosaurs. There are no scenes depicting female characters defeating male human opponents in direct physical combat.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

All major characters in the 1993 film adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel "Jurassic Park" retain the same gender as established in the source material. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.2
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8.0

Critic Ratings

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9.1
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6.8

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