Movie · Sci-fi, Action · 1993 · PG-13

Jurassic Park: parents' guide

Name: Jurassic Park
Released: 1993

11+our pick

Best for ages 11 and up. Rated PG-13 for intense science fiction terror.

A classic, thrilling adventure for tweens who like a scare, in which a theme park of cloned dinosaurs breaks loose with two children inside. The suspense is long and intense: a T. rex attacks a car with the kids in it, and raptors stalk them through a kitchen. Several adults are eaten, mostly just off screen, and one shot shows a severed arm. Language is light apart from one s-word, and one character smokes constantly. The sustained terror, more than blood, is why we suggest 11; sensitive younger kids may find the attacks too much.

What's in it

Violence

Moderate

Dinosaurs maul and eat several people, including a man snatched off a toilet, and a goat is fed to the T. rex. Most deaths happen just off screen, but a severed arm and bloody remains are shown. A boy is electrocuted and revived.

Language

Moderate

Light overall: one s-word, five or six uses each of 'hell' and 'damn,' plus 'son of a bitch,' 'crap' and a few misuses of God's and Jesus' names. Some potty humor about dinosaur dung.

Sex and nudity

Mild

A computer screen saver shows a woman in a bikini, a mathematician flirts and brags about his ex-wives, and a lawyer garbles 'animatronic' into a sexual word. No nudity.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Moderate

A park technician chain-smokes, with a cigarette almost always on his lip, and adults drink in a few scenes. No drunkenness or drug use.

Scary or intense scenes

Strong

Long, intense sequences: the T. rex crushes a car with children inside, raptors hunt the kids through a kitchen, and characters are ambushed in the dark. Jump scares and constant peril fill the second half.

Sensitive topics

Animal death

Worth talking about

The park's creators were so excited that they could bring back dinosaurs that they never seriously asked whether they should. What technologies today raise the same question?

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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, movieguide.org, childrenandmedia.org.au, tv.apple.com, combustiblecelluloid.com. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.