Jurassic Park
HeartGuard score
How suitable a title is for Christian viewers, from 0 to 100. It weighs the content meters and the worldview.
- 80–100Recommended
- 60–79Watch with careThis film
- 35–59Think it through
- 15–34Strong caution
- 0–14Not recommended
HeartGuard score
How suitable a title is for Christian viewers, from 0 to 100. It weighs the content meters and the worldview.
- 80–100Recommended
- 60–79Watch with careThis film
- 35–59Think it through
- 15–34Strong caution
- 0–14Not recommended
Worldview score
What the story celebrates or condemns.
Why +1 for this film
The film warns against human pride in playing creator and pursuing power without wisdom, and shows greed and cowardice ending badly, while a reluctant adult learns to protect children.
- +2Affirms faithPresents faith in God positively and as true
- +1Positive valuesThis filmHonesty, sacrifice and family win out
- 0Mixed or neutralNo clear stance
- −1AmbivalentShows sin without judging it either way
- −2Glamorises sinMakes sin look attractive and rewarding
Age guide
How suitable this film is for each age group.
Why 12+ for this film
Sustained, intense peril, including dinosaurs hunting children, and several violent deaths (mostly off-screen) plus a severed arm make it too frightening for younger children.
- Under 8No
- Ages 8–12Check first
- Ages 13–15Yes
- Ages 16–17Yes
- AdultsYes
A gripping dinosaur adventure with intense, frightening chases and several deaths, mostly kept off-screen. Expect occasional swearing and a clear warning about scientific pride.
Watch guide
What's in it?
LanguageOccasional mild-moderate
Occasional swearing including 'shit', 'son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'crap' and 'damn'. No f-words.
BlasphemyA few exclamations
A few characters use God's or Jesus' name as exclamations in moments of shock.
Sex and nudityNo nudity
No nudity or sexual scenes. Malcolm flirts briefly with Ellie, and there is some mild suggestive banter.
RelationshipsUnderstated couple
Grant and Ellie are a couple whose relationship is low-key. Malcolm flirts with Ellie and backs off once he learns she is with Grant.
ViolenceDinosaur attacks, deaths
Several people are killed by dinosaurs, mostly off-screen or implied, with little blood. A severed arm is shown, a goat is pulled apart, and one man is eaten while sitting on a toilet.
Frightening scenesSustained intense peril
A T. rex attacks cars with children inside during a night storm, and raptors hunt two children through a kitchen in long, tense sequences. Jump scares and long stretches of hiding and fleeing.
Drugs and alcoholSmoking, light drinking
Ray Arnold smokes constantly, and Malcolm drinks from a hip flask.
AttitudesGreed and hubris
Nedry takes a bribe to steal embryos and sabotages security, and Gennaro abandons the children in danger; both are shown as wrong. The film questions scientific arrogance and profit-driven ambition.
OccultNone
No occult content.
- To knowContent to know about
- Skip for kidsSkip for younger viewers
- DiscussWorth discussing
- Early
Violence and peril
In the opening, a park worker is dragged into a raptor's cage and killed, mostly unseen, with panicked shouting.
- Early
Graphic talk, attitudes to children
Dr Grant tells a boy in graphic terms how a raptor would kill and eat its prey. The talk about the children also shows his dislike of them.
- Mid
Intense perilSkip if under 10
A T. rex pulls apart a live goat, then attacks the tour vehicles at night in a storm, with two children trapped inside.
- Mid
Violent death
Gennaro abandons the children and is eaten by the T. rex while on a toilet, a death played partly for dark comedy.
- Mid
Violent death, theft
Nedry, who has taken a bribe to steal embryos, is blinded by venom from a Dilophosaurus and killed.
- Mid
Alcohol, smoking, flirting
Malcolm drinks from a hip flask, flirts briefly with Ellie and backs off. Ray Arnold smokes throughout.
- Late
Gory aftermathSkip if under 10
A severed arm is shown, with flesh visible, after Arnold is killed off-screen. Muldoon is also killed by a raptor.
- Late
Sustained frightSkip if under 10
Raptors hunt Lex and Tim through a kitchen in long, near-silent suspense with jump scares.
- Mid
Pride and ethics
Malcolm and Ellie argue that scientists never stopped to ask whether they should, and that nature cannot be controlled.
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- 2. Everyone answersThere are no wrong answers. Listen before you reply.
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Faith & story
What does it say?
What's it about?The plot, without the ending
Billionaire John Hammond has used ancient DNA to bring dinosaurs back to life on a remote island, and he is about to open it as a theme park. When an accident worries his investors, he invites palaeontologist Alan Grant, palaeobotanist Ellie Sattler and mathematician Ian Malcolm to give their opinion. Hammond's two grandchildren join the tour. The visitors are amazed by living dinosaurs, but Malcolm doubts that something so complex can be controlled. When a storm hits and the park's security systems fail, the group must survive on an island where the creatures are no longer behind fences.
Through a faith lensHow it connects to the Bible
At its heart this is a story about human pride: people who can create life and assume they can also command it. Malcolm's warning that the scientists asked only whether they could, never whether they should, echoes the builders of Babel, who wanted to make a name for themselves and found their plans undone. The park's owner sees himself as a maker of living things, yet the film shows how little control a creature-maker really has. Greed works as a second thread: Nedry sells out the park for a bribe, and Paul warned that the love of money brings ruin on those who chase it. Pride and self-reliance are shown going before a fall. There is also a quieter note of redemption in Grant, a man who begins by avoiding children and ends by sheltering them, a small picture of sacrificial care for the vulnerable. The film does not name God as the answer, but it leaves room for humility before creation and for talking about where human wisdom ends.
Fruit of the SpiritWhich fruit does it show?
6 out of 9 fruits ripe in this film
Ripe grapes are shown in the film, buds are missing
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
Love and gentleness show in Grant, who starts out impatient with children but comes to comfort and protect Lex and Tim, and in Ellie, who tends a sick Triceratops and risks herself for others. Kindness shows in the way Grant takes time to reassure the frightened children. Faithfulness and goodness appear in Muldoon, who stays at his post and puts himself in danger to help others, and in Ellie, who goes back to find survivors. Self-control is seen in Grant and Ellie, who keep calm under terrifying pressure. Envy drives Nedry, who resents his pay and betrays the park for a bribe, and his greed sparks the crisis. Strife surfaces in the arguments between Malcolm, Hammond and the scientists, and Fits of anger flare when Nedry is confronted over his work and in Hammond's defensiveness when challenged.
The charactersExamples to follow or avoid
GrantSam NeillA palaeontologist who begins the film uneasy around children. The danger on the island forces him to protect Lex and Tim, and he comes to care for them.
EllieLaura DernA paleobotanist and Grant's partner. She is practical and brave, and she doubts that anyone can control an ecosystem they do not fully understand.
MalcolmJeff GoldblumA chaos theorist who is sardonic and witty. He warns that the park rests on arrogance and cannot be controlled.
HammondRichard AttenboroughThe park's founder, an enthusiastic and charming showman. His wonder and ambition blind him to the risks until it is too late.
NedryWayne KnightThe park's computer programmer, resentful and greedy. He takes a bribe and sabotages security, which sets off the disaster.
How Christians are portrayed
No Christians or church appear in the film. Faith is touched on only in passing, in a sardonic remark from Malcolm about God and creation, which is a thought-provoking line rather than a portrayal of belief.
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Details
Film details
- In theatres
- Jun 11, 1993
- On streaming
- May 6, 2014
- Cast
- Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Studios
- Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
- Genre
- Adventure, Science Fiction
- Run time
- 2h 7m
- Age rating
- US PG-13 · UK PG
How we analysed this
We gathered the plot and reception, and facts that independent sources agree on, then rated each content area against our rubric and worldview scale, using AI models calibrated on reference titles. Not yet reviewed by our team. Confidence: high.
Score = 100 − 16 × content concern (2.73) + 8 × worldview (+1) = 64
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Updated 2026-10-14