Giant dinosaurs eating people and destroying everything… what more could you want from a movie? Well, throw in some big stars like Laura Dern and Samuel L. Jackson, and have it all directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg. It’s no wonder Jurassic Park grossed over $1 billion throughout its lifetime and spent a whopping 81 weeks in theaters during its initial run in 1993 (it’s since been re-released numerous times).
If you’re the type who likes giant animals destroying things, tons of dino madness, or even a bit of genetics gone wrong, you’re going to love these 10 movies. Check out our guide below to discover 10 movies like Jurassic Park you can watch right now using streaming services like Netflix, Prime Video, Max, Disney+ and many more!
Godzilla
While he might not be a dinosaur… he’s basically kind of a dinosaur? Depending on which film/franchise you watch, Godzilla is either a genetically modified reptile who mutated from nuclear radiation, or he’s a previously unknown dinosaur lured by nuclear radiation. Either way, 2014’s Godzilla is big, awesome, and destroys everything in sight. Anyone who loves the dino carnage in Jurassic Park will surely be a Godzilla fan.
King Kong
Unlike the new MonsterVerse storyline, in Peter Jackson’s 2005 film, Skull Island is inhabited by dinos that are modeled after real dinosaurs. For example, one of the big fight scenes involves Kong and a “V-Rex”, a creature heavily influenced by the real-life tyrannosaurids family. Other creatures in the movie are heavily inspired by dinosaurs like brontosauruses and velociraptors. For a more fantastical vision of dinosaurs, King Kong is a sure bet.
65
In 65, Adam Driver plays a space pilot who crash lands on a mysterious planet filled with giant monsters. But it’s later revealed that he’s actually an alien who crash-landed on Earth in the days before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. So the monsters are actually dinosaurs. Whereas Jurassic Park brought dinos into the modern world, 65 shows a person lost in the time of dinosaurs.
Deep Blue Sea
While not technically centered around dinosaurs, Deep Blue Sea has a lot in common with Jurassic Park. In the movie, a trio of genetically modified mako sharks escape their enclosures during a storm and cause absolute bloodshed… sound familiar? Plus, sharks are considered “living dinosaurs” since they’ve been evolving for hundreds of millions of years, somehow outliving numerous mass extinction events. So when you think about it, Deep Blue Sea actually is about dinosaurs.
Tammy and the T-Rex
Let’s face it, we all love the T-Rex in Jurassic Park. The name literally means “tyrant lizard”, so what’s not to love? For more T-Rex madness, check out Tammy and the T-Rex. In the film, a high schooler (Paul Walker) has his brain inserted into a giant robotic T-Rex, and then he sets out for revenge against everyone who wronged him. The film is campy, bonkers, wild, and tons of fun.
Anaconda
Sure, it’s not technically a dinosaur. But a giant 25-foot anaconda is basically one. After all, there really was a prehistoric snake called the Titanboa which could reach 40 feet long, so the movie isn’t as fictitious as you might think. The film follows an Amazonian expedition that unfortunately encounters the giant anaconda, and before long, the researchers are fighting for their lives.
Tremors
If giant snakes aren’t scary enough for you, how about creepy, slithery worms… that are the size of a school bus? In Tremors, a small desert town is terrorized by giant, burrowing (and predatory) wormlike creatures. Starring Kevin Bacon and Reba McEntire, the film is tons of fun and is an often-overlooked creature feature that deserves to be watched.
Splice
In Jurassic Park, the real villains are the humans who try to play God. If you want another movie about scientists manipulating DNA for all the wrong reasons, look no further than Splice. In the movie, a scientific duo creates a human-animal hybrid… and that’s when things get weird. Not only does the creature kill the couple’s cat and have sex with Adrien Brody, but then she undergoes a Sequential hermaphroditic transformation and becomes male, and then tries to murder them both. Ah, nature!
Cloverfield
Sure, Cloverfield is about an alien and not a dinosaur, but we all know damn well that dino fans can’t resist watching a giant 30-story alien monster destroy Manhattan. Plus, when Cloverfield came out in 2008, it was basically the lone monster movie of that decade and reignited interest in the genre. Without Cloverfield, we likely wouldn’t have Pacific Rim, the MonsterVerse, or Jurassic World.
Congo
In Congo, an expedition into the Congolian rainforest discovers a rare breed of grey, murderous gorillas who inhabit a diamond mine. While the movie is pretty different from Jurassic Park, the lush jungle setting, animal enemies, and “nature finds a way” plotline definitely give off some major Jurassic Park vibes. Plus, it has Tim Curry, what could be better?
Where to watch movies like Jurassic Park online
Check out our list below to find the best movies like Jurassic Park streaming online in the United States right now!
