Film

The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997

Directed by Steven Spielberg

  • Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
  • 129 min
  • PG-13

Something has survived.

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.

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