Jurassic Park III

What’s it about?

When a young boy goes missing on Isla Sorna, his desperate parents trick Dr. Alan Grant into joining their rescue mission, soon finding themselves fighting for their lives against the island’s deadly, prehistoric predators.

The facts 

• Directed by Joe Johnston (Jumanji, Captain America: The First Avenger)
• Starring Sam Neill (Hunt for the Wilderpeople), William H. Macy (Fargo), Téa Leoni (Spanglish), Alessandro Nivola (Disobedience), Trevor Morgan (The Sixth Sense), Michael Jeter (The Green Mile), and Laura Dern (The Piano)
• English and Spanish languages
• Runtime: 93 minutes

Why did it get this rating? 

This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Violence and frightening scenes

The film contains ongoing intense and frightening scenes with blood, injuries, and death.

Some of the strongest scenes include:

• After a man is pulled out of a plane by a dinosaur, it lunges at him with its mouth.The dinosaur later appears with blood on its teeth, implying the man was killed.
• One dinosaur devours another dinosaur, with pieces of flesh shown dangling from its mouth.
• A decayed human skeleton hanging in a tree swings out unexpectedly and hits a woman –  she then screams while trying to get away.
• One man falls into some water as flying dinosaurs chase him. They snatch him, and attack him repeatedly, biting his back as he tries to swim away.

When content stays with you: 

We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.  

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information 

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
• Brain development – how it works, why it matters