Boasting still-incredible special effects and perfectly-paced action, this is Spielberg at his finest, capturing the awe and horror that would come with seeing dinosaurs return to the land of the living.

Paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park's mastermind, billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt. With great supporting turns from Samuel L. Jackson and Wayne Knight, this must-see-on-the-big-screen, adapted from Michael Crichton's novel, is still one of cinema's most thrilling explorations of humanity's hubris in the face of nature. 

D: Steven Spielberg, US, 1993, 2h7m

Part of the Dartmouth Film Society "Green Screen" series exploring humanity's relationship with the natural world.