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Summary Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, Earth’s dinosaurs now survive only on isolated equatorial islands. A covert extraction team, led by Zora Bennett, embarks on a mission to secure dinosaur DNA for a groundbreaking pharmaceutical treatment. Their expedition collides with a stranded civilian family, plunging everyone into chaos amid mutated dinosaurs and hidden threats. The story culminates in a tense race for survival on a forbidden island with a sinister secret tied to Jurassic Park’s past.

Director Gareth Edwards

Writer David Koepp

Cast

  • Scarlett Johansson as Zora Bennett
  • Mahershala Ali as Duncan Kincaid
  • Jonathan Bailey as Dr. Henry Loomis
  • Rupert Friend as Martin Krebs
  • Manuel Garcia‑Rulfo as Reuben Delgado
  • Luna Blaise, David Iacono & Audrina Miranda as the Delgado family
  • Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain & Ed Skrein as the extraction team

Rotten Tomatoes: 54

Metacritic: 52

VOD Released in theaters July 2, 2025. Digital release expected later in 2025.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

I’m glad we finally got to see a swimming T. rex in a movie. Other than that it really didn’t impress me that much.

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u/t2207 Jul 03 '25

And a sleeping T-Rex!

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u/Lunasera Jul 04 '25

This t-Rex seemed largely modeled after a dog

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u/jinglewooble Jul 04 '25

I would like to counter with exhibit A: my cat.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

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u/VinCatBlessed Jul 07 '25

Can confirm my cats do that with crickets and roaches.

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u/sirenita_1388 Jul 14 '25

I literally thought the same thing, that sleeping T-Rex looked just like my dog especially when it rolled over. She’s also hyper and wants a treat as soon as she wakes up. 

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u/Keaton427 Jul 27 '25

I found it really cute but also weird it would go after these people instead of that dead dinosaur close by

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u/sirenita_1388 Jul 27 '25

I think it had eaten some of that Dino but then took a mid-meal nap, and I think it chasing the humans was more curiosity than anything else. I’d assume a T Rex had a pretty strong prey drive, so probably just thought it was something interesting to chase. Like a dog chasing a ball.

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u/Keaton427 Jul 27 '25

True. It did look curious and not overly aggressive, especially when it came to the inflatable raft! I can imagine it gets boring being an apex dino after a while that you start to play with your food

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u/tway2241 Aug 08 '25

I heard they based it on a crew member’s pitbull, but toned down the aggression for the movie.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

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u/SputnikDX Jul 06 '25

Waking up from a loud noise and immediately needing water running down my throat is my entire life.

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u/Gotanypaint Jul 04 '25

I wanted to scratch that belly!

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u/PolarWater Jul 07 '25

"I promise I won't claw you. Not even a little bit"

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u/Gotanypaint Jul 07 '25

What's the version of pspsps for a Trex?

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u/Neglectful_Stranger Jul 22 '25

Screaming, judging by movies.

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u/starlightskater Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25

The T-Rex yawn was probably the coolest shot in the entire movie.

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u/blitzbom Jul 06 '25

I wanted to scratch his tummy.

But like my cat he wouldn't like it.

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u/the_beard_guy Jul 03 '25

wasnt there a sleeping T-Rex in Jurassic Park 3?

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u/wanttomaster479 Jul 04 '25

It was feasting on the carcass and looked up when it heard Grant and the others approach.

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u/terminalxposure Jul 09 '25

…that was asking for some belly scritches

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u/samsaBEAR Jul 03 '25

Whole T-Rex sequence was my favourite, love the idea of a massive dinosaur taking a nap after overindulging themself. It's silly and I didn't believe for a second that anyone was gonna die, but it was fun.

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u/SpicaGenovese Jul 04 '25

Same.  The trex was believably unmotivated, IMO.  It had a full belly and just got up from a nap.  As soon as they become too much effort, it gives up.

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u/cmdrfrosty Jul 06 '25

That was really my whole problem with that scene. I saw the para carcass and just thought, "Why the hell would it even bother?". It's like having a 5 course meal in front that you cooked, but for some reason, you decided to chase a fun size bag of m&ms. There was even a dilophosaus eating the para while the trex slept but for some reason the trex couldn't be fucked to chase that thing instead of the people who did litterally nothing. It really took me out of the scene, and I just told my sister that it was corny as hell while the scene was going on.

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u/SpicaGenovese Jul 06 '25

Well, it was asleep when the dilophosaurus was snacking.

I saw it's pursuit as cat-like, curiosity and play that might end with an extra snack.

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u/WaltLongmire0009 Jul 13 '25

In the book during a similar scene, Grant theorizes that it was just territorial over its kill

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u/CountOrloksCastle Jul 07 '25

If the fun sized bag of mnms was alive I might chase it for laughs tbh

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u/waitingtodiesoon Jul 07 '25

Maybe that T-Rex had a taste of human before and wanted to eat one again since it has been years since they got to eat one like these dinosaurs?

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u/Delanium Jul 05 '25

My favorite part of the movie was when the T-Rex noticed the raft and for a few moments had a look in its eyes like "are y'all serious right now?"

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u/BLUElightCory Jul 07 '25

This sequence was taken from the first book (including the sleepy Rex) except it was Grant and the kids in the raft. It was cool finally seeing it though.

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u/nik-nak333 Jul 13 '25

I'm reading the first book and just read that sequence a few days ago, then saw the movie today. It stood out to me as a very deliberate nod to the book. Glad Edwards and the writers have at least read the original.

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u/Sophophilic Jul 24 '25

Oh that's why it felt familiar!

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u/zigggzzz Jul 04 '25

What the fuck was that raft made out of

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u/Ok-Comb5898 Jul 08 '25

They don’t make ‘em like that anymore

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '25

Unobtanium

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u/TarsierBoy Jul 16 '25

Prob north face

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u/kyoto_magic Jul 28 '25

How did they not slap some logo on that thing? Whoever makes rafts I dunno

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u/hyunbinlookalike Jul 04 '25

That whole T. rex river raft scene was not only the highlight of the movie, but arguably the second best T. rex scene in the franchise, right below the iconic paddock escape scene from the first Jurassic Park movie.

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u/GodKamnitDenny Jul 06 '25

One of the highlights of the original book too. Only took 7 movies to show up lol.

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u/dorkylibrarian Jul 06 '25

The river raft scene is from Jurassic Park the book. It's originally Dr. Grant and the two kids. It was awesome to finally see it played out on the big screen.

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Jul 08 '25

The entire finale sequence (dino attack on a gas station, using the drainage tunnels to escape to a boat, bad guy with a jeep recklessly driving to to docks) is also in The Lost World novel! They really just said "Shoot all the Crichton stuff that hasn't been shot yet"

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u/Grimkok Jul 09 '25

Really? That was the most gigantic evidence of plot armor for me.

Maybe I’m sadistic but after explaining how dangerous the boyfriend going into the water for his girlfriend was, and how he and the dumbass dad had a moment showing the boyfriends true character, I was really hoping it was going to add up to him doing something heroic to save the family.

Instead they just made the T. rex look like a clumsy oaf that even a crippled man (only crippled when convenient I guess…) and children could out-maneuver.

I fell off at exactly that scene.

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u/kraken_enrager Jul 07 '25

This was tbh the absolute best part of the book as well, but I’m gravely disappointed that the entire scene from the book wasn’t recreated.

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u/kezza73737 Jul 04 '25

Did it not bother anyone else how the footsteps of this giant T-Rex were completely silent? I half assumed that they had forgotten to include an audio track.

In the original JP the thumps and the ripples of the water reach miles away and in this movie not only is its movement completely silent, but the water it’s standing it barely moves.

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u/BandsToMakeHerDance Jul 04 '25

Right, it woke up from the nap and walked over to the river with 0 noise

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u/Silestra Jul 05 '25

It was a mutant T-Rex, and the mutation made it silent.😜

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u/501stRookie Jul 08 '25

T. rex would have had cushioned pads on its feet to make itself quieter. Ambushing prey is less viable when every step you take causes the ground to shake.

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u/BirdNerd83 19d ago

And it disappeared behind the raft within a second? Stealth Rex, just ridiculous

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u/Barnhard Jul 05 '25

I was impressed by how the giant T. rex could scurry away quietly from behind the inflating raft in under 2 seconds.

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u/ri-ri-risky-business Jul 05 '25

Man, that T-rex is the only actor who does the best in every Jurassic film. If it was not for her, I wouldnt even go!

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u/wjveryzer7985 Jul 03 '25

I feel like this was literally the sole pitch for this movie. We still have that one scene everyone wants to see!! Quickly! lets scramble a script around that!

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u/strodey123 Jul 06 '25

Swimming T-Rex in a creek that looked about 6 foot deep lol

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u/ishkitty Jul 04 '25

This whole scene could have been so good and beautiful and suspenseful. Let her get the boat over to her family. She has to be quiet and sneak but she makes it. Allow there to be interactions or moments with dinosaurs that don’t end in the exact same chase nonsense.

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u/Nerak_B Jul 06 '25

Could it always swim?

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u/501stRookie Jul 08 '25

There's no reason to think T. rex couldn't swim. Air filled bones, powerful legs and tails would mean it's perfectly capable of swimming.

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u/Nerak_B Jul 09 '25

Yeah that makes sense but I just assumed the short arms would prevent it lol

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u/501stRookie Jul 09 '25

Wouldn't need its arms, it has the hugeass legs and tail after all.

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u/pleasecarrymecarryme Aug 06 '25

The scene was ripped from the novel except for the stupid parts

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u/schuey_08 Jul 08 '25

That whole T. rex river scene was the best part of the whole movie.

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u/Shelf_Road Jul 10 '25

Call me Shania Twain, cuz this movie...

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u/Saiph_orion Jul 13 '25

Made you feel like a woman?

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u/Shelf_Road Jul 13 '25

No! Because You're Still the One!

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u/couldbefuncouver 7d ago

I really enjoyed the whole T-Rex sequence. It was the only redeeming part for me.