I first encountered Jurassic Park one fateful day during middle school when my teacher rolled in a cart topped with a CRT television, popped in a VHS tape of Jurassic Park and pressed play. I was instantly hooked and I've since watched the film countless times, including a 2013 trip to see the movie in 3D on the big screen at my AMC theater.
Jurassic World: Rebirth hit cinemas on July 2 and I've been rewatching the entire series to get in the mood. With run times ranging from 1 hour and 32 minutes for Jurassic Park III to a whopping 2 hours and 27 minutes for Jurassic World: Dominion, binge-watching the franchise is a 12-hour-and-27-minute-long commitment. Or 14 minutes longer if you watch the 2-hour, 41-minute extended edition of Jurassic World: Dominion. But life finds a way. So if you're like me and want to revisit all six Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies, here's where you can stream the series.
Based on my calculations, it'll take 12 hours and 27 minutes to watch all six of the previously released Jurassic Park and World movies (not including popcorn and bathroom breaks). If you watch Jurassic World: Dominion's extended edition rather than the theatrical cut, that balloons to 12 hours and 41 minutes. Screenshot/CNET
How to watch all of the Jurassic Park movies in order before Rebirth
All six movies in the franchise, including the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World films, from the 1993 classic to 2022's Jurassic World: Dominion, are available on Peacock, providing a convenient home for your binge-watch. At $8 per month for the base plan or $14 a month for Peacock Plus, that's less than $3 per flick -- you'd be hard-pressed to buy or rent the series digitally for that cheap.
If you don't have Peacock and would prefer not to sign up for the service, you can rent or buy the various Jurassic Park films from Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home and other digital video retailers. You can also stream Jurassic World free on Tubi, which is one of my favorite apps and our pick as the best free TV streaming service overall.
James Martin/CNET Peacock Carries the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies Peacock hosts all of the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World films, so you can conveniently watch the entire series on the streaming service. Peacock Premium costs $8 per month or $80 annually. Peacock Premium Plus -- which removes ads (with limited exceptions), lets you download some titles for offline viewing, and provides local NBC affiliate channel streaming -- is $14 per month or $140 per year. In addition to the Jurassic Park and World flicks, you can stream Poker Face, Black Bag, Law & Order: Organized Crime and a slew of other movies and shows. Instacart Plus subscribers get Peacock Premium bundled with their subscription at no extra cost. If you regularly get groceries and other goods delivered, an Instacart Plus plan, which goes for $10 a month or $100 per year, could be a cost-effective way to get popcorn delivered straight to your door so you can stay on the couch streaming Jurassic Park. See at Peacock
Tubi Carries Jurassic World Tubi is our choice for the best free TV streaming service overall, thanks to its large on-demand library, sleek interface and Tubi Kids section. The ad-supported streaming service doesn't even require an account -- you can install the app or visit the website in a browser to begin watching immediately. But an account lets you save items to your watchlist and continue playback on other devices. In addition to its on-demand movies and shows, Tubi offers some live streaming channels. Alongside Jurassic World, Tubi boasts a bunch of films and TV shows, including originals like Please Don't Feed the Children, Boarders and the Z-Suite. David Iacono, one of the stars from Jurassic World: Rebirth, starred in the 2023 Tubi original film Cinnamon, so if you're looking to explore Iacono's filmography, it could be worth checking out (and won't cost you a dime to stream). See at Tubi
Do you need to watch the whole Jurassic Park franchise before Jurassic World: Rebirth?
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