Summary
A team of scientists go to a nuclear mining facility to investigate a possible meltdown and instead find a large amount of cloned dinosaurs.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 34GoodWatch 37
IMDb3.8
Audience score30%
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −12 min on the typical 95
typical 9583Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1995
February 23, 1995
31 years ago
Genres
HorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
11 of 11
Directing · 1
- Louis Morneau Director
Writing · 1
- Michael Palmer Writer
Production · 1
- Roger Corman Producer
Camera · 1
- John B. Aronson Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Ed Tomney Music
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- David Barrett Special Effects Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
- Chuck Borden Stunts
- Jason Ybarra Stunts
- Kurt D. Lott Stunt Double
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