Released in 1997 and directed by Steven Spielberg, The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a darker, action-oriented sequel that expands the franchise beyond the original island. The story is set on Isla Sorna (Site B), a second island where dinosaurs have been roaming free since the park's collapse. Chaos theorist Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) reluctantly returns to the fray to rescue his girlfriend, paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore), from a rival InGen team hunting dinosaurs for a new attraction. Famous for its grittier tone and intense set pieces—most notably a terrifiying cliffside trailer attack by two T-Rexes and a chaotic finale where a T-Rex rampages through the streets of San Diego—the film explores the consequences of bringing prehistoric creatures to the mainland.
