Jurassic Park currently beats GoodFellas 63–37
Blockbuster spectacle edges out the crime film's craftsmanship.
The Verdict Genre Clash
Spielberg understood something about dinosaurs that Cameron would later understand about the Titanic — that the spectacle itself is the character, and the human beings are there to give you a face to watch while you process the impossible thing you're seeing. GoodFellas gives you Ray Liotta's face processing something equally impossible — the speed at which a life built on violence collapses — but the processing is internal, subtle, dependent on knowing what Liotta's silence means. Voters at 63 to 37 prefer the external wonder. Spielberg makes you feel like a kid seeing something for the first time. Scorsese makes you feel like an adult realizing something for the last time.
The Numbers
| Jurassic Park | GoodFellas | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 63% | 37% |
| Overall Win Rate | 69% | 41% |
| Championships | 29 | 5 |
| Avg Decision | 1.8s | 2.5s |
| Budget | $63M | $25M |
| Box Office | $920M | $47M |
Where This Matchup Sits
BingeBracket tracks 45 films from the 1990s — Jurassic Park near the top at #3, GoodFellas is in the bottom quarter.
Against other opponents on BingeBracket, the picture shifts. Jurassic Park beats Jaws, but GoodFellas loses to it — the same opponent produces opposite results.
Jurassic Park with 29 titles and GoodFellas with 5 — the tournament record and the head-to-head point the same direction.
GoodFellas is the higher-rated film on TMDB at 8.5 vs 8.0. Bracket voters keep choosing Jurassic Park anyway — a sign that critical consensus and head-to-head instinct don't always point the same direction.
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