The Jungle Book
The legend comes to life.
2016 • 106 min • Adventure · Family · Fantasy
Synopsis
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera, and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 83 Reviewers · 6 · 69%
- 69 Audience · 8581 · 31%
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, leaves his jungle home. With the help of Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, he embarks on an adventure of self-discovery, encountering various animals and dangers along the way.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- Intense animal fights
- Perilous situations for Mowgli
- Some jump scares
What it models well
- Loyalty and friendship
- Finding your place
- Courage in the face of fear
- Respect for nature
Talk about it after
- Adaptation and belonging
- Dealing with loss and grief
- The laws of the jungle vs. human ways
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Top billed cast
Director: Jon Favreau • Crew: Justin Marks
Trailers & clips
Academy Conversations: The Jungle Book
Jon Favreau On Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision
IMAX® Featurette
Casting Mowgli
IMAX® Exclusive Look (Tease)
Teaser Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedAn uneasy truce between the wolves and tiger "Shere Khan" becomes tested as "Mowgli" (Neel Sethi) gets older and harder to keep safe. Pre-empting things getting even more dangerous, they send him under the guardianship of the panther "Bagheera" to the nearest man village where he can grow up with his own kind.…
RecommendedReally good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. I'll honestly go as far as to recommend this over the original 1967 version. I don't think is quite as charming as the original, and it has a very different animation style, both with great quality of detail in it.…
RecommendedThis is without a doubt a very good family movie. Many people seem to compare it unfavorably with the “original” animated movie from Walt Disney. To me these are quite different movies and should not really be compared. I have not read the book but I have a feeling that this movie follows the book more closely. It is a wee bit darker, more serious and incredibly beautiful to watch.…
Not recommendedI had only one true issue with Jon Favreau's _Jungle Book_, and while it does seem like sort of an unfair one, it's also a pretty huge one.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers> The red flower adventure! The Rudyard Kipling's famous children's book was adapted numerous times for stage shows, television series, live-shot and animation films, and now here's the modern version and also the first digital 3D version. The Disney done it again bring all the classics to a new life, but it is a great team work, especially the post-production was terrific.…
RecommendedA great movie for the whole family. Watch my full review here. http://www.hweird1reviews.com/allreviews//the-jungle-book
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.9/10 (8,581)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $175,000,000
- Box office
- $966,550,600
- IMDb
- tt3040964
- Official site
- movies.disney.com
