The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998 • 77 min • Family · Adventure
Synopsis
Told from Mowgli's point of view, it's the story of how a boy became a mancub and a mancub became a man.
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 0 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 57 Audience · 69 · 49%
This adaptation of Kipling's classic tells the story of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. From his own perspective, we see his adventures, friendships, and challenges as he navigates life between the animal and human worlds.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Some chase scenes and animal confrontations
- Brief moments of peril for Mowgli
- Characters discuss being orphaned
What it models well
- Belonging and family
- Respect for nature
- Courage and self-discovery
- Friendship and loyalty
Talk about it after
- Differences between humans and animals
- Adapting to new environments
- Dealing with bullies or adversaries
- What makes a family
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Top billed cast
Director: Nick Marck • Crew: Jose Rivera, Jim Herzfeld
Brandon Baker
Mowgli
Sherman Howard
Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
Clancy Brown
Akela the Wolf (voice)
Peri Gilpin
Raksha (voice)
Wallace Shawn
Tarzan Chimp (voice)
Stephen Tobolowsky
Tabaqui (voice)
Eartha Kitt
Bagheera (voice)
Kathy Najimy
Chil (voice)
Brian Doyle-Murray
Baloo the Bear (voice)
Marty Ingels
Hathi the Elephant (voice)
Trailers & clips
The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story (1998): Raksha gets attacked by Shere Khan!!!
The Jungle Book - Mowgli's Story (1998) Trailer (VHS Capture)
Reviewer notes
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersBad watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend, even for younger audiences. Maybe kids won't see all the faults, but that's more the reason not to recommend it for them. To be fair, working with animals is hard (and inadvisable) as they have no natural instinct to do anything you'd want to do with them.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.7/10 (69)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0144262