Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- earnest
- warm
- adventurous
- family movie night
- wildlife film afternoon
What critics said
Critics found the television sequel amiable but undermined by thin characterization, awkwardly integrated wildlife footage, and an overemphasis on teen melodrama.
What sets it apart
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Elsa the lioness’s need to be reeducated for wilderness survival is interwoven with the teenagers’ changing family lives.
Rand and Val are teenagers struggling with changes in their lives while living amid the African adventure.
The film was shot in South African locations and features footage of animals roaming the savanna.
The plot places Rand and Val’s personal changes alongside Rand’s widowed father and the adults surrounding them.
Films like Born Free: A New Adventure, and why
Born Free
family adventure centered on a human bond with a lion in African wilderness
Two Brothers
family-friendly African wildlife adventure emphasizing human animal relationships
The Last Mimzy
teen coming-of-age drama combining family change, romance, and an animal-centered adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Tommy Lee Wallace
- Release Date
- 1996-04-27
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (10)
Cast
- Jonathan Brandis
- Ariana Richards
- Chris Noth
- Lea Moreno Young
- Linda Purl
- John Matshikiza
- Pamela Nomvete
- Siyabonga Twala
- Florence Masebe
- Wandile Molebatse
Common questions
- What is Born Free: A New Adventure about?
- Two troubled teenagers find emotional direction through an extraordinary bond with Elsa, a lioness being prepared to return to the African wilderness.
- What is Born Free: A New Adventure like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Born Free: A New Adventure as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Born Free: A New Adventure violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Born Free: A New Adventure.
- What did critics think of Born Free: A New Adventure?
- Critics found the television sequel amiable but undermined by thin characterization, awkwardly integrated wildlife footage, and an overemphasis on teen melodrama.
- Which films are like Born Free: A New Adventure?
- Films with a similar feel include Born Free, Two Brothers, and The Last Mimzy.
- How long is Born Free: A New Adventure?
- Born Free: A New Adventure runs 92 minutes.
