Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- playful
- witty
- breezy
- family movie night
- weekend adventure
What critics said
Critics generally found the film entertaining and effects-driven, with energetic performances and a clever body-swap premise offset by formulaic storytelling and uneven humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The teenagers are transported into Jumanji and must complete a quest, use avatar abilities, and fulfill game rules to escape.
The four teenagers become adult avatars whose physical abilities and personalities contrast with their real-world identities.
The group crosses Jumanji's jungle while solving obstacles, surviving threats, and pursuing the game's central objective.
The original board-game premise is reworked as a 1990s-style video game discovered by teenagers in the contemporary era.
Films like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and why
Jumanji
shares a body-swapping premise, comedic adventure tone, and characters trapped inside a fantastical game-like world
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
shares an ensemble of young characters navigating a dangerous fantasy realm through game mechanics and comic peril
Zathura: A Space Adventure
shares fish-out-of-water humor, magical game-world rules, and an accessible family adventure structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Jake Kasdan
- Release Date
- 2017-12-20
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (14796)
Cast
- Dwayne Johnson
- Kevin Hart
- Jack Black
- Karen Gillan
- Rhys Darby
- Bobby Cannavale
- Nick Jonas
- Alex Wolff
- Ser'Darius Blain
- Madison Iseman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle about?
- Four detained teenagers must master their mismatched adult avatars and cooperate through a lethal jungle video game to escape Jumanji.
- What is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as mild.
- What did critics think of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle?
- Critics generally found the film entertaining and effects-driven, with energetic performances and a clever body-swap premise offset by formulaic storytelling and uneven humor.
- Which films are like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle?
- Films with a similar feel include Jumanji, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Zathura: A Space Adventure.
- How long is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle?
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle?
- In United States, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle streams on YouTube TV.
