Jungleland
Two indebted brothers chase one last boxing opportunity across America, only to find their desperate escape entangled with danger, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- gritty
- melancholic
- tense
- intense drama night
- indie film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film elevated by Max Winkler’s muscular direction and committed performances despite its familiar genre framework.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Stanley and Walter travel across the country seeking a boxing opportunity while trapped by debt, violence, and exploitative obligations.
The brothers’ boxing partnership and survival are driven by their intimate but volatile dependence on one another.
The cross-country trip to a no-holds-barred match becomes increasingly perilous as the brothers escort Sky and pursue their escape.
The film foregrounds boxing labor, battered bodies, transient spaces, and the material hardship surrounding its characters.
Films like Jungleland, and why
The Fighter
Shared boxing-film framework, brotherly loyalty, economic desperation, and bruising dramatic tone.
Warrior
Shared working-class family conflict, physical competition, and emotionally intense character drama.
Midnight Special
Shared road movie structure, masculine vulnerability, and bleak struggle against limited circumstances.
Movie Details
- Director
- Max Winkler
- Release Date
- 2020-11-06
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (166)
Cast
- Charlie Hunnam
- Jack O'Connell
- Jessica Barden
- Fran Kranz
- Jonathan Majors
- John Cullum
- Owen Burke
- Meredith Holzman
- Nick Mullen
- Jere Shea
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Jungleland about?
- Two indebted brothers chase one last boxing opportunity across America, only to find their desperate escape entangled with danger, loyalty, and sacrifice.
- What is Jungleland like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jungleland as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jungleland violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Jungleland as brutal.
- What did critics think of Jungleland?
- Critics broadly found the film elevated by Max Winkler’s muscular direction and committed performances despite its familiar genre framework.
- Which films are like Jungleland?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fighter, Warrior, and Midnight Special.
- How long is Jungleland?
- Jungleland runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jungleland?
- In United States, Jungleland streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
