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The Jungle Book
2016 106 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG 12+
★8.1
Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Jon Favreau
🎭 Based on
«The Jungle Book»
byRudyard Kipling
Trailers
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Description
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.
Budget:
$175M
US Gross:
$364M
Worldwide:
$966.55M
Starring
Neel Sethi
Actor
Bill Murray
Actor
Ben Kingsley
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2017
— Best Fantasy Film
BAFTA 2017
— Best Visual Effects
Academy Awards 2017
— Best Visual Effects
Saturn Awards 2017
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2017
— Best Visual Effects
Saturn Awards 2017
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2017
— Best Visual Effects
Saturn Awards 2017
— Best Visual Effects
Key opinion
The 2016 adaptation of The Jungle Book is widely praised for its groundbreaking, hyperrealistic visual effects and immersive digital environments. While audiences and critics frequently laud the technical achievements and the lead performance, opinions on the film's narrative substance and character depth remain divided.
| Production | The visual effects create a stunning, hyperrealistic jungle environment and convincingly articulated animal characters. | |
| Acting | Neel Sethi delivers a strong, charismatic debut performance that effectively anchors the film despite the heavy reliance on green-screen work. | |
| Direction | The film functions as a successful, lively modernization that balances spectacle with accessible, family-friendly storytelling. | |
| Score | The integration of musical elements is polarizing, with some viewing the songs as classic highlights and others finding them incongruous or unnecessary filler. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed by some as an engaging and faithful adaptation of the source material, while others criticize it for being empty, simplistic, or lacking in logical character development. |