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Jumanji

1995 · Movie · PG · 104 min · ★ 7.2 · 49% critics

AdventureFantasyFamily

Two siblings find an enchanted board game that spills a dangerous magical world into their home. As they play to try to regain control, a man trapped inside the game for years gets pulled in too, and all three must face escalating jungle threats with each roll.

Based on Jumanji

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Details
Years
1995
Release date
1995-12-15
Language
English
Rated
PG
Runtime
104 min
Max quality
UHD
Critic score
49/100
TMDB rating
7.2/10 (11,322 votes)
Box office
$262,800,000
Budget
$65,000,000
About

Pick this if you want lively family fantasy with a creepy-to-chaotic board game premise and lots of perilous fun; Not for you if you want a low-stakes story or prefer modern, smoother effects like in Oz the Great and Powerful or the later Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.

Pros: imaginative family adventure; fast-paced thrills; memorable animal mayhem | Cons: effects may feel dated; sometimes intense for kids; plot can feel repetitive

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • giant insect
  • board game
  • disappearance
  • jungle
  • recluse
  • stampede
  • based on young adult novel
  • excited
  • joyful
  • vibrant

Cast & crew

Directed by Joe Johnston