George of the Jungle

PG

1997

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Romance

Comedy

List

55%

Tomatometer

53 Reviews

42%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

George (Brendan Fraser) has raised himself since since he was a baby and a plane crash stranded him in an African jungle. Now an adult, George has his first human contact in years when he rescues explorer Ursula Stanhope (Leslie Mann) from a lion. George and Ursula connect, and she leaves her fiancé, Lyle (Thomas Haden Church), and takes George back to San Francisco. But when George learns that his gorilla buddy has been captured, he and Ursula return on a rescue mission.

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Critics Consensus

George of the Jungle is faithful to its source material -- which, unfortunately, makes it a less-than-compelling feature film.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

What sets the film apart is a script that has the good sense to laugh at itself.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 23, 2017

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Surprisingly pleasant.

Oct 18, 2008

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

George of the Jungle is still an all-around fun time with plenty of laughs after a quarter of a century.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 16, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Fraser is so earnest in his desire to make a family oriented, innocent film that watching him speak ape just has to make you chuckle.

Rated: 1.0/4.0

Sep 8, 2020

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Kelly Kessler

Common Sense Media

Live-action take on popular tale is family fun.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 2, 2011

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Peter B

It's possible I don't understand what this movie is about

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Jason R

A quirky version of Tarzan, renamed George, not as bad as the rating and reviews imply, its still worth watching

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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Holly S

filme ruim que eu amo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Devlin E

This is Rainforest Cafe the movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/23

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Blu B

You know it's brainless, stupid, and not even close to being "Good" but it's never boring, incoherent, or bizarre. The main issue here is while everything is suprisingly ok about it, it's the fact that this plot feels like more of a plot for a one hour animated pilot episode of a Saturday Morning cartoon or a direct to TV release. With that said I think it's a small miracle it's as "Passable" as it is mainly because it has lots of charm, energy, and fun to it. It's totally aware how stupid it is and rolls with it with some surisingly funny jokes every now and than. Make no mistake this 75% of the time super cheesy humor that falls flat or gets a eye roll and for little kids but it does get a tounge in cheek clever laugh every now and than. The charm is really what is suprising here with some decent fun chemistry between the two leads. However, besides the fact there really isn't much to work with here for a major movie plot. This needed some more serious moments to get some tension and emotional moment which really are lacking. It doesn't have to be Lion King type stuff but think something like Homeward Bound. With that said things do pop in this and it never drags. If your nostaglic for this, than knock yourself out orif your a BIG Fraiser fan. Otherwise there isn't much else here. This really for little kids and even than there is way better stuff from this time and in general.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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2B-24 Carlos P

Es Mi Película Favorita De Toda Mi Vida

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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Sam Weisman

Director

Brendan Fraser

George

Leslie Mann

Ursula Stanhope

Thomas Haden Church

Lyle van de Groot

Richard Roundtree

Kwame

John Cleese

An Ape named "Ape"

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Synopsis

George (Brendan Fraser) has raised himself since since he was a baby and a plane crash stranded him in an African jungle. Now an adult, George has his first human contact in years when he rescues explorer Ursula Stanhope (Leslie Mann) from a lion. George and Ursula connect, and she leaves her fiancé, Lyle (Thomas Haden Church), and takes George back to San Francisco. But when George learns that his gorilla buddy has been captured, he and Ursula return on a rescue mission.

Director: Sam Weisman
Producer: David Hoberman, Jordan Kerner, Jon Avnet
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells, Dana Olsen
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Mandeville Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $105.3M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Surround

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