Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

PG-13

Released Nov 29, 2018

1h 45m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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Human child Mowgli is raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own, but the fearsome tiger Shere Khan doesn't take a liking to him. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.

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Critics Consensus

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle brings impressive special effects to bear on the darker side of its classic source material, but loses track of the story's heart along the way.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Unlike Jon Favreau's insipid 2016 live-action retread... this live-action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic about a feral Indian boy reared by wolves teems with flesh, blood, and mud, conveying a true sense of danger and adventure.

Mar 10, 2020

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David Sims

The Atlantic

The film feels painfully incomplete, from its frequently told story to its weak visuals.

Dec 21, 2018

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Radheyan Simonpillai

NOW Toronto

The movie is not without its flaws, but its failures are far more fascinating than whatever made Favreau's safely engineered adaptation a success.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 12, 2018

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Rolando Gallego

EscribiendoCine

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle transcends its origins. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Sep 26, 2024

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Max Greene

InSession Film

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle just seems like another juxtaposition of moving images to watch when all other options are exhausted.

Rated: C-

Aug 1, 2024

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

The slightly off visuals and scattershot tone makes the experience very hard to get on board with.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Kiandra N

The grim brothers version of the jungle book, good but not to good, although it is accurate to the book. Anyway, despite the accuracy, i have no such pleasure while watching it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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B - 1

5 stars for CGI effects. The attention to detail is at such an expert level. The story feels off at times, wasn't entirely connected to the human protagonist. Having said all of that. Not for kids.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Evelin V

It was horrendous with the story and the effect i nearly cried when i saw the animals all of them looked like an old man..not worth it. I tried to give a shot to the story but its just made no sense...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/03/23

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Bradley H

Not for kids, way better than Disney version.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/17/23

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Kit

actually i am not satisfied with the design of the animals because they are quite scary, there are a few flaws at the end of the movie but i still like this movie quite a bit and if i ignore the above 2 things, the movie is quite unique

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/16/23

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Petter H

It's a really good movie alot better than 2016 jungle book. More terrifing better voice acting. I hear alot of people Are complaining about the animations well yes it looks less realistic but Are talking animals realistic??😂 anyways they actually look more human and they definetly look like realistic TALKING animals. underappreciated movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Synopsis

Human child Mowgli is raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own, but the fearsome tiger Shere Khan doesn't take a liking to him. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.

Director: Andy Serkis
Producer: Steve Kloves, Jonathan Cavendish, David Barron
Screenwriter: Callie Kloves
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Warner Bros., Imaginarium Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Intense Action Violence|Bloody Images)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 29, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 7, 2018
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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