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The Jungle Book (2016)

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After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther, Bagheera, and free spirited bear, Baloo.

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Baloo (voice)
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Bagheera (voice)
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Shere Khan (voice)
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Raksha (voice)
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Kaa (voice)
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Akela (voice)
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King Louie (voice)
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Ikki (voice)
Brighton Rose ...
Gray (voice)
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Young Wolf #1 (voice)
Max Favreau ...
Young Wolf #2 (voice)
Chloe Hechter ...
Young Wolf #3 (voice)
Asher Blinkoff ...
Young Wolf #4 (voice)
Knox Gagnon ...
Young Wolf #5 (voice)
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The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan. Guided by Bagheera the panther and the bear Baloo, Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery, though he also meets creatures who don't have his best interests at heart. Written by Anonymous

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The legend will never be the same.


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Rated PG for some sequences of scary action and peril | See all certifications »

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15 April 2016 (USA)  »

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Budget:

$175,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$103,261,464 (USA) (15 April 2016)

Gross:

$327,424,915 (USA) (20 May 2016)
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Trivia

Ben Kingsley described Bagheera as a military character: "He's probably a colonel, he is instantly recognizable by the way he talks, how he acts and what his ethical code is." See more »

Goofs

It takes Mowgli many days to journey to the man village with Bagheera and then with Baloo. However when he learns of Akela's death, at the jaws of Shere Khan, he is able to run back to the River in a few minutes. See more »

Quotes

[from trailer; singing]
Baloo: Forget about your worries and your strife.
Mowgli: What's that?
Baloo: That's a song about the good life.
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Crazy Credits

The Jungle Book (2016) is the very first Walt Disney Pictures release since Treasure Planet (2002) to feature the original 1990s cel-animated Walt Disney Pictures logo in its true fashion. The 1990s Walt Disney Pictures logo is the most well-known carnation of the studio logo. The Disney "castle logo" opens up in a cel-animated style reminiscent of the Disney films from 1985-2006. The word "presents", then, pops up right as the logo ends. Afterwards, the camera pulls back into the jungle as the castle shrinks into the distance. The movie continues without cutting away from the castle. See more »

Connections

Followed by Jungle Book 2 See more »

Soundtracks

Trust In Me (The Python's Song)
Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Performed by Scarlett Johansson
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Amazing visuals mixed in with great story telling.
3 May 2016 | by (Mitrovica , Kosovo) – See all my reviews

The Jungle Book is a live-action/CGI fantasy film that retells the story of Mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan. Neel Sethi plays the main character, Mowgli in the movie. He is the only human being on screen and as his first ever role, this kid actor is truly magnificent. He is as good as any kid actor has ever been, even favorably compared to Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense. The computer generated imagery is brilliant all throughout, definitely some of the best ever and the 3D is just mind blowing. In every single scene I kept getting surprised and thrilled at just how amazing the CGI and 3D were. I think the main reason as to why this movie worked it's because it also has a very good story line that's mixed in with the amazing visuals. Also, the voice actors are all perfectly cast. Especially Idris Elba as Shere Khan, who is truly haunting in every scene he's in. That was one well made and scary villain that Mowgli had to face. Jon Favreau did a fantastic work with this movie, cause really this story has been told many times before, and yet this movie feels fresh and interesting nonetheless. I'm glad that it's doing so well in Box Office because it completely deserves it. Movies like this must be appreciated so that they can inspire more great work, and maybe one day, even erase movies like Transformers.


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