Movies like The Jungle Book

Key Features:: Coming-of-age, Animal protagonist, Orphan, Jungle setting, Mentorship, Self-discovery, Friendship, Adventure, Animal sidekick, Nature vs. Nurture, Heros journey, Charismatic protagonist, Violence-high, Musical, Family-friendly
Tone:: earnest, humorous, whimsical
Target Audience:: Families, Children, Adventure seekers, Animal lovers
Emotional Arc:: Innocence → Adventure → Belonging

The Jungle Book

2016-04-07

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

Genres

Family, Adventure, Fantasy

Cast

Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken, Lupita Nyong, Giancarlo Esposito, Garry Shandling, Emjay Anthony

Crew

Jon Favreau, Justin Marks

Rating

★6.866(8322 votes)