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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is an action-adventure comedy directed by Jake Kasdan and acts as the sequel to the original 1995 film. When a group of disconnected high school students end up in detention, they stumble upon a video game titled "Jumanji." When they decide to try it, the group is dragged into the video game world, all in entirely different bodies. Trapped in a lush-jungle-themed digital world, the four teenagers must play by the game's rules if they hope to return home.

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Comedy

Director
Jake Kasdan
Release Date
December 5, 2017
Studio(s)
Columbia Pictures , Matt Tolmach Productions , Seven Bucks Productions
Distributor(s)
Sony Pictures Releasing
Cast
Dwayne Johnson , Jack Black , Kevin Hart , Karen Gillan , Nick Jonas , Bobby Cannavale , Alex Wolff , Ser'darius Blain , Madison Iseman , Morgan Turner
Writers
Chris McKenna , Erik Sommers , Scott Rosenberg , Jeff Pinkner
Runtime
119 Minutes
Franchise(s)
Jumanji
prequel(s)
Jumanji
Budget
$90-150 Million
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