Jungle
Jungle

Jungle

2017Movie115 minEnglish

In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.

Read Reviews

Insights

IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes59%
Metacritic51/100
Google Users67%
Director: Greg McLeanGenres: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller

Plot Summary

In 1981, four friends trek into the Bolivian Amazon rainforest with a charismatic guide named Karl. What begins as a dream adventure quickly turns into a nightmare as the group faces treacherous terrain, dangerous wildlife, and dwindling supplies. As they become lost and their relationships fracture, they must fight for survival against the unforgiving wilderness and their own fears.

Critical Reception

Jungle received mixed to generally positive reviews. Critics praised Daniel Radcliffe's performance and the film's intense survival sequences, but some found the plot predictable and the characters underdeveloped. The film's depiction of the harsh realities of survival in the Amazon resonated with many, contributing to its decent audience reception.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for Daniel Radcliffe's committed performance in a harrowing survival role.
  • Appreciated for its tense and suspenseful portrayal of a perilous jungle expedition.
  • Criticized by some for a somewhat formulaic narrative structure and thin character development.

Google audience: Google users generally found the film to be a gripping and intense survival thriller, with many highlighting Daniel Radcliffe's performance as a standout. Some viewers felt the story was predictable, but the suspense and realistic portrayal of the dangers of the jungle were frequently commended.

Fun Fact

The film is based on the true story of Yossi Ghinsberg's harrowing experience in the Amazon rainforest, as detailed in his autobiographical book 'Jungle: A Harrowing Journey of Survival'.

AI-generated overview · Verify ratings on official sources

My Review

TMDB Reviews

4 reviews
5rJoud

5rJoud

**Not even that bad** _Mild spoilers:_ Four douche bags hike into the jungle, one of them Hairy Potter, and not one of them has a significant reason to do so. Immediately the viewer is rooting for the wilderness to take them out one b...
John Chard

John Chard

The Yossi Ghinsberg Survival! Jungle is directed by Greg McLean and adapted to screenplay by Justin Monjo from the book written by Yossi Ghinsberg. It stars Daniel Radcliffe, Joel Jackson, Alex Russell and Thomas Kretschman. Music is by ...
Reno

Reno

**Jungle, is not a place for humans anymore as thousands of years ago!** A much better, in fact, one of the best biopic about the survival in the wilderness. It is an Australian film about a young Israeli named Yossi, who went for a trek...
Gimly

Gimly

_Jungle_ is certainly not my worst film of 2017, but I think it might just be the most disappointing. I'm a **massive** fan of Greg McLean, and the trailer had me proper on board with _Jungle_. Unfortunately, the end result was something ca...