After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera, and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.
Directed by Jon Favreau
based on novel or book
snake
elephant
wolf
tiger
feral child
anthropomorphism
remake
jungle
bear
orphan
ape
monkey
animals
talking to animals
live action and animation
live action remake
clinical
Rank
#127 in 2016·#4991 overall
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Cast
Neel Sethi
Mowgli
Bill Murray
Baloo (voice)
Ben Kingsley
Bagheera (voice)
Idris Elba
Shere Khan (voice)
Scarlett Johansson
Kaa (voice)
Christopher Walken
King Louie (voice)
Lupita Nyong'o
Raksha (voice)
Giancarlo Esposito
Akela (voice)
Garry Shandling
Ikki (voice)
Emjay Anthony
Young Wolf #1 (voice)
Jon Favreau
Pygmy Hog (voice)
Sam Raimi
Giant Squirrel (voice)
Crew
Jon Favreau
Director
Justin Marks
Screenplay
John Debney
Original Music Composer
Bill Pope
Director of Photography
Karen Gilchrist
Executive Producer
Jon Favreau
Producer
John Bartnicki
Co-Producer
Sarah Halley Finn
Casting Director
Casey O'Neill
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Legato
Visual Effects Supervisor
Laura Jean Shannon
Costume Design
Kevin Kaska
Orchestrator
Popular Reviews
3485 reviews
Harry Reynolds
5.0★ · 07/02/26
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Jack ColemanPRO
Didn’t rewatch this but just played pickup basketball with the Jungle Book kid from this movie. Put 20 on his head and swatted his ass #mycourt #cookies
Didn’t rewatch this but just played pickup basketball with the Jungle Book kid from this movie. Put 20 on his head and swatted his ass #mycourt #cookies
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lina
8.0★ · 06/08/26
I cried, I love elephants so much
I cried, I love elephants so much
IZTL
7.0★ · 05/25/26
Better than the last one in most ways, but it’s not as iconic and doesn’t have real songs, they’re more like references.
Better than the last one in most ways, but it’s not as iconic and doesn’t have real songs, they’re more like references.
