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Age Guide8+
MPAA RatingPG
Year1995
Runtime1h 44m
StudioTriStar Pictures
DirectorJoe Johnston
Cast
Robin WilliamsKirsten DunstBradley PierceBonnie HuntJonathan Hyde
AdventureFamilyFantasy
Jumanji
1995
Two siblings discover a magical board game that releases jungle dangers into the real world and must finish the game to reverse everything.
Content Guide
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Violence & ScarinessMild
Violence & Scariness
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LanguageVery mild
Language
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Sex & NudityNone
Sex & Nudity
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SubstancesNone
Substances
😱
Frightening ScenesModerate
Frightening Scenes
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Positive MessagesStrong
Positive Messages
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Role ModelsStrong
Role Models
What's in this movie
- •Stampedes and jungle animals rampaging through a town
- •A character has been trapped in the game for 26 years
- •A hunter pursues characters with a rifle
- •Quicksand and other dangerous traps
🌍 Cultural & Representation Concerns
Low
- •Africa is depicted as a dangerous, wild, threatening place full of predatory animals — the game's jungle setting frames the continent as a source of chaos and peril
- •The film's 'jungle' imagery draws on colonial adventure-story conventions about Africa as untamed wilderness
Educational Value
An exciting adventure about courage, completing what you start, and the friendship that forms under pressure.
💬 Pause & Talk — Discussion Topics
- 1.How does Alan's time in Jumanji change him compared to the other characters?
- 2.Why is it important to finish the game rather than just put it away?
- 3.What do the game's dangers teach the children about facing fears?