The Jungle Bunch
Seen it?2017 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Animation
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 35% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, adventure fans and families. If you loved The Jungle Book or Over the Hedge, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Maurice may look like a penguin - but he's a real tiger inside! Raised by a tigress, he's the clumsiest kung-fu master ever. Along with his friends, The Jungle Bunch, he intends to maintain order and justice in the jungle, as his mother did before he. But Igor, an evil koala, wants to destroy the jungle once and for all—helped by his army of silly baboons.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
35% on Rotten Tomatoes, 38 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$12 million worldwide on a $7 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Alaux
- Philippe BozoMaurice (voice)
- Emmanuel CurtilAl (voice)
- Laurent MorteauGilbert (voice)
- Pascal CasanovaMiguel (voice)
- Céline MonsarratBatricia (voice)
- Paul BorneBob (voice)
- Maik DarahNatacha (voice)
- Richard DarboisIgor (voice)
- Frantz ConfiacTony (voice)
- Alain DorvalGoliath (voice)