Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
Seen it?2020 | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated G, but scary moments.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In the Forest of Okoya, Koko is a feral child who has been raised as a Pokémon by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Pokémon even though he can't really use any sort of moves. Ash Ketchum and Pikachu meet Koko and help him protect the Great Tree from the crooked scientist Dr. Zed.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$24 million worldwide; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 95K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tetsuo Yajima
- Rica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
- Ikue OtaniPikachu (voice)
- Moka KamishiraishiCoco (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraMusashi (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiKojiro (voice)
- Inuko InuyamaNyarth (voice)
- Kantarô NakamuraZarude (voice)
- Shoko NakagawaKaren (voice)
- Koichi YamaderaProfessor Zed (voice)