George of the Jungle

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George of the Jungle

PG

1997

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Romance

Comedy

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George (Brendan Fraser) has raised himself since he was a baby and a plane crash stranded him in an African jungle. Now an adult, George has his first human contact in years when he rescues explorer Ursula Stanhope (Leslie Mann) from a lion. George and Ursula connect, and she leaves her fiancé, Lyle (Thomas Haden Church), and takes George back to San Francisco. But when George learns that his gorilla buddy has been captured, he and Ursula return on a rescue mission.

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Critics Consensus

George of the Jungle is faithful to its source material -- which, unfortunately, makes it a less-than-compelling feature film.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Aug 23, 2017

3/4

What sets the film apart is a script that has the good sense to laugh at itself.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Oct 18, 2008

Surprisingly pleasant.

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Leonard Klady

Variety

Jul 23, 2008

Not quite inspired lunacy, the film has a game, likable quality and strong sequel potential.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Jul 16, 2022

4/5

George of the Jungle is still an all-around fun time with plenty of laughs after a quarter of a century.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 8, 2020

1.0/4.0

Fraser is so earnest in his desire to make a family oriented, innocent film that watching him speak ape just has to make you chuckle.

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Kelly Kessler

Common Sense Media

Jan 2, 2011

3/5

Live-action take on popular tale is family fun.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 4, 2026

George of the Jungle is a *3* star Movie!!!

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Kirstie W

@RT23694674 Sep 10, 2026

I love how the main character of this movie is Brendan Frasers abs. I’m sure there was a monkey in it too at some point but I didn’t see it. I was busy watching the main character.

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MC R

@RT91491190 Aug 26, 2026

I really don't why, but I decided to watch this movie. Last week a friend made joke a referenced this movie. I lt inspired to watch this movie. Especially because Brendan Fraser is in this movie, so I watch this because him. The movie is cartoonish, in a good and a bad way. It has something charming. But is also cheesy. Fraser is great though

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER Jan 9, 2026

Classic nostalgia of a popular Disney movie with a cheesy mood.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 30, 2025

The worldwide gross is $174,400,000.00 over a budget of $55,000,000.00. A success on home media.

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Alexander C

@RT20623201 Mar 20, 2025

Maybe not a "Compelling Feature" as the census says. But certainly a lot of fun!

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Sam Weisman

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Brendan Fraser

George

Leslie Mann

Ursula Stanhope

Thomas Haden Church

Lyle van de Groot

Richard Roundtree

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Synopsis

George (Brendan Fraser) has raised himself since he was a baby and a plane crash stranded him in an African jungle. Now an adult, George has his first human contact in years when he rescues explorer Ursula Stanhope (Leslie Mann) from a lion. George and Ursula connect, and she leaves her fiancé, Lyle (Thomas Haden Church), and takes George back to San Francisco. But when George learns that his gorilla buddy has been captured, he and Ursula return on a rescue mission.

Director: Sam Weisman
Producer: David Hoberman, Jordan Kerner, Jon Avnet
Screenwriter: Dana Olsen, Audrey Wells
Production Co: Mandeville Films, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $105.3M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Surround

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