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Jungle 2017

Directed by Greg McLean · 115 mins · 1,860 views

3.0 Letterboxd 3.21(65,586)
Ratings C @ B S A H D C J W

Synopsis

In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.

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Reviews (59)

  1. C
    Connor 8 月 25, 2026

    Harry Potter if he discovered who Christopher McCandless was

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    @NavyVet🔥🔥🔥 8 月 25, 2026

    Rotten Tomatoes: 62% Metacritic Metascore: 48 IMDB: 6.7 67/100 Release Date: 20 October 2017 Distributor: Momentum Pictures Yossi: “I am not a hero. I am just someone who refused to die.” Jungle is a brutal survival story that’s basically Daniel Radcliffe suffering through hell for two hours. Based on Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg’s real 1981 nightmare in the Bolivian Amazon, the film follows four backpackers whose jungle trek goes catastrophically wrong, leaving Yossi stranded alone for three weeks with nothing. TRIVIA: Radcliffe lost 14 pounds for the role by eating just one chicken breast and a protein bar daily for two weeks. The real Yossi Ghinsberg said Radcliffe was “starving himself” to authentically feel what he endured. Director Greg McLean…

    275 2
  3. B
    Beth King 8 月 25, 2026

    what the fuck happened to karl and marcus

    493 17
  4. S
    Sarah 8 月 25, 2026

    this movie in one sentence: well don’t do that

    157
  5. A
    amaya 8 月 25, 2026

    catch me not going outside for the rest of my life

    247
  6. H
    Helen 8 月 25, 2026

    I don’t know if I’ll ever stop thinking about what happened to Marcus. 😭

    171 2
  7. D
    davidehrlich 8 月 25, 2026

    In the years since hanging up his quidditch broom, Daniel Radcliffe has blazed a surprisingly adventurous trail, devoting himself to risky projects that stray far from the beaten path, some of them quite literally. For the second time in the last 18 months, the former “Harry Potter” star has wandered off into the wilderness, following the miraculously inventive “Swiss Army Man” with a true-life survival story about a restless Israeli kid who wound up stranded by himself in an uncharted stretch of the Amazon. And while “Jungle” glaringly lacks the flair and depth of feeling that defined Radcliffe’s previous stroll through the great outdoors, it’s somehow even more disgusting than “Swiss Army Man,” a movie in which the actor plays a corpse whose farts are so explosive that they propel his body across the surface of the ocean like a jet ski). READ THE FULL REVIEW ON INDIEWIRE

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  8. C
    codyjensen 8 月 25, 2026

    Harry Potter battles the Forbidden Forrest

    209 1
  9. J
    Jacky 8 月 25, 2026

    Swiss Army Man 2: The Beginning

    525
  10. W
    wersku 8 月 25, 2026

    Bunch of drama queens in a jungle what the hell The actual true story this film is based on is a surprisingly deep rabbit hole if you decide to dig into it. But this… this isn’t it. There are two acts. The first is an intriguing, “where is this going?” kind of ride, despite some irritating creative choices. Then the second act just becomes… KEVIN? Kevin?? KEVIN??? while somatic Radcliffe resorts to Naked Snake survival tactics(not really). And McLean’s direction is full of admiration for nature, with its majestic landscapes and tense survival sequences, but they only seem to scratch the surface of the man-versus-nature conflict, it’s just empty grandeur, you could say. I mean, Radcliffe does everything that’s asked…

    217 5
  11. S
    Sebastian 8 月 25, 2026

    Yeah, you’re alone in the jungle for three weeks, but you have perfectly white teeth.

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  12. M
    matt lynch 8 月 25, 2026

    You gonna diiiieeeee

    160 5
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    𐙚 nelya 8 月 25, 2026

    that’s cute. dont go to jungle

    1
  14. B
    bmontg 8 月 25, 2026

    Where tf are Marcus and Karl? Justice for Marcus – really felt like I related bc he was crying about ruining the vibe for something he genuinely couldn’t help. Too bad compeed’s weren’t commercially available until 1986 – would have been a massive help & essential on their packing list (alongside a dbs on Karl)

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    Troy Bradford 8 月 25, 2026

    One of (if not) Radcliffe’s strongest performances.

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  16. P
    pguerrero 8 月 25, 2026

    Que bien que vivo en la civilización, gracias Que le costaba hacer un wingardium lesiona? Radcliffe infravalorado lo bien q lo hace

  17. J
    JasonM1992 8 月 24, 2026

    All a bit meh

  18. A
    Ania ☆ 8 月 24, 2026

    Io con le lenti a contatto settimanali sarei stata fottuta già alla seconda settimana, non avrei più visto nulla e mi sarei lasciata trasportare dal fiume

  19. F
    Flamclick 8 月 24, 2026

    Harry Potter & The Two Boring Hours

  20. C
    CutToSeb 8 月 24, 2026

    God film. Den er god til hvad der er meningen med den og den gør hvad den skal. Det er bare ikke den mest enjoyable film

  21. K
    Kuub 8 月 24, 2026

    daniel good dream sequences bad

  22. F
    far 8 月 24, 2026

    My poor man Marcus

  23. M
    manny 8 月 24, 2026

    I would’ve died the first week tbh😭

  24. B
    baltimark 8 月 24, 2026

    Where tf are Marcus and Karl??

  25. J
    Javiplotuist 8 月 24, 2026

    Si se hubiera llevado la nimbus 2000 no hubiera pasado nada (52/100)

  26. S
    Sidelya 8 月 24, 2026

    manitaninagladigi ilk filmmis yerimhe güzeldi oyunculuğu çok iyiydi Harry potteradamin ama son 1 saatte başlıyor film gibi bişi ve bazı yerlerde biyografi tarzinda bı film olduğu için sikıcı veya durağan gelebilir ama yine de guzeldi

  27. M
    Milan 🌕 8 月 24, 2026

    I told my parents I’d be back in a year, but I don’t think I’m ever going back. Decent movie, the IRL story is insane though. Surviving in the jungle for 3 weeks damn. Still wondering what happened to Karl and Marcus. Anyway I did enjoy the movie.

  28. B
    BellPepper67 8 月 24, 2026

    We love a true story as much as the next guy… but do it justice or leave it as a book. Jungle more like fumble 🥀

  29. C
    ChrisJimenez 8 月 24, 2026

    En las semanas de Diciembre de 1981 un hombre anduvo solo por los rincones más peligrosos y aún inexplorados de la jungla amazónica después de casi morir ahogado en las aguas del Tuichi. Pero Yosseph Ghinsberg no se rindió. A pesar de introducirse gusanos bajo su piel, de que se le pudrieran los pies, de las alucinaciones y los depredadores que le rodeaban día y noche. “El silencio de la selva era abrumador; cada crujido, cada sombra, se convertía en…

  30. A
    annaleconda 8 月 24, 2026

    Je savais pas que Harry potter était allé en Bolivie

  31. E
    espritdesbois 8 月 24, 2026

    Pas trop mal j’ai bien été pris dedans même si j’ai ressenti quelques longueurs, je vais me renseigner sur ce Karl ….

  32. K
    katesperi 8 月 24, 2026

    mi erano comparse troppe clip di tik tok

  33. B
    Barney901 8 月 24, 2026

    Cool cinematography but really awkward dialogue, it can be easy to misinterpret the point of the movie.

  34. M
    moviehunter_19 8 月 24, 2026

    Intense et plein de rebondissement, le jeu d’acteur de Daniel Radcliffe est superbe, tiré d’une histoire vrai on y plonge instantanément.

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    𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 8 月 24, 2026

    omg no not marcus 🙁

  36. K
    Kyle 8 月 24, 2026

    talking camus with payote woman > agony and woe in the rainforest

  37. M
    moviefridays 8 月 24, 2026

    Pacing is a little off and immersion never really hit although I watched this in the Amazon rainforest (!)

  38. U
    Upsidaisy 8 月 24, 2026

    Sevemedigim tek hayatta kalma filmi oldu daniel olmasina ragmen bide. Gercek bir olay olmasi ayri bir ironi dusunsenize yoldan gecen biri size ormani gezelim kabileleri gorelim diyo cogu sey asiri sacma olsada sizi inadiriyo sacmalik boyle seyleri nasil atliyosunuz ki gerci erkek olunca cokta tepki veremedim beklenir ya.

  39. P
    pablete_ 8 月 24, 2026

    De la cerveza de mantequilla a la Ayahuasca.

  40. E
    Emmanuel Lecocq 8 月 24, 2026

    Putain la claque, super film sur le visage et la folie humaine et a quel point l’humain n’a le droit que d’obéir a la nature pour survivre !!

  41. D
    daddyxx 8 月 24, 2026

    quelle idée de merde de suivre un mec randomisé dans la jungle par contre

  42. K
    kəbir 8 月 24, 2026

    həyatta qalma ən sevdiyimdi + da meşəliy vapşe bombadı əsl həyatda olmasıda zordu halaldı kevinə yossini tapdı

  43. R
    Rubiooo18 8 月 24, 2026

    Pese a que se me ha echo larga, no es una mala peli, me ha gustado bastante y el desarrollo que tiene me parece cojonudo, empatizas mucho con los personajes ya que abunda el diálogo. Me parece una peli recomendable, pero si vienes buscando acciones o una peli frenética no la veas. Para terminar es muy buena, la construcción de la tensión me parece increíble. Buena peli.

  44. L
    laurenmi 8 月 24, 2026

    A woman would never be in this situation

  45. N
    nilurema 8 月 24, 2026

    Buena representación pero corta

  46. L
    leeinn 8 月 24, 2026

    It had a bad start and a somewhat decent half and the end was good so i’ll say mid movie

  47. R
    Redford Elton 8 月 24, 2026

    This movie fascinated me. It just goes to show most hurdles in life are mental. At every point he overcame something crazier. It just have been near impossible to film let alone to actually experience. I think this sits on the thin line between too scary and about appropriate. Fair play

  48. X
    xarli 8 月 24, 2026

    Menudo delirio

  49. A
    asween 8 月 24, 2026

    What is harry potter doing in the jungle.

  50. L
    Lopez 8 月 24, 2026

    No animals were actually harmed in the making of this movie but God damn that still doesn’t make me feel any better. Brutal, you see some harsh and disgusting shit in this movie, from trench rot to monkey bashing. You get a bad vibe from Karl the entire movie, no surprise his ending in this story. Beautiful sets. Intense, dramatic scenes. Four backpacker venture into the Amazon jungle with promises of gold and tribes only to find the harsh reality of jungle life.

  51. S
    SilviaDiLorenzo 8 月 24, 2026

    Marcus 🙁

  52. C
    claire 8 月 23, 2026

    this would never happen to me

  53. L
    lgerbensky 8 月 23, 2026

    Just a whole lot of nothing really…

  54. N
    NejaKithi 8 月 23, 2026

    I liked it and it was intense at points! 🐒🌲🌌🐍🪾 I actually already knew what the ending was unfortunately from tiktok spoilers – but I can’t believe this film is based off a true story! That’s probably the main reason I found it super interesting cause I was linking events in the movie to the real story. It was fun to debrief with Toa as well .

  55. S
    Simi 8 月 22, 2026

    now i need to know what happened to marcus and karl

  56. M
    MathildeLH 8 月 20, 2026

    Why didn’t he just apparate????

  57. U
    Ubriakika 8 月 19, 2026

    🛩️ 🗿 🚢 🛵 🧳 🪵 🏝️ 💩 🐄 🏃🏻 🦶🏻 👣 🤡🫯🚣🏻‍♂️🐅🐒🌲 🐍 🏕️🏝️🪨🌊🪫🏴‍☠️

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  58. B
    Benaka Gireesh 8 月 5, 2026

    Gruelling watch, in a good way

  59. A
    annika_cj 8 月 5, 2026

    Yossi, Marcus and Kevin follow some random guy named Karl into the jungle. v smart Karl beats a monkey to death to save bullets and makes them eat it Marcus is depicted as weak and whiny from the moment they enter the jungle. to justify their shitty behavior towards their friend and later leaving him behind??? did they expect the viewer to think “oh yeah makes sense they had no choice” unnecessary body horror scenes: forehead tadpole and trench feet.…

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D Daniel Radcliffe Yossi
A Alex Russell Kevin
T Thomas Kretschmann Karl
J Joel Jackson Marcus
Y Yasmin Kassim Kina
L Luis Jose Lopez Tico
L Lily Sullivan Amie
J Jacek Koman Yossi's Father
A Angie Milliken Yossi's Mother
J John Bluthal Uncle Nissim
R Rodrigo Marulanda Truck Driver
E Elias Granado Boat Skipper
M Miguel Angel Martinez Boat Boy
C Cayam Ghinsberg Camper
B Brandon Membreno Bolivian Little Man
L Lucho Velasco Don Jorge
O Obeida Benavides Don Jorge Wife
J Joey Vieira Black Jack Dealer
N Natasha Pruchniewicz Casino Fantasy Girl
K Kirra Gaskell Casino Fantasy Girl #2
Director Greg McLean
Writer Justin Monjo
Producer Mike Gabrawy, Dana Lustig, Gary Hamilton, Mark Lazarus, Jesica A. Andres, Todd Fellman, Greg McLean, Ryan Hamilton, Niv Gat
Executive Producer Randy Simon, Jeff Harrison, Ying Ye, Yossi Ghinsberg, Berry Meyerowitz, Michal Rapaport, Jay Zohar Rapaport, Joan Peters, Lawrence 'Larry' Greenberg
Editor Sean Lahiff
Original Music Johnny Klimek
Sound Chris Goodes, Steve Burgess, Craig Walmsley
Art Direction Diana Trujillo
Casting Ben Parkinson, Emma Green
Synopsis
In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.
Director
Greg McLean
Writer
Justin Monjo
Studio
Screen Queensland, Screen Australia, Babber Films, Cutting Edge Group
Country
Australia, UK, USA
Language
English, German, Hebrew (modern), Spanish
Year
2017
Runtime
115 mins

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