---
title: 'The Jungle Book (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jon Favreau'
released: '2016-04-08'
runtime_minutes: 107
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-jungle-book-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3040964/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Jungle Book (2016)

2016 · PG · 107 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a live-action/photorealistically animated remake of Walt Disney's first animated 1967 film, which itself is loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's story collection of the same name. It was directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Marks. Neel Sethi plays Mowgli, the orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan. The film includes voice and motion capture performances from Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jon Favreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-favreau), [Jacobo Calderón](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacobo-calderon), [Juan Logar Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-logar-jr)
- **Producer:** [Jon Favreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-favreau), [Brigham Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigham-taylor)
- **Screenplay:** [Justin Marks](https://cinepixo.com/people/justin-marks)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Debney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-debney)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bill Pope](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-pope)
- **Editor:** [Mark Livolsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-livolsi), [Adam Gerstel](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-gerstel)

## Cast

- [Idris Elba](https://cinepixo.com/people/idris-elba) as Shere Khan
- [Sam Raimi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-raimi)
- [Ben Kingsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-kingsley) as Bagheera
- [Emjay Anthony](https://cinepixo.com/people/emjay-anthony)
- [Garry Shandling](https://cinepixo.com/people/garry-shandling) as Ikki, porcupine
- [Jon Favreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-favreau)
- [Dee Bradley Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/dee-bradley-baker)
- [Christopher Walken](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-walken) as King Louie
- [Giancarlo Esposito](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-esposito) as Akela
- [Neel Sethi](https://cinepixo.com/people/neel-sethi) as Mowgli
- [Scarlett Johansson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scarlett-johansson) as Kaa
- [Bill Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-murray) as Baloo
- [Russell Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-peters)
- [Ralph Ineson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-ineson)
- [Lupita Nyong'o](https://cinepixo.com/people/lupita-nyong-o) as Raksha

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/the-jungle-book-2016
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-jungle-book-2016
Film facts: Wikidata (Q16857406); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.