Jungle Cruise (2021)

Jungle Cruise rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.5/10· 227K votes

Rotten Tomatoes62%

Metacritic50%

TMDb7.292/10· 6K votes

With 62% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 50/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Jungle Cruise

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.

Cast of Jungle Cruise

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  Dwayne Johnson

  as Frank Wolff

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  Emily Blunt

  as Dr. Lily Houghton

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  Edgar Ramírez

  as Lope de Aguirre

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  Jack Whitehall

  as McGregor Houghton

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  Jesse Plemons

  as Prince Joachim

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  Paul Giamatti

  as Nilo Nemolato

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  Veronica Falcón

  as Trader Sam

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  Dani Rovira

  as Sancho

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  Quim Gutiérrez

  as Melchor

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  Dan Dargan Carter

  as Gonzalo

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  Andy Nyman

  as Sir James Hobbs-Coddington

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  Raphael Alejandro

  as Zaqueu

Jungle Cruise facts

Budget

$200M

Box office

$220.9M

Our take on Jungle Cruise

Jaume Collet-Serra's 2021 blend of action, adventure and fantasy follows Dr. Lily Houghton, who hires wisecracking riverboat skipper Frank Wolff to guide her down the Amazon in his battered vessel. Together they hunt for an ancient tree said to hold the power to heal, a discovery that could reshape the future of medicine. The film pairs jungle-expedition spectacle with bickering-partners banter, aiming for old-fashioned adventure with a light, playful spirit. It suits viewers who enjoy breezy quest movies where the fun lies in the sparring chemistry between two mismatched leads and the promise of hidden wonders, without demanding heavy plotting or grim stakes.