Jumanji: what age is it for?
In France, zinema would say 8.
Alone, or with you
Alone from 9; from 8, with an adult or by talking about it afterwards.
What it's about
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for freedom is to finish the game, which proves risky as all three find themselves running from giant rhinoceroses, evil monkeys and other terrifying creatures.
Why 9
- A boy swallowed by the gameVery early on, a child is pulled into the board game and disappears for decades. Long stretches show a kid alone in the dark, calling out, and the film returns often to that idea of being trapped and separated from your family. For a young viewer, this loneliness lands harder than the monkeys and the lions.shown
- Loud, relentless tensionThe soundtrack pushes hard from start to finish: screaming, whispering, thunder, growls in the dark, gunshots and stampedes. There are a couple of real jolts where quiet snaps into noise. Nothing is gory, but the film rarely lets you catch your breath once the game starts.shown
- Death and threats, spoken not shownCharacters talk about people being killed or murdered, a hunter promises to hurt or kill, and there is talk of shooting and punching. The frightening things are said rather than displayed, and the images stay well short of blood and wounds, but the words are plain enough that a young child will catch them.shown
- A hard time at home and at schoolBefore the game, the boy is bullied by older kids and pushed by a father who wants him to be someone else. A few insults fly, in the vein of stupid or creeps. That family strain is part of what makes the story move, and it can prompt a good talk afterward.shown
What the movie brings
- A big, generous adventure about facing what you ran away from instead of avoiding it.
- It shows a father and son, and two orphaned children, finding their way back to each other.
- Great for talking about fear: the boy in the story is scared and keeps going anyway.
Watching it together
Tell them before you start that the boy does come back, so the long stretch where he is missing feels less frightening to sit through.
at 9 and up
If a game could bring your fears out into the real world, which one would show up first, and who would you want next to you?
See the facts
A zinema reading from September 7, 2026 · the whole movie, watched in full · the age by zinema's rules for the US and France, and a human reading · report an error · how this guide is made