
Movie review
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- December 9, 2017
- Age Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 119 min
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/13/2026
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Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
Representation / casting choices
Prominent comedic gender body-swap (female teen in male avatar) and transformation into strong female action character; star casting aligns with comedy needs without forced diversity signaling or story mismatches.
Political / ideological dialogue
No political, activist, or social-justice oriented dialogue appears in the film.
Identity-driven story themes
Body-swap premise lightly plays with gender and confidence themes through humor but remains centered on adventure and friendship without identity politics.
Institutional / cultural critique
No modern critiques of institutions, gender norms, capitalism, or cultural power structures; standard heroic fantasy adventure.
