Jumanji: The Next Level
Movie, 2019, The video game, Set in A year later
Jumanji: The Next Level is #5 of 5 in release order and #5 of 5 in chronological order in the Jumanji.
The story
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
Jumanji: The Next Level recap
After their first semester at college, Spencer feels his life is dull next to his friends' and secretly repairs the broken console so he can be Bravestone again. When he misses their Christmas reunion, Fridge, Martha and Bethany go in after him, and Spencer's grandfather Eddie and Eddie's estranged old business partner Milo are pulled in too. This time the avatars are mixed up: Eddie is Bravestone, Milo is Mouse Finbar, Fridge is Professor Oberon, and Bethany is left behind in the real world. The game is in a drought because the warlord Jurgen the Brutal has stolen the Falcon Jewel. They find Spencer playing a thief, Ming Fleetfoot, and Bethany comes in with Alex's help, as a horse called Cyclone. Milo tells Eddie he is dying, and the two old friends make peace. Magic water lets them swap avatars, and Spencer, Fridge and Martha get their old ones back.
Jumanji: The Next Level ending explained
The friends rescue Eddie and Milo from Jurgen's fortress, defeat Jurgen and recover the jewel. Eddie rides Cyclone, now a winged horse, into the sky, holds the jewel up to the sun and shouts "Jumanji", winning the game. Milo chooses to stay in Jumanji as Cyclone, and the rest return home, with Spencer at peace with his friends.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a mid-credits scene, a repairman at Spencer's house looks at the broken console and accidentally switches the game back on. Moments later, a flock of ostriches runs down the street outside the diner where Eddie has reunited with its owner, Nora, and the friends realise Jumanji has got out into the real world. This sets up Jumanji 3.
Where to watch Jumanji: The Next Level
Jumanji: The Next Level is streaming on Hulu and YouTube TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the last.
What to watch before Jumanji: The Next Level
In release order, the essentials before Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) are Jumanji (1995) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
Cast
- Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Smolder Bravestone
- Kevin Hart as Franklin 'Mouse' Finbar
- Jack Black as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
- Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse
- Awkwafina as Ming
- Nick Jonas as Jefferson 'Seaplane' McDonough
- Alex Wolff as Spencer Gilpin
- Morgan Turner as Martha Kaply
- Madison Iseman as Bethany
- Ser'Darius Blain as Anthony 'Fridge' Johnson
- Danny DeVito as Eddie
- Danny Glover as Milo
Directed by Jake Kasdan.