Synopsis
Stanley manages his boxer brother Lion but when a devastating loss in the ring leaves the pair in debt, an opportunity to recoup the cash leads to a series of misadventures that threaten to break the bond between them.
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Cast
- Charlie HunnamStanley Kaminski
- Jack O'ConnellWalter 'Lion' Kaminski
- Jessica BardenSky
- Fran KranzBuck
- Jonathan MajorsPepper
- John CullumYates
- Owen BurkeMeadows
- Meredith HolzmanDarlene
- Nick MullenClay Carlson
- Jere SheaStepfather McGinty
Recommendations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
This dire and dreamy road movie is impressive work from director and co-writer Winkler (he co-wrote with Theodore Bressman and David Branson Smith). - 75
The Associated Press
This very American fable has been blessed with three remarkable performances. - 75
RogerEbert.com
Winkler, and featuring three very strong central performances and eye-catching poetic visuals, Jungleland is more of a mood-piece than anything else, and on that level it works beautifully. The mood is strange, sad, and hypnotic. - 70
Screen Daily
Strong performances across the board and a propulsive sense of mounting desperation makes for a compelling piece of storytelling. - 67
The Playlist
A confidently crafted, well-acted three-hander ... But some viewers will find the hamster-wheel nature of “Jungleland” monotonous, and it’s hard to blame them. - 67
The A.V. Club
Earnest fraternal affection is the main attraction in Jungleland, director Max Winkler’s moody road-trip movie by way of a bare-knuckle boxing drama. - 50
Slant Magazine
Director Max Winkler truly seems to believe that he’s cutting to the heart of the boulevard of broken dreams. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
It's a story cut from familiar cloth that's absorbing enough but never quite escapes its whiff of cliché.
