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Jungleland

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United Kingdom, United States · 2019
Rated R · 1h 30m
Director Max Winkler
Starring Charlie Hunnam, Jack O'Connell, Jessica Barden, Fran Kranz
Genre Drama, Road Movie

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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67

The A.V. Club by Carlos Aguilar

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.

40

Variety by Dennis Harvey

It’s the kind of enterprise that has everything but a single fresh idea, or even moment. ... The sombre tone feels forced rather than earned, because everything here comes out of The Giant Golden Book Of Coulda Beena Contenda Cliches.

30

The New York Times by Glenn Kenny

The sweaty clichés enacted along the way are uniformly tired and ultimately offensive. A love scene near the movie’s finale, Winkler’s vision of sex among the underclass, is a caricature that could comfortably fit in the new “Borat” movie.

67

The Playlist by Jason Bailey

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.

80

Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh

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

RogerEbert.com by Sheila O'Malley

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 by Wendy Ide

Strong performances across the board and a propulsive sense of mounting desperation makes for a compelling piece of storytelling.

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