A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.
Practical Effects
Serkis's mo-cap apes look more alive than Disney's cartoon animals.
Acting
Cumberbatch's Khan drips menace; Blanchett's Kaa hypnotizes.
Direction
Serkis finally directs his obsession with digital performance into something raw.
Director
Andy Serkis
Rohan Chand
Mowgli
Christian Bale
Bagheera (voice)
Cate Blanchett
Kaa (voice)
Benedict Cumberbatch
Shere Khan (voice)
Naomie Harris
Nisha (voice)
Andy Serkis
Baloo (voice)
Peter Mullan
Akela (voice)
Jack Reynor
Brother Wolf (voice)
Eddie Marsan
Vihaan (voice)
Tom Hollander
Tabaqui (voice)
Matthew Rhys
Lockwood
Freida Pinto
Messua
Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Bhoot (voice)
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