
A series of films that follow several people playing a strange board game that unleashes all the creatures from the game's jungle into our world. The board game later turns into a video game, and when booted up, the players become the avatars of the characters they have selected. The only way to stop the game is to beat it and call out its name. All films are based on a book written by Chris Van Allsburg in 1981.
Release order — click any era to expand or collapse. All 3 released films, plus 1 still to come, shown below.
1 film released between 1995 and 1995.
2 films released between 2017 and 2019.
1 film released between 2026 and 2026.

In theaters Dec 24, 2026
Watch the Jumanji movies in release order, starting with Jumanji (1995) and continuing through Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). The series spans 3 films, released between 1995 and 2019. Audiences rate the franchise 7/10 on average.
For most viewers, release order is the recommended way to watch Jumanji. This is how the story was crafted and revealed to audiences — earlier films seed details, callbacks, and twists that pay off in later entries. Watching in release order preserves those reveals and matches the pacing the filmmakers intended.
Jumanji largely tracks its own in-universe chronology, so release order and chronological order overlap closely. You can use either without losing much, though release order is still the safest first watch.
A series of films that follow several people playing a strange board game that unleashes all the creatures from the game's jungle into our world. The board game later turns into a video game, and when booted up, the players become the avatars of the characters they have selected. The only way to stop the game is to beat it and call out its name. All films are based on a book written by Chris Van Allsburg in 1981.
Each film builds on the previous one, rewarding viewers who watch in sequence.
Every figure below is calculated from the full film list on this page.
Jumanji has 3 released films, the first in 1995 and the most recent in 2019.
The series has been running for 24 years, from 1995 to 2019.
Across its 3 rated films, Jumanji averages 7.0/10 on TMDB, from 35,879 audience ratings.
The highest-rated entry is Jumanji (1995) at 7.3/10 on TMDB.
The lowest-rated entry is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) at 6.8/10 on TMDB.
The longest gap between consecutive films is 22 years, between Jumanji (1995) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
Computed by Movies in Order from The Movie Database (TMDB) collection data for Jumanji, covering all 3 released films. Last recalculated September 2026.
The Jumanji franchise spans 24 years, from 1995 to 2019.
The highest-rated entry is Jumanji with a 7.3/10 audience score.
Across all films, the franchise averages a 7.0/10 rating from audiences.
Jumanji films have collected over 36k audience ratings combined.
The most recent entry, Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), continues a franchise that began 24 years earlier.
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