Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

Most people think so. 76% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 68%.

Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies of their avatars. They’ll have to complete the adventure of their lives filled with fun, thrills and danger or be stuck in the game forever! Wikipedia ↗

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a 2017 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, a sequel to the 1995 Robin Williams film that reimagines the magical board game as a video game. When four mismatched high school students discover an old video game console in their school's basement, they are transported into the game's jungle world and inhabit the bodies of their chosen avatars: a diminutive, allergic teenager becomes the muscular adventurer Dr. Smolder Bravestone played by Dwayne Johnson, a tall jock becomes the tiny zoologist Franklin "Mouse" Finbar played by Kevin Hart, a shy bookworm becomes the martial arts expert Ruby Roundhouse played by Karen Gillan, and a self-absorbed popular girl becomes the overweight middle-aged cartographer Professor Shelly Oberon played by Jack Black.

The comedy derived primarily from the contrast between the teenagers' real personalities and their avatar bodies, with Jack Black's portrayal of a teenage girl trapped in his body earning particular praise as a comedic highlight. Dwayne Johnson demonstrated unexpected comedic range by playing a physically imposing character inhabited by a timid teenager who flinches at everything. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle earned $962 million worldwide on a $90 million budget, a staggering commercial performance that exceeded all industry expectations and made it one of the most profitable films of 2017.