Information for Parents

Jungleland

Jungleland

Common Sense Media Age 15

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Loyalty and courage are shown on occasion. But for the most part, violence, theft, and other criminal behavior are the norm.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Numerous bare-knuckle boxing fights involve repeated punches to the head and upper body, resulting in much blood and people ending up half-unconscious. Blood is shown pouring out of mouths and cuts during the fights, and cuts and bruises are depicted after. A character fights two people at the same time, knocking them both to the ground. Someone is bound and gagged, and then stabbed in the thigh with a knife. In one scene, multiple characters are shot dead -- one is shot at first in the gut leaving a bloody wound, before being shot in the head. Some sparring in the gym. Two characters have a "play" fight. Passing reference to the death of a parent.
Sex
Two sex scenes -- one in an empty store room and another in the restroom of a diner -- both of which are brief and non-graphic. Two characters jump naked into a swimming pool. Character describes how their sperm was used to impregnate someone. Reference to oral sex. A lie is told about someone asking for a "blow job." Characters are seen shirtless and in just their underwear.
Language
There are several uses of the word "f--k," "motherf----r," "s--t," "bitch," "a--holes," "d--k," "pr--ks," “c--k," "pissed," "blow job," and "damn." "God" is also used as an exclamation. A character is asked if she is a "pro" and a "hooker."
Consumerism
Character is motivated by money and the desire for material goods. They choose the most lavish hotel suite they can afford and make reference to buying an expensive car.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
One of the main characters smokes cigarettes regularly. Characters drink alcohol. A character has their drink spiked with Xanax causing them to fall to the floor while drinking in a bar. Character prangs a car having drunk alcohol. Brief reference to suspicion that someone is taking drugs.
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