Jumanji (1995)

If you saw Jumanji as a kid, those jungle drums still live somewhere in your walls, because this PG family movie is legit scary. Giant spiders, vines that swallow the living room, a safari hunter with a rifle chasing a grown man and two kids through a small town. Rewatch it as an adult and the other problem jumps out: the 1995 CGI. The monkeys look like stuffed animals on a sugar rush, and the lion has the texture of a shag rug. What holds up is Robin Williams. His Alan comes back after twenty-six years in a jungle with a wild beard and no clue how the world moved on, and the quiet scenes about his dad land harder than any stampede. Bonnie Hunt plays grown-up Sarah like a woman who spent decades trying to forget one board game, and she’s hilarious. A 6.6 because the heart still works even where the pixels don’t. $3.61 says you find an old board game in a closet this year and give it a long, suspicious look before you open it.

What works: Robin Williams finds real sadness in a man who lost his whole childhood, and Bonnie Hunt’s frazzled grown-up Sarah is a comedy gem.

What doesn’t: The 1995 effects look rubbery now, especially the monkeys, and the scares are intense enough to send little kids behind the couch.

Who it’s for: Families with kids who can handle a scary spider or two, and adults who want to remember why they never played board games in the attic.