Jumanji: The Next Level

After their adventures in Jumanji, Spencer Gilpin, Anthony "Fridge" Johnson, Martha Kaply, and Bethany Walker plan to meet up over Christmas break to hang out after being apart for their first semester of college. Spencer, feeling despondent that his life is not as glamorous as his friends', decides to go back to Jumanji, wanting to feel like his avatar again: the strong, courageous Dr. Smolder Bravestone. On visiting his house when Spencer fails to show up as planned, his friends are shocked to realize he entered the game, having gone back to retrieve the pieces and repair it after the group destroyed it following their previous escape. They follow him, knowing he cannot get out by himself. Unfortunately, Spencer's grandfather Eddie and Eddie's estranged friend Milo, who are upstairs, are also sucked into the game. As Bethany is left behind, she turns to Alex Vreeke for help. Martha once again becomes the avatar Ruby Roundhouse, but Fridge becomes Bethany's old avatar, Professor Sheldon Oberon, while Eddie and Milo become Spencer and Fridge's old avatars, Dr. Smolder Bravestone and Franklin "Mouse" Finbar, respectively. Expecting the same gameplay, the group is surprised by a new plot: Jumanji is suffering from a drought. To end the game, they must recover the magical Falcon Jewel, stolen by warlord Jurgen the Brutal. After escaping a stampede of ostriches, they meet up with Spencer at a bazaar, who also has a new avatar: a skilled female thief called Ming Fleetfoot. The group struggles adjusting to their avatars and have trouble with Milo not being able to relay information quickly, and Eddie's volatile carelessness costing them several lives. They reunite with Alex as his avatar Jefferson "Seaplane" McDonough, along with Bethany, who has become a black stallion named Cyclone. Eddie learns that Milo is terminally ill and wants to make amends before he dies, which leads them to reconcile. The group finds a river with magical water that allows them to switch avatars. This lets Spencer, Fridge and Bethany return in their original avatars of Bravestone, Finbar and Oberon, whilst Eddie and Milo are given Ming and Cyclone respectively. When Eddie and Milo are captured by Jurgen's soldiers, the friends split up to rescue their teammates and get the Falcon Jewel. They fight off Jurgen and his men and steal back the gem. Cyclone, who is discovered to have the ability to turn into a winged horse, flies up to the sky with Eddie, who shows the jewel to the sky, so the sunlight touches it as instructed, yelling Jumanji's name, and therefore completing the game. Milo, who appreciates his new, flying form, opts to stay in the game. The rest return to the real world, and Spencer reconciles with his friends. In a mid-credits, Spencer's mother brings a repairman into the house, who sees the broken video game console and inadvertently triggers the game. Simultaneously, a herd of ostriches appears outside the restaurant where Eddie has re-united with the owner Nora, and Spencer and the others are surprised to see creatures from the world of Jumanji loose in the real world.

Plot from Jumanji: The Next LevelCC BY-SA 4.0