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Spencer Gilpin’s post-college life in New York leaves him feeling isolated, unfulfilled, and deeply nostalgic for the empowering persona of Dr. Smolder Bravestone he inhabited inside the magical game of Jumanji. Seeking that rush of confidence once more, Spencer secretly digs out the broken fragments of the game console hidden in his basement and repairs them. When he fails to show up for breakfast, his friends Martha, Fridge, and Bethany visit his grandfather Eddie and Eddie’s estranged former business partner, Milo Walker, who are arguing upstairs. Discovering that Spencer is missing and hearing the faint, hypnotic rhythm of tribal drums emanating from the basement, the group realizes he has been sucked back into Jumanji. Intent on rescuing him, Martha and Fridge willingly re-enter the game, but Eddie and Milo are accidentally dragged into the vortex alongside them, pulled away from their bitter real-world feud.Landing in the game's harsh desert landscape, the avatars are instantly scrambled. To their immense shock and bewilderment, the sharp-witted Fridge finds himself trapped in the bulky, overweight body of map reader Professor Sheldon Oberon. Martha happily retains her formidable martial artist avatar, Ruby Roundhouse. However, the elderly Eddie mistakenly occupies the powerful, muscular body of Dr. Smolder Bravestone, while the befuddled Milo is inexplicably assigned to the nimble zoologist avatar, Franklin "Mouse" Finbar. Bethany, left behind in the real world, must recruit original avatar pilot Alex Vreeke to help her re-enter the game and guide the chaotic new team.The group soon learns that Jumanji is suffering under a devastating drought caused by a ruthless warlord named Jurgen the Brutal, who has stolen a magical artifact known as the Falcon's Heart. To escape the game and bring Spencer home, the players must navigate treacherous terrains, including treacherous dune-buggy canyons, treacherous rope bridges swarmed by aggressive mandrills, and frozen mountain peaks. Along the way, interpersonal tensions flare. Eddie and Milo must confront decades of lingering resentment that destroyed their friendship, while Fridge struggles to master his new abilities and guide the novices.Eventually, the group tracks down Spencer, who has been hiding out in the game as the agile thief Ming Fleetfoot, riddled with guilt over his insecurities. Reunited, the team formulates a daring, chaotic plan to defeat Jurgen the Brutal at his mountaintop fortress. By working together, utilizing their unique avatar strengths, and exposing the Falcon's Heart to the morning sunlight, they vanquish the villain and save Jumanji. Eddie and Milo finally reconcile their past, with Milo choosing to stay behind in the game's digital paradise while Eddie returns to the real world to mend his relationships. Ultimately, Spencer, Martha, Fridge, and Bethany safely return home, having learned to accept their real-world flaws rather than hiding behind digital perfection.