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Wild

R

Released Dec 3, 2014

1h 55m

Biography

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Adventure

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Driven to the edge by the loss of her beloved mother (Laura Dern), the dissolution of her marriage and a headlong dive into self-destructive behavior, Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) makes a decision to halt her downward spiral and put her life back together again. With no outdoors experience, a heavy backpack and little else to go on but her own will, Cheryl sets out alone to hike the Pacific Crest Trail -- one of the country's longest and toughest through-trails.

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Critics Consensus

Powerfully moving and emotionally resonant, Wild finds director Jean-Marc Vallée and star Reese Witherspoon working at the peak of their respective powers.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

But despite its unclear message, there is a certain charm to Wild that smooths away its thorny exterior to reveal a broken character...

Rated: C+

Sep 1, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

For all of the trouble 'Wild' takes to get into Strayed's head, you'd think they might've drafted filmmakers with a little bit more experience living in a place like that.

Jun 7, 2016

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David Sims

The Atlantic

It captures an emotional memoir without making it feel like a didactic tale of triumph over adversity.

Oct 14, 2015

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Benjamín Harguindey

EscribiendoCine

As usual, Witherspoon is fearless, headstrong, and tireless. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Jan 17, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Witherspoon's performance is outstanding.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 13, 2022

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

Reese Witherspoon gives an Oscar-worthy performance in Wild, and the cinematography is beautiful, however Vallée’s tight direction prevents the film from becoming a “connect the dots” of emotion and redemption.

Jun 27, 2022

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Lukas K

Yeah It's a great movie about a great story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Carlos H

Wild gives us one of Resse Witherspoon's best performances, if not the best of her career. The direction and script are incredible, and the photography is beautiful, being a fundamental part of telling the story of Reese's character overcoming. Who has never wanted to abandon everything and embark on a journey of discovery, or rediscovery, in the midst of nature? During the film, we literally follow the character step by step towards the challenge imposed by herself, while scenes from the past are revealed, so that we can understand the reason for such a sacrifice. Several scenes were impactful, for me, however, the most touching, without a doubt, was the one in which a little boy walking through the forest sings a song, when he comes across the character of Reese. Without a doubt, an intimate, touching and powerful film, which is worth watching and rewatching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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Christine C

Beauty. This movie highlights the beauty of the journey of life and how we should learn to appreciate the bad and the good of what happens to us. Life is short and we grow from it All. Reese is fantastic.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/05/24

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Alec B

Witherspoon gives her best performance in years here, it's just too bad the film is mostly conventional as it lays out it's thesis statement a little too clearly through unnecessary voice over and flashbacks.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Ron P

One of the reasons America is great is because you can make many bad decisions in your life and still come out on top because of those bad decisions (including undertaking an 11-hundred mile hike alone). That being stated, I did enjoy the movie. Great job by star and director and the scenery was pretty good too. I just couldn't find any empathy for the lead character.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/11/23

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Aaron S

I don't necessarily think that Wild hits quite the emotional high that it sets out to, but it's a very enjoyable movie with a good sense of the feeling that adventure provides. It's a beautifully shot movie and Witherspoon is really good here. Nothing spectacular, but certainly worth my time.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/10/23

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Synopsis

Driven to the edge by the loss of her beloved mother (Laura Dern), the dissolution of her marriage and a headlong dive into self-destructive behavior, Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) makes a decision to halt her downward spiral and put her life back together again. With no outdoors experience, a heavy backpack and little else to go on but her own will, Cheryl sets out alone to hike the Pacific Crest Trail -- one of the country's longest and toughest through-trails.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Producer: Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Bill Pohlad
Screenwriter: Nick Hornby
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Production Co: Pacific Standard
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 3, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.7M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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