Wildlife

2018
PG-13
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

32K

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan in Wildlife (2018)

A boy witnesses his parents' marriage falling apart after his mother finds another man.

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A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

32K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 6 wins & 24 nominations total

Forester
(as Travis Bruyer)

Zoe Colletti

Ruth-Ann
(as Zoe Margaret Colletti)

Tom Huston Orr

Mr. Cartwright

Bill Camp

Warren Miller

Darryl Cox

Clarence Snow

Ginger Gilmartin

Receptionist

Michael Gibbons

Coach

Mollie Milligan

Esther

John Walpole

Photographer

J. Alan Davidson

Teacher

Jennifer Rogers

Female Employee

Richard L. Olsen

Older Policeman
(as Richard Olson)

Lex Anastasia

Lady
(uncredited)

Avery Bagenstos

Football Player
(uncredited)

Chris Bodelle

Shopper
(uncredited)

Director
- Paul Dano
Writers
All cast & crew
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Trivia
When Paul Dano requested the rights to adapt Richard Ford's novel into this movie he received the following response: "I am grateful to you for your interest in my book, but I should also say this in hopes of actually encouraging you. My book is my book, your picture, were you to make it, is your picture. Your movie maker's fidelity to my novel is of no great concern to me. Establish your own values, means, goal. Leave the book behind so it doesn't get in the way."

Goofs
At 1:05:47, when Jeanette is standing near Joe, her lipstick is faded. At 1:05:57, when she turns around to put her arms in the coat, It's dark again.

Quotes
Jerry Brinson: Boy, boy, boy! Boy!
[He laughs]
Jerry Brinson: Well, ain't this a wild life, son?

Connections
Featured in CTV News at Six Toronto: Episode dated 10 September 2018 (2018)

Soundtracks
Sincerely
Written by Harvey Fuqua & Alan Freed
Performed by The Moonglows
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Review

Featured review

6/10

A promising debut even if not perfect

Throughout the movie you deeply get the uncomfortability of the kid that feel harmless, powerless in front of the chaos with which the events happens and the unpredictability of his parents' behavior. At the same time this over-the-top behavior feels also unnatural and the characters less real, less authentic and therefore it's difficult to sympathize or at least emphasize with them. So at the end the movie kinda works, technically it's beautiful, but it's clear that it could have been better, more evolving and that's a bit underwhelming. It's still a promising debut for Paul Dano.