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Wild

Wild

Drama · 2014

A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Movie details

Wild

“Based on the inspirational best seller.”

2014 Drama 1h 55m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Wild?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jean-Marc Vallée

Written by

Nick Hornby

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Cheryl Strayed

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Bobbi Grey

Keene McRae

Keene McRae

Leif

Gaby Hoffmann

Gaby Hoffmann

Aimee

Michiel Huisman

Michiel Huisman

Jonathan

Kevin Rankin

Kevin Rankin

Greg

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Ed

Court is in session

Put Wild on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.