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Wilson

Wilson

Comedy · Drama · 2017

Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.

Movie details

Wilson

“Positively Negative.”

2017 Comedy · Drama 1h 34m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.8 / 10

11.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

47 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

49 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.

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 Wilson?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Craig Johnson

Written by

Daniel Clowes

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Wilson

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Jodie

Cheryl Hines

Cheryl Hines

Polly

Isabella Amara

Isabella Amara

Claire

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Pippi

Judy Greer

Judy Greer

Shelly

Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman

Robert

Court is in session

Put Wilson on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.