Wildcat (2022)
87%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Although it raises some uncomfortable ethical quandaries, Wildcat is an affecting testament to the healing power of interspecies bonds.
“Wildcat” is a thought-provoking movie that explores the relationship between humans and animals. Despite raising some ethical questions, it is a touching testament to the power of interspecies bonds.
Production Company(ies)
Amazon Studios, Prime Video
Distributor
Amazon Studios
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Prime Video), Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:16:9 HD
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Runtime:1h 46m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2022 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 30, 2022
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
Wildcat, documentary, Amazon, wildlife rescue, rehabilitation center, orphaned baby ocelot, journey, love, discovery, healing, Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost, Joshua Altman, Alysa Nahmias, Harry Turner, Samantha Zwicker, R rating, English, 1h 46m, Amazon Studios, box office, budget, Manohla Dargis, Mick LaSalle, John Anderson, Kevin Maher, Luke Y Thompson, Katie Rife, Luke Goodsell, Ricardo Gallegos, Frank Swietek, Kelly Vance, Jennie Kermode, Adam Sweeting, genre, producer, director, writer, MPAA rating, critic, actor
Worldwide gross: NA
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Samantha Zwicker – Self
Melissa Lesh – Director, Producer
Trevor Beck Frost – Director, Producer
Joshua Altman – Producer
Alysa Nahmias – Producer
Director(s)
Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost, Trevor Frost
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost, Joshua Altman, Alysa Nahmias, Trevor Frost
Film Festivals
Sundance, Telluride
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (38) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (3)
[The filmmakers’] choices make this would-be redemption narrative feel unfortunately and uncomfortably exploitative.
December 30, 2022
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
It tunnels deep and becomes a statement about the beauty and cruelty of the world.
December 28, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Wildcat is not a fairy tale… But it does reconcile its realities with the elusive nature of happiness, which for both men and cats can mean what’s within their grasp.
December 28, 2022
John Anderson
Wall Street Journal
TOP CRITIC
Beneath the emotional power, however, it’s hard not to shake the sense that there’s a performative element to the documentary’s DNA.
December 27, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
For the folks…who just love watching dangerous kittens be kittens in the Amazon basin, consider your cinematic catnip delivered.
December 22, 2022
Luke Y. Thompson
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
While the points where Wildcat goes beyond simply being a feel-good nature documentary and delves into Harry’s mental health struggles are honest, they raise more questions than they answer.
December 22, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Katie Rife
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
A sensitive portrait of an ecosystem in peril, and the scars that cut deep – no matter how far we run from them.
January 1, 2023
Luke Goodsell
ABC News (Australia)
A thoughtful and immersive film where we witness the healing capacity of nature and the deep connection that can be generated between living beings. [Full Review in Spanish]
December 30, 2022
Ricardo Gallegos
La Estatuilla
While structurally somewhat ragged, it not only will engage lovers of big cats, but proves a compelling story of damaged humans who help one another as well as the animals they care for.
December 29, 2022 | Rating: B
Frank Swietek
One Guy’s Opinion
The doc is a triumph of observation.
December 29, 2022
Kelly Vance
East Bay Express
The jungle photography is particularly good, not exoticizing it but instead letting us explore a piece of terrain which gradually becomes familiar, and inviting us to pick out hidden details as the cats are taught to look for prey.
December 27, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Jennie Kermode
Eye for Film
You suspect there’s been more shaping and massaging than anybody’s letting on. It makes for gripping and absorbing viewing all the same, and it’s impossible not to get dragged across the emotional reefs along with the protagonists.
December 27, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Adam Sweeting
The Arts Desk…
Plot
Back from war in Afghanistan, a young British soldier struggling with depression and PTSD finds a second chance in the Amazon rainforest when he meets an American scientist, and together they foster an orphaned baby ocelot.
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