Wildlife (2018)
84%RT Audience Score: 72%
Awards & Nominations: 6 wins & 25 nominations
Wildlife’s portrait of a family in crisis is beautifully composed by director Paul Dano — and brought brilliantly to life by a career-best performance from Carey Mulligan
Wildlife” is a movie that sneaks up on you like a ninja in the night. It’s a quiet film that doesn’t move like other movies, but that’s what makes it so special. The actors perform in scenes of such complexity and unconstrained emotion that it would be impossible to reduce their characters to mere tropes. And let’s not forget about the jittery physicality of Mulligan’s portrayal, which is frequently surprising. Overall, “Wildlife” is a coming-of-age story that showcases the flaws of an entire family, without pointing fingers or gender bias. It’s honest, blunt, and much more novelistic in its approach. So, if you’re looking for a movie that will make you feel all the feels, “Wildlife” is the one for you.
Production Company(ies)
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions,
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Livingston, Montana, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for thematic material including a sexual situation, brief strong language, and smoking
Year of Release
2019
-
Color:Color
-
Sound mix:Dolby
-
Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
-
Runtime:1h 44m
-
Language(s):English
-
Country of origin:United States
-
Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2018 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 9, 2019
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ed Oxenbould, Bill Camp, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Travis W Bruyer, directed by Paul Dano, written by Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, drama, PG-13, Alex Saks, Oren Moverman, Ann Ruark, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, Andrew Duncan, box office gross $1.0M, reviewed by Ben Sachs, Peter Howell, Sara Michelle Fetters, Adam Graham, Cary Darling, Max Weiss, Brian Eggert, Taylor Baker, Michael J Casey, Joanne Laurier, Jesse Hassenger, produced by Alex Saks, Paul Dano, Oren Moverman, Ann Ruark, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, Andrew Duncan
Worldwide gross: $3,321,367
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,837,689
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,245
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 418,505
US/Canada gross: $1,050,616
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,213,939
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,142
US/Canada opening weekend: $104,589
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $120,848
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,864
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Jake Gyllenhaal – Jerry Brinson
Ed Oxenbould – Joe Brinson
Bill Camp – Warren Miller
Zoe Margaret Colletti – Ruth-Ann
Travis W. Bruyer – Forester
Alex Saks – Producer
Paul Dano – Producer, Writer, Director
Oren Moverman – Producer
Ann Ruark – Producer
Jake Gyllenhaal – Producer
Riva Marker – Producer
Andrew Duncan – Producer
Director(s)
Paul Dano
Writer(s)
Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan
Producer(s)
Alex Saks, Paul Dano, Oren Moverman, Ann Ruark, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, Andrew Duncan
Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
6 wins & 25 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (217) | Top Critics (64) | Fresh (203) | Rotten (14)
There’s no shaking the feeling that this sort of study of all-American repression has been done to death.
February 29, 2020
Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Few could play a character so ordinary with as much empathy as Oxenbould brings to the role. He’s one to watch, here and in the future.
January 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
TOP CRITIC
The jittery physicality of Mulligan’s portrayal is frequently surprising.
November 17, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
It’s a story of its time, unfolding pre-women’s lib, and Jeanette feels an inner frustration she can’t even give voice to. But as “Wildlife” quietly rages, Mulligan lets it be felt.
November 16, 2018 | Rating: B+
Adam Graham
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
“Wildlife” is the kind of movie whose low-key hush could get lost in all the buzz over the big-name, holiday-season releases. Sometimes, though, it’s the quiet ones who make the most noise.
November 14, 2018 | Rating: 4.5/5
Cary Darling
Houston Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
A quiet film, but it sneaks up on you, gaining in emotional urgency as it goes on.
November 13, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Dano’s control throughout Wildlife does not apply to his actors, who perform in scenes of such complexity and unconstrained emotion that it would be impossible to reduce their characters to mere tropes.
March 8, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Episode 17: Now We Live
September 1, 2021 | Rating: 82/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
‘Wildlife’ doesn’t move like other movies. It’s honest, blunt, and much more novelistic in its approach.
April 2, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Michael J. Casey
Michael J. Cinema
Wildlife does an effective job of dramatizing the conflict between the heavily promoted notion that America … is the land of unlimited opportunity and universal prosperity, and the actual conditions …for the mass of the population.
February 17, 2021
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
It’s rare to see a movie family, even a small one, get such equal weight on screen.
February 4, 2021 | Rating: B
Jesse Hassenger
Nylon
By avoiding gender bias or pointing fingers, Wildlife showcases the coming-of-age of the whole family, humbly admitting that everyone is flawed.
January 29, 2021
Savina Petkova
Photogénie…
Plot
When Jerry loses his job and sense of purpose, he decides to join the cause of fighting an uncontrolled forest fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves in 1960s Montana. Suddenly forced into the role of an adult, Joe witnesses his mother’s struggle as she tries to keep her head above water in Wildlife.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Wildlife features a career-best performance from Carey Mulligan.
Paul-Dano.jpg
