Something Wild fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Romantic
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout editing
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Something Wild is tense, fast-paced, and thrilling.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
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Something Wild is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 54 min
Something Wild runs 1 h 54 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Something Wild higher (83) than audiences (69). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+95GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Something Wild in 109 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 36 storytelling tropes for Something Wild, including Cardboard Box of Unemployment, Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Black Sheep.
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