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Wilson

2017Movie1 h 34 minR

49

MediocreGoodWatch score

49

MediocreGoodWatch score

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Summary

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

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Date night
Friends night
Comfort watch

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Feels like real life.
Breaks your heart.

Not for scares or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 48Audiences 49GoodWatch 50
Metascore49
Tomatometer47%
IMDb5.8
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings2.9/5
User score5.2
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for comedies, −6 min on the typical 100
typical 10094
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 25 countries, rent or buy in 52 more
+15
Released
2017
March 24, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
ComedyDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchComfort WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 54
Directing · 4
Craig Johnson Director
Richard L. Fox Assistant Director
Brandon Lohstreter Script Supervisor
A.R. Björklund Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
Daniel Clowes Screenplay, Comic Book
Production · 5
Mary Jane Skalski Producer
Jared Ian Goldman Producer
David Rubin Casting
Stephen Lippross Production Supervisor
T.K. Knowles Associate Producer
Camera · 1
Frederick Elmes Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Paul Zucker Editor
Sound · 7
Jon Brion Original Music Composer
D. Chris Smith Sound Designer
Julian Slater Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Julie Feiner ADR & Dubbing
Marc Fishman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Hambleton ADR & Dubbing
Art · 5
Ethan Tobman Production Design
Andrew Mueller Art Department Assistant, Carpenter
Rob Walstead Leadman
Cate Honzl Art Direction
Michelle Gilstead Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 9
Christopher Peterson Costume Design
Aaron F. Quarles Hair Department Head
James Sarzotti Makeup Department Head
Brenda Torre Makeup Artist
Brian J. Simpson Set Dressing Artist
Bryan Bredahl Set Dressing Artist
Other crew · 4
Andrew Stecker Stand In
Mark Wojahn Property Master
Nancy Kirhoffer Post Production Supervisor
Benjamin Bayne Scenic Artist

Tropes

Historical Hero Upgradein 877 titlesThe movie completely whitewashes Wilson's racism and bigotry toward ethnic Americans and immigrants, which is quite striking when you consider that 1944 wasn't exactly the height of racial tolerance.Artistic License – Historyin 3,078 titlesIn real life, Ellen Wilson died shortly after the start of World War I. In the film, her death comes shortly before the war instead.All 27 tropes

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