Hunt for the Wilderpeople fingerprintBig heart, funny.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Growing up, family, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout cinematography and editing
Calm and low-key
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Expect plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit.
Growing up, family, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up, family, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 81). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 41 min
Hunt for the Wilderpeople runs 1 h 41 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 89 and audiences 83 out of 100, so both groups see Hunt for the Wilderpeople much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $24 million worldwide, 9.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in New Zealand, United Kingdom.
+78GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Hunt for the Wilderpeople in 92 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 52 storytelling tropes for Hunt for the Wilderpeople, including Bittersweet Ending, Title Drop, Faking the Dead.
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