The Wild

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The Wild

G

Released Apr 14, 2006

1h 25m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Animation

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An adolescent lion (Kiefer Sutherland) who was raised in captivity finds himself accidentally plucked from the New York Zoo and deposited in Africa. Meanwhile, the friends he left behind at the zoo must put aside their differences to help bring him home safely.

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Critics Consensus

With a rehashed plot and unimpressive animation, there's nothing wild about The Wild.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

The animation here impresses more than in the equally defunct Madagascar, but everything else smacks of an easy money-making exercise of such dimwitted inanity even the youngest kids will see through it.

Jun 24, 2006

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

The Wild roars back from a rocky opening act to a storming last reel, just managing to claw its way above comparisons with Madagascar.

Rated: 3/5

May 26, 2006

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

What's so aggravating here is the grievous lack of wit, imagination and plain old story.

Rated: 2/5

May 23, 2006

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It's frightening to me to think that a group of studio executives sat around a room and green-lighted this film.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 27, 2020

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Kit Bowen

Hollywood.com

Rated: 2/5

Nov 20, 2008

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

For all the rest of the film's unoriginality, The Wild moves along with solidly crafted wit.

Mar 1, 2007

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Muhammad A

This movie is a cultural icon, and is very slept on and swept under. People are quick to mention Madagascar and people try make comparisons of who’s better or etc, but in my opinion, just enjoy em man. As a kid it made me cry and as an adult it still makes me laugh. The animation style still lives up to, if not, is better than today’s quality, the soundtrack is superb and the storyline is one that grabs your heartstrings. If you can’t see the brilliance of this movie then I wonder what sad lif you must live.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/25

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Audience Member

This is so much better than Pets on a Train indeed!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Dylan C

Even if you ignore the obvious Madagascar parallels, this movie is just bad. The cast is stacked for the mid 90s but they don't have much to do. Eddie Izzard is by and far the best part of this movie, they've got a very loose improvisational delivery that is delightful to watch. Everyone else is certainly...there. There's also a weird amount of Lion King references and parallels that only serve to remind the audience of a much better movie they could be watching instead. Not much happens in this movie and yet it's jarringly paced. The squirrel played by Jim Belushi spends most of the film sexually harassing a giraffe. The inciting incident in this film is a bizarre curling scene and the plot just kind of happens to you haphazardly from there. It's difficult to talk about this film in a sequential way, because it's so all over the place. Basically Eddie Izzard as Nigel is the only reason to watch this movie. Seriously, just watch Madagascar. It's not good either, but at least it's memorable.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 25 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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Audience Member

Crazy movie! Absolute must see, so much fun nad really exciting! This movie is an absolute 10/10!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Jacob P

This Movie Sucks Why Because It F**king Ripped off Madagascar

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Synopsis

An adolescent lion (Kiefer Sutherland) who was raised in captivity finds himself accidentally plucked from the New York Zoo and deposited in Africa. Meanwhile, the friends he left behind at the zoo must put aside their differences to help bring him home safely.

Director: Steve "Spaz" Williams
Producer: Clint Goldman, Beau Flynn
Screenwriter: Ed Decter, Mark Gibson, Philip Halprin, John J. Strauss
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: CORE Technologies, Complete Pandemonium
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2014
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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