Walking Out

PG-13

Released Oct 6, 2017

1 hr. 35 min.

Adventure

Drama

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When a city teen travels to Montana to go hunting with his estranged father, the trip becomes a battle for survival when they encounter a grizzly bear.

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Critics Consensus

Beautifully filmed and powerfully acted, Walking Out effectively balances tense father-son drama against an affecting wilderness survival story.

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Timothy D

Walking out is not original, but it is beautifully acted and directed. This film focuses on paternal relationships as a father struggles to connect with his son before the roles dramaticly reverse half way in. The relationship and the trauma of their situation make a thoughtful impression when the movie ends.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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I thought it was a pretty accurate movie 2.9

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/28/23

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Julia L

Simple storyline, low budget, the move unfolds the touching relationship between a father and a son in the face of life and death. At the end of the movie, the last whistle broke the last line of defense of my lacrimal gland.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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isla s

This is a film that at first appears to be about father and son sharing some quality bonding time out in the woods, with the father teaching his son how to 'be a man' and all of that. It seemed a little slow and unclear what the main plotline was at first but I did think the music played in the background was quite good at creating an atmosphere - it is maybe a little overly sentimental in parts but for the most part I thought it was good. Its is somewhat thought provoking perhaps but its not entirely original and the timeline I felt was also a bit confused. Its worth seeing if given the choice and it sounds of interest but it isn't a film I'd go out of my way much to see as such...the themes have all been covered in numerous other films. This is very much an ok film that you may feel engrossed in towards the end but no more.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Fifteen minutes in and I am thinking that a paint drying scene might speed things up a bit and make them more exciting. Some nice camera shots but not much of a story, and one that is non-linear at that. Still, I was eventually able to get into it... and then things got grizzly.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Not really an interesting story, if you boil it down to its essentials. There is a lot of underlying stuff about hunting and whether it can be justified. But the characters are not interesting, and the relationship between son and father is cliched and you feel like you've seen this movie five times before. All the great movies can justify why they were made, why the audience is justified in spending their time watching it. By the end, I was thinking, why did I spend an hour watching this? I learned nothing, enjoyed nothing, was not entertained. I gave it one and half stars because the scenery is gorgeous.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Alex Smith

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Andrew J. Smith

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Matt Bomer

Cal

Josh Wiggins

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Bill Pullman

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

The second half is gripping. There's less time for talk, and the Smith brothers give us a superb sense of the fearful power of this landscape. Maybe that was the point all along: nature just keeps on giving and taking.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 6, 2018

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Noel Murray

AV Club

The mountain backdrops are stunning, but the movie's real draw is its understanding of how children pick up more from their parents than their skeptical, self-pitying moms and dads ever imagine.

Dec 14, 2017

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Roxana Hadadi

Punch Drunk Critics

Walking Out has an effect: Bomer is doing something different and he and Wiggins have believable father-son chemistry; the setting is gorgeous and desolate; and the hero's journey narrative is comfortingly familiar.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 12, 2017

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The film’s title makes the impending peril obvious, but the buildup of the two main characters and their strained relationship gives form to the danger once it hits.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2022

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

The Smiths look deeper, questioning what strength and resilience really mean. They are attempting to survive the great outdoors, yes, but they are also dependent on it for sustenance.

Dec 11, 2020

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Laura Davis

One Room With A View

Smith and Smith demand nuanced performances from the central pair which results in a credible story but nothing that hasn't been done before.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 4, 2019

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Synopsis

When a city teen travels to Montana to go hunting with his estranged father, the trip becomes a battle for survival when they encounter a grizzly bear.

Director: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
Executive Producer: Charlsey Adkins, Jim Burba, Bonnie Curtis, Rodrigo Garcia, Bob Hayes, Julie Lynn, Katherine Ann McGregor, Carole Meiselman
Screenwriter: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Harbinger Pictures, Co-Op Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Brief Strong Language|Bloody Injury Images)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.9K
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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