Wildling

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Wildling

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2018

1h 33m

Horror

Fantasy

Mystery & Thriller

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After a childhood in captivity under the care of a man who taught her to fear the outside world, a young woman sees her new freedom shattered by a series of unsettling events.

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Wildling's feminist themes - and the ferocious Bel Powley performance that brings them to life - are often enough to make up for its narrative deficiencies.

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April Wolfe

Village Voice

The attention paid to images does not translate to character development, story, or dialogue, leaving little emotional resonance, while making me seriously wonder if the men telling these stories understand much at all about female sexuality.

May 4, 2018

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

It's a promising debut for Bhm, with a lot of promise. But it's a home run for Powley, who makes "Wildling" worth watching even when it shouldn't be.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 26, 2018

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

At its best, "Wildling" is very smart about how we humans like to compare ourselves to animals - from the names of our sports teams to the way we describe the feeling of cutting loose.

Apr 12, 2018

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Carolyn Hinds

Black Girl Nerds

In an age where horror films are filled with repetitive jump scares that do nothing but annoy, Wildling builds tension by creating an uncomfortable feeling within the viewer.

Jul 30, 2021

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sure to appeal to Young Adult fans and burgeoning werewolf connoisseurs, yet it doesn't quite capitalize on its promising premise.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 5, 2021

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Peter Sobczynski

eFilmCritic.com

...the storytelling gets more haphazard and by the time it finally fully shifts gears into horror, the whole thing just becomes kind of silly, not to mention pretty sloppy from a technical standpoint.

Mar 11, 2020

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Courtney L

It's a good movie to watch. Not something you'd regret seeing although I do believe it could've been done even better. The way it ended makes me feel like there could and should be another one to follow. If there were sequel I would love to see it. It's a gem in need of a polishing. Liv and Bel did fine but it could use more star power and some more umph.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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william h

B – Brad Dourif keeps his daughter confined in his attic for 16 years, but when he starts inexplicably poisoning her, and she almost dies, he attempts suicide. Liv Tyler plays a cop who then takes the girl in, and she falls in love with Tyler's brother. However, once the girl is free of her father's drugs she gradually metamorphoses into the titular wolflike creature and kills a rapist and several bad men hunting for her. Too many coincidences and a deus ex machina, but good production values, music, makeup, acting and scenery of the Pacific Northwest.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Really enjoyed this movie. Good acting, good pace, cared about the characters so it was easy to be invested in the story and what happened to them.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Great movie. Could've done with a little more polish...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Good performance by the mains but second half drops the ball.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Why oh why has anyone given this more than one star?! The good reviews convinced me that it was worth a watch but it was dull and corny and a really weird story. Only the first 15 minutes or so were worth it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

After a childhood in captivity under the care of a man who taught her to fear the outside world, a young woman sees her new freedom shattered by a series of unsettling events.

Director: Fritz Böhm
Producer: Trudie Styler, Celine Rattray, Charlotte Ubben, Liv Tyler
Screenwriter: Fritz Böhm, Florian Eder
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: IFC Films, Maven Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images|Some Sexual Content|Teen Drinking|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 30, 2018
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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