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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

7.6/ 10

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2016

Release Year

101 min

Runtime

Adventure
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

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Keywords

countryside
based on novel or book
wild boar
delinquent
new zealand
wilderness
coming of age
dog
foster family
nature

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Reviews(3)

7.3avg rating
Reno

Reno

@Rangan

December 4, 2016

8
8/10

**He finally found his place, and now it's in jeopardy!** The fourth feature film for the Kiwi director Taika Waititi. I loved all his films except the previous one, despite it was a famous title that the world loved, I'm not. So according to me this is a great comeback after a cheap vampire mock

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SierraKiloBravo

June 10, 2020

6
6/10

Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/ZbeHUdtgPkA New Zealand has a long history of quirky movies, and _Hunt for the Wilderpeople_ is a great addition to the fold. Written and directed by Taika Waititi, this 2016 film stars Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. It was a big hit

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Kamurai

Kamurai

September 30, 2020

8
8/10

Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. WARNING: Sad dog scene. Julian Dennison ("Deadpool 2") and Sam Neill ("Jurassic Park") give an amazing performance as grumpy unlikeable pair of guys purposely lost in the wilderness. For an "foster kid" trope, this movie really has it all.

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