Wildwood
Wildwood
How far would you go for those you love?
8.5/10 Great 232 votes
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Original title
- Wildwood
- Language
- en
What it is about
Trailer
Cast
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Peyton Elizabeth Lee
Prue McKeel (voice) -
Jacob Tremblay
Curtis Mehlberg (voice) -
Carey Mulligan
Alexandra (voice) -
Mahershala Ali
Brenden (voice) -
Richard E. Grant
Owl Rex (voice) -
Angela Bassett
The General (voice) -
Awkwafina
Septima (voice) -
Amandla Stenberg
Niamh (voice) -
Tom Waits
Maxim (voice) -
Charlie Day
Dmitri (voice) -
Blythe Danner
The Seer (voice) -
Jake Johnson
Mr. McKeel (voice) -
Tantoo Cardinal
Iphigenia (voice) -
Maya Erskine
Mrs. McKeel / Darla Thennis (voice) -
Rob Delaney
Samuel (voice) - Arthur Knight Mac McKeel (voice)
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Jemaine Clement
Roger Swindon (voice)
Crew
- Director Travis Knight
- Screenplay Chris Butler
- Novel Colin Meloy
- Novel Carson Ellis
- Original Music Composer Dario Marianelli
- Director of Photography Caleb Deschanel
- Editor Christopher Murrie
- Producer Travis Knight
- Producer Arianne Sutner
- Producer Samuel Wilson
What viewers said
Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/wildwood-2026-laika-delivers-a-stop-motion-generational-masterpiece/ Rating: A+ WILDWOOD is a true masterpiece, and I don't use that word lightly. Travis Knight and everyone at Laika spent years building, by hand, the most impressive stop-motion movie I've ever seen, one that deserves the "generational classic" stamp. […]
Manuel São Bento — 10/10 · read in full
Laika has always been one of my least favorite animation studios, and it's because they are tied to a medium of animation (stop-motion) that is becoming more and more dated as CGI is trying to replicate it with new software, and *Wildwood* is no exception. This movie is based on a 2011 novel about a teenager named Prue McKeel, who ventures into a forbidden forest to retrieve her baby brother Mac from the dowager governess, Alexandra. […]
andrewtislercinephile — 8/10 · read in full
Technically its a marvel, but storywise it really falls flat. The stop-motion animation is so well done and fluid it looks like it could be computer generated. It must have taken an absolutely mammoth effort to create the film. The film has a painterly palette which looks gorgeous. Which is all the more shame as the characters and story let it down. The characters are less than one dimensional. The parents make some of the most bizarre and illogical actions ever set to screen. […]
nkuk — 5/10 · read in full
