Wild

2014 Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée

A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Reese Witherspoon Laura Dern Keene McRae Gaby Hoffmann Michiel Huisman Kevin Rankin Cliff DeYoung Thomas Sadoski Randy Schulman W. Earl Brown Brian Van Holt Mo McRae Will Cuddy Leigh Parker Nick Eversman Ray Mist Cathryn de Prume Kurt Conroyd Ted de Chatelet Jeffree Newman Lorraine Bahr Jerry Carlton Kevin-Michael Moore Debra Pralle Gray Eubank Anne Sorce Charles Baker J.D. Evermore Beth Hall Show All…

Alternative Titles

Alma salvaje, Livre, Моята разходка в дивото

drama

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Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 4

according to imdb trivia, there's a scene where reese witherspoon reads gone girl, so i google image searched "wild gone girl" to try to find a screencap so i could fact-check. did not realize that you could re-arrange those words to spell "girl(s) gone wild" until it was too late
Review by Luke Kane ★★★★ 18

Reese Witherspoon wears no makeup in Wild, the film adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's autobiographical book. The shiny-faced pixie of Sweet Home Alabama sheds her concealer and Upper East Side wardrobe, revealing the raw human underneath.
After years of bad choices, Cheryl decides to hike a thousand miles across the Pacific Crest Trail by herself as a means of breaking the pattern of sleazy adventures that comprise her daily life.
As the terrain becomes increasingly threatening, she reflects upon the events that led to her self-imposed exile. The images are discordant; mother dancing loosely in the kitchen; a hand unzipping a dress; a man's long-suffering glare over the steering wheel. Wisps of memory soon congeal to form a portrait of adolescent…
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★ 10

"But you know, problems don't stay problems.
They turn into something else."
No time to write an extensive review tonight:/ but...
Reasons this is a very good movie:
- It's a great example of a micro-level character study
- Especially one dealing with ideas of decision making and grief
- The "hobo life" scene (lol)
- It quotes Flannery O'Connor
- The strength of the parent-child relationship aspect
- Fantastic editing
- Soundtrack includes Box of Rain & Ripple by the Grateful Dead
- And last, but not least, Witherspoon's performance
"AND I SAY, HEEY YEEAAH YEEEAAAH,
HEEY YEEAAH YEEEAAAH
I SAID HEEEY, WHAT'S GOINN ONNN!?"
Review by Francisco Aram ★★★★½

*walks a block home from the bus stop* i'm reese witherspoon in wild!
Review by Lise ★★★★ 34

tiff 2014 film #16
My guess is that Wild will never get the audience it deserves. Why? Because we've already seen Into the Wild and 127 hours and we might be tired of films about young folk who have the luxury of going on high risk adventures and end up paying the price. It is why I didn't pick Wild as a film I wanted to see at TIFF. I can't say for sure what changed my mind*, but I'm glad I did, because Wild is a much better film than those other two as far as I am concerned. Much better.
Yes, it involves a long hike. But the way Jean-Marc Vallée tells Cheryl Strayed's story is original and…
Review by persia 🍒 ★★★★ 1

she was literally hiking for three months through the extreme wilderness encountering wild animals and men were STILL the scariest thing about this movie
Review by katie ★★★★★

even better in its second viewing, gave me chills, made me cry, made me laugh. thank you for this movie.
Review by Evan ★★★½ 3

Wild is a bit slow, but Reese Witherspoon's performance is worth the price of admission alone.
Review by CinemaClown ★★★ 5

Another addition to the list of numerous biographies portrayed on the silver screen last year, Wild is a wonderfully crafted, often rejuvenating & quite entertaining wilderness adventure from the director of Dallas Buyers Club that benefits hugely from Reese Witherspoon's committed performance but is also marred by its somewhat frustrating narrative style.
Based on Cheryl Strayed's memoir of the same name, Wild chronicles her journey of self-discovery as she goes on a 1100-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in order to rehabilitate herself from years of destructive behaviour brought upon by the death of her mother & recent divorce. The film also covers many other events from her life in flashbacks.
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, the hiking portion of the film…
Review by Jack Howard ★★★★★ 2

I’m a sucker for character studies and non-linear narratives.
Reese Witherspoon is raw and vulnerable the entire time, this is her best/most understated performance.
Jean-Marc Vallée’s directing and editing is nothing short of sublime. We weave between past and present seamlessly - patiently unravelling the story. The fragmented imagery during the traumatic memories felt very real to me, especially the weird stuff you tend to remember, like what painting was hanging in the doctor’s office.
Some of the imagery is very blunt - Witherspoon’s character Cheryl carries a huge heavy bag on her back that she can barely lift. A bag she later finds out is carrying many things she doesn’t need. DO YOU GET IT? But I’m a sucker…
Review by lauren ★★★★★ 3

i feel like im on another plane of existence when i watch this film. it’s almost euphoric
Review by özten ★★★★★

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Recent reviews

Review by ass_chaps ★★

so brave
Review by elennas ★★★★

I was really surprised by this movie, and I really liked it, makes me want to hike the PCT but maybe not alone....The idea that you can still become what you want whether it’s now or after years is very inspiring. also laura dern in this makes me want to become a cool hippie mom ✌🏼
Review by Kate Klausner ★★★★ 2

Only took away a star cause if you didn’t read the book it may not be as good. But I read the book. And loved it.
Catch me in the forest alone.
Review by Isabel ★★★★

Maybe one day I'll have a mid-life crisis and walk the PCT!
Review by laurenkellie

usually not a big laura dearn fan but i liked her in this one. love that this kept that sense of being a woman & being alone & all that that comes with and what it means. still stays true that the best book to movie adaptations are those that stay truest to the book ✌🏻
Review by Mike Ezepchick ★★★½

I loved the pace of this story and how we slowly became aware of her history and why she turned into such a wildcard. Her relationship with her mother was everything to her and losing that just made go AWOL. The point of her journey was self discovery, and because of how the story was structured, we were able to experience that journey as well.
I also thought Reese Witherspoon was great. This felt like a role designed to take her out of her comfort zone (as well as her character) and she killed it. I would like to see more cinematography and a more memorable score but this was still a great film, and well-worth the watch.
Review by aysakbb ★★★½

Cherly Strayed: What if I forgive myself? What if I was sorry? But if I could go back in time, I wouldn't do a single thing differently. What if I wanted to sleep with every single one of those men? What if heroin taught me something? What if all those things I did were the things that got me here? What if I was never redeemed? What if I already was?
El Condor Pasa şarkısı için teşekkür ederim Wild.
"I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would.
If I could
I surely would.
.
.
.
"I'd rather be a forest than a street.
Yes I would.
If I could
I surely would."
Review by Kavishal ★★★★

The acting is great throughout the entire film. Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern both do an exceptional job at portraying their respective characters. The characters themselves are deep and well thought out. Reese Witherspoon, in particularly, does a great job at playing a character that is broken and wants to be fixed.
The story is really good. There are moments that are uplifting and moments that are hard on the heart. It is a story about redemption and finding peace in being human. The story is easy to follow and has some heavy moments throughout.
Review by Lily ★★★★½

what if i was never redeemed?
what if i already am?
i watched this with the intention of it making me cry for at least an hour and i accomplished that goal. just a girlboss building her empire.
Review by Tosh Farrell ★★★★

Reese Witherspoon really just did the damn thing here
Review by Martin C ★★★

An interesting film about a self destructive woman trying to get her life back together by hiking parts of the Pacific Crest Trail. It was fascinating to watch the resiliance and determination of Cheryl to overcome many obstacles of hiking alone to achieve her goals. A story of the triumph of human spirit even if Cheryl came off as an unsympathetic character.
Review by Finn ★★★

Wasn’t the biggest fan of it. Witherspoon is really great, but I couldn’t get warm with the over-stylised editing.