Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Film2016101 min

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Taste attributes: adventurecomedydramaanimalsteenrealisticsimplelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationship

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"Nature just got gangster"

Boxlist takeA stylish, wide-ranging comedy-drama: grounded and straightforward. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Sam NeillJulian DennisonRima Te WiataRachel HouseRhys Darby

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
2016
Runtime
101 min
Status
Released
Studio
Defender Films
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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