
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Taste attributes: adventurecomedydramaanimalsteenrealisticsimplelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationship
"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.
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Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Defender Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











