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Rating: 7 stars

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All movies seen on 09/04/2020

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Wildlife (2018)

Directed by Paul Dano

Drama

Overview

14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of purpose) he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.

Rated NR | Length 105 minutes

Actors

Jake Gyllenhaal | Carey Mulligan | Ed Oxenbould | Zoe Colletti | Bill Camp | Travis W Bruyer | Tom Huston Orr | Darryl Cox | Ginger Gilmartin | Michael Gibbons | Mollie Milligan | John Walpole | J. Alan Davidson | Jennifer Rogers | Richard L. Olsen | Lexi Anastasia | Avery Bagenstos | Kaye Brownlee-France | Laurie Cummings | Stacy Casaluci | Jay Dee | JR Hatchett | Sara Moore | Blaine Maye | Dale Murphy | Marshall Virden | Will Watson

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Dano’s directorial debut is a solid effort with a great cast. I missed this at DFF so I’m glad to have finally remembered to catch up to it.

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