Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Movie • 2016

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Kiwi comedy with runaway energy, glorious New Zealand vistas, and a foster kid worth rooting for. Pure outdoor fun (and laughs).

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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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Roger Ebert

‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ is consistently clever and even moving. It’s proof that we’ll keep listening to the familiar stories if they’re this well-told.

rogerebert.com/reviews/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-2016

Deep Focus Review

Instead, he delivers unconventional humor and tearjerking sentiment, reminding us that familiar stories can still feel fresh when told from a new perspective.

deepfocusreview.com/reviews/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople/

Common Sense Media

Quirky Kiwi dramedy promotes teamwork, friendship. Read Common Sense Media's Hunt for the Wilderpeople review, age rating, and parents guide.

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Empire

There’s a refreshing lack of sentimentality to Wilderpeople and Waititi allows the drama to hit hard where it needs to, so it roots itself far deeper than the whimsical trimmings might suggest.

empireonline.com/movies/reviews/hunt-wilderpeople-review/

Rolling Stone

For all the stock elements thrown into this indie-cutie gumbo, it’s still flavorful enough to stand out — an oddball and oddly affecting take on two misfits finding their metaphorical partner-in-crime match.

rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-101402/

The Independent

Uncle Hec and Ricky’s journey together is hysterical, the laughs coming often, the two central characters’ relationship becoming the ginormous and heartwarming soul of the film.

independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-review-the-charming-tale-of-a-terrible-twosome-a7311876.html

InReview | InDaily, Inside South Australia

Perhaps Waititi’s greatest skill is his ability to meld pathos with humour. That fusion was a constant presence in Boy and it’s here in Wilderpeople, too.

indailysa.com.au/inreview/archive/2016/05/26/film-review-hunt-for-the-wilderpeople

Collider

It’s a warm hug of a movie that has just enough spark and fire to stop it from fading from your memory the moment the credits roll.

collider.com/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-review-sundance-2016/

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