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A top student and athlete leaves his middle-class life to venture into Alaska, only to meet people who will eventually shape his values and life.

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With his sturdy cast and confident direction, Sean Penn has turned a complex work of non-fiction like Into the Wild into an accessible and poignant character study.

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Into the Wild | Rotten Tomatoes (1) David Fear Blender Anyone who’s read Jon Krakauer’s best-selling nonfiction account knows the details, but actually seeing McCandless’s travels is still thrilling. Yet... are we ­supposed to salute this foray into the wild or shake our heads at the sheer ­idiocy? Sep 8, 2023 Full Review Into the Wild | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Dave Calhoun Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Into the Wild | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Into the Wild | Rotten Tomatoes (4) JD Duran InSession Film This is perhaps the best performance of Emile Hirsch’s career and he does a really great job of bringing this character to life. Rated: A Aug 16, 2024 Full Review Into the Wild | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Shot by cinematographer Eric Gautier, Penn’s film is beautifully realized, with full attention to the sublime beauty that Chris loves and respects. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 8, 2024 Full Review Into the Wild | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Into the Wild is especially memorable in the manner in which it offers no absolutes. Rated: 3/4 Mar 21, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Faiz D An incredibly beautiful, moving and heartbreaking film. Absolutely loved it. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Blu B Reminds me of a cross between something like Jeramiah Johnson and The Straight Story. A Western Road Movie Adventure type of thing. It's got a timeless message and everything is masterfully done. It feels like a dream quite often with how gorgous the vistas are shot and everything follows a logical order as well. Never in the slightest feels jumpy between the past and present also. A real testament to the editing and direction. Everyone should try this once. real impactful and meaningful. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review DSWW W One of the most powerful films of my life time. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review Aidan B With bold directing and an astounding performance from Emile Hirsch, "Into the Wild" is an absolute triumph that tells a fantastic story with style and charm. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/24/24 Full Review Barış Ä This movie gets a few extra points because it's based on real events and they couldn't have just smoothed out and polished the story like I would have wanted them to. The story is nothing too good, again, because it's real, but I thoroughly enjoyed the narrative technique and the zigzag of the non-linearness. Good storytelling in this movie, especially considering the story is a real one. It does a good job conveying the events and still being a movie, and an immersive one at that. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Sophie B YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sean Penn Director Emile Hirsch Christopher McCandless Marcia Gay Harden Billie McCandless William Hurt Walt McCandless Jena Malone Carine McCandless Catherine Keener Jan Burres
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Synopsis A top student and athlete leaves his middle-class life to venture into Alaska, only to meet people who will eventually shape his values and life.

Director
Sean Penn

Producer
Sean Penn, Art Linson, Bill Pohlad

Screenwriter
Sean Penn

Distributor
Paramount Pictures

Production Co
Paramount Vantage, Art Linson Productions, River Road

Rating
R (Some Nudity|Language)

Genre
Biography, Drama, Adventure

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 21, 2007, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013

Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.4M

Runtime
2h 27m

Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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