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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016 · 101 min

A warm, funny, and occasionally poignant adventure with oddball charm and a big heart.

Tagline: Nature just got gangster.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, light and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Found family, coming-of-age, survival, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
coming-of-age
survival
grief
identity
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild