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Wild Game

A grim, slow-burning descent into obsession, set against a harsh desert landscape, that keeps you tense and uneasy throughout.

Directed by
Jason Hall
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Miles Teller, Casey Affleck
Overview
When Fish and Game officer Jack Irigaray joins a routine poacher arrest in the Black Rock Desert, a deadly encounter with renegade Claude Dallas shatters his reality and propels him into a relentless quest for vengeance — one that blurs the line between justice and obsession.

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Directed by
Jason Hall
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Miles Teller, Casey Affleck
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • justice
  • violence
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Jason Hall
Written by
Jason Hall
Starring
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Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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