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Wild Bill

2011 · 98 min

A gritty yet warm British drama about a broken family trying to reconnect amid crime and poverty, with moments of tension and humour.

Tagline
Wanted... just not round here.
Overview
Out on parole after 8 years inside Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, an uncaring Bill is determined to move on.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • redemption
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Dexter Fletcher
Written by
Danny King, Dexter Fletcher
Starring
Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Sammy Williams, Leo Gregory, Andy Serkis, Jason Flemyng, Jaime Winstone, Liz White
Music
Christian Henson
Cinematography
George Richmond
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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