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  • Into the Wild
  • Opened September 21, 2007 | Runtime:2 hr. 27 min.
  • R
    language and some nudity
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), son of wealthy parents (Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt), graduates from Emory University as a top student and athlete. However, instead of embarking on a prestigious and profitable career, he chooses to give Read More
  • Cast: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener
  • Director: Sean Penn
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Art House/Foreign, Drama

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Into the Wild Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Absolutely Engrossing Film Had to see it 3 times

    As an outdoor enthusiast and trained whitewater paddler I must say this film was absolutely AMAZING! I also LOVED Krakauers book. I must admit i was never any huge fan of Sean Penn but I applaude him for bringing this inspirational, insightful and tragic lifestory to life. The OVERWHEMING majority all agree that this is A DEFINITE MUST SEE MOVIE. Chris McCandless touched the lives of all he came in contact with. There was something truly special. about this very intelligent young man. It's a shame that he became estranged so deeply from his parents As a parent myself it broke my heart to see what his parents wound up going thru --and i too wished he woud have contacted his sister. However these people making all those really unnecessary UNDESERVED slanderous comments about mccandless deserving to die, saying the movie is a waste of time because Penn is a retard--etc---way beyond what was called for ---you peeple have bigger issues than anything you accuse McCandless of

  • Must Go!

    Incrediby Powerful, Beautiful, AMAZING

    Rarely have I been more moved by a film. The performances were brilliant, especially Mr. Hirsch, Ms. Keener and the endearing, heartbreaking Hal Holbrook. Tears began streaming quietly down my face near the film's end, and by the time the credits were rolling, I was near sobbing! I honestly don't think there was a dry eye on the entire theater. I cannot say enough about this wonderful, poweful, beautiful, evocative film. It truly transcends whatever you might be expecting as far as genre, or "a Sean Penn film," etc. It touches on something so basic, fundamental and universal. It left me speechless and trembling. Often difficult to watch, yet leaving me wanting more, this work of art will surely stay with me for a very long time.

  • Must Go!

    Solemn and solid

    a very captivating film. I can't recall having seen anything similar in which I knew the ultimate outcome and was still so gripped by the main character's life and actions, yet I hoped for, well, something other than his demise. I think that anyone seeing this film would have a tear in their eye at the end yet still leave the theatre with some semblance of hope - a strange mixture of emotions that bestows respect to the story and the depiction of it.

Into the Wild Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Spellbinding.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The beauty of Into the Wild, which Penn has written and directed with...

  • 90
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    Sean Penn sings a powerful and poetic hymn to America with Into the Wild, his...

  • 88
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Captivating and multifaceted.

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