Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Nature just got gangster.

7.620161h 41mReleased

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date2016-01-22

Runtime1h 41m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesNew ZealandUnited Kingdom

Budget$2,500,000

Revenue$23,900,000

Keywords

countryside

based on novel or book

Videos

15 total

Trailer

10 Year Anniversary | Official 4K Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Sam Neill

as Hec

Julian Dennison

as Ricky

Rima Te Wiata

as Bella

Rachel House

as Paula

Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne

as Kahu

Oscar Kightley

as Andy

Stan Walker

as Ron

Mike Minogue

as Joe

Cohen Holloway

as Hugh

Rhys Darby

as Psycho Sam

Reviews

Reno

Dec 4, 2016

8/10

**He finally found his place, and now it's in jeopardy!** The fourth feature film for the Kiwi director Taika Waititi. I loved all his films except the previous one, despite it was a famous title that the world loved, I'm not. So according to me this is a great comeback after a cheap vampire mockumentary. I was very confident that this would tak…

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SierraKiloBravo

Jun 10, 2020

6/10

Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/ZbeHUdtgPkA New Zealand has a long history of quirky movies, and _Hunt for the Wilderpeople_ is a great addition to the fold. Written and directed by Taika Waititi, this 2016 film stars Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. It was a big hit when it came out - off a $2.5M budget, it brought…

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