Wildwood
for strong fantasy violence/bloody images, thematic material, suicide-related material, brief partial nudity and language.
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| Primary Audience: | Adults |
| Genre: | Stop-Motion-Animation Dark-Fantasy Adventure |
| Length: | 2 hr. 10 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2026 |
| USA Release: |
October 23, 2026 (wide release—2,817 theaters) |
Based on Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’s 2011 novel
Teenage girl and her classmate travel into a manor in an enchanted forest in a search of her infant brother after he was kidnapped by a murder of crows
Magical parallel world—hidden magical forest near Portland, Oregon
Confronting adult authorities who are often cowardly or dishonest
A Kafkaesque bureaucracy and dysfunctional government
Police state tactics and paranoia over foreign threats
SUICIDE—What does the Bible say?
The Occult—What does the Bible say about it?
What does the Bible say about sorcery?
Child sacrifice
Occult attempt to bring a dead son’s soul back
Why should every follower of Christ avoid spiritual darkness and seek spiritual light?
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Carey Mulligan … Alexandra (voice) Tantoo Cardinal … Iphigenia (voice) Marc Evan Jackson … Lars (voice) Richard E. Grant … Owl Rex (voice) Jake Johnson … Dad (voice) Maya Erskine … Mom (voice) Jacob Tremblay … Curtis (voice) Charlie Day … Dmitri (voice) Tom Waits … Maksim (voice) Len Carious … The Postmaster (voice) Angela Bassett … The General (voice) Awkwafina … Septima (voice) Jemaine Clement … Roger (voice) Amandla Stenberg … Niamh (voice) Mahershala Ali … Brendan (voice) Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Olafur Darri Olafsson) … Seamus (voice) Blythe Danner … The Seer (voice) Rob Delaney … Samuel (voice) See all » |
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Travis Knight |
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Laika Entertainment Travis Knight Sam Wilson |
| Distributor |
| Fathom Entertainment |
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “When her infant brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and her classmate Curtis (Jacob Tremblay) plunge into the Impassable Wilderness-a hidden, magical realm right outside Portland, Oregon. After becoming separated in the enchanted forest, the two teenagers find themselves caught in the middle of a brewing civil war between a ruthless coyote army led by the Dowager Governess (Carey Mulligan) and a band of rogue bandits under the command of Brendan (Mahershala Ali). To rescue her brother and survive, Prue must navigate a treacherous landscape of talking animals and warring factions before the fragile peace of the magical world is destroyed forever. ”
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