Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Movie Details

Original Title Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Original Language EN

Budget $2,500,000

Revenue $23,900,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.6

Cast

Sam Neill

Hec

Popularity: 10.7

Julian Dennison

Ricky

Popularity: 2.4

Rima Te Wiata

Bella

Popularity: 0.2

Rachel House

Paula

Popularity: 1.7

Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne

Kahu

Popularity: 0.4

Oscar Kightley

Andy

Popularity: 1.3

Stan Walker

Ron

Popularity: 0.2

Mike Minogue

Joe

Popularity: 3.1

Cohen Holloway

Hugh

Popularity: 0.5

Rhys Darby

Psycho Sam

Popularity: 2.4

Troy Kingi

Popularity: 0.2

Taika Waititi

Minister

Popularity: 1.2

Key Crew

Screenplay Taika Waititi

Director Taika Waititi

Producer Carthew Neal, Leanne Saunders, Matt Noonan

Editor Tom Eagles, Luke Haigh, Yana Gorskaya

Executive Producer Charlie McClellan, James Wallace

Production

Defender Films

Piki Films

Curious Films

Videos & Trailers

Official Clip - Priest Scene (Taika Waititi)

Clip

Message from Sam & Julian

Featurette

"Gangsta" Mashup

Teaser

Ricky's Birthday Song

Clip

Famous

Clip

Raised by Wolves

Clip

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Reno 8/10

Dec 4, 2016

**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 mock ... Read more

SierraKiloBravo 6/10

Jun 10, 2020

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 ... Read more

Kamurai 8/10

Sep 30, 2020

Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. WARNING: Sad dog scene. Julian Dennison ("Deadpool 2") and Sam Neill ("Jurassic Park") give an amazing performance as grumpy unlikeable pair of guys purposely lost in the wilderness. For an "foster kid" trope, this movie really has it all. ... Read more