Wildlife Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Dec. 10, 2022

Wildlife

Release Date: Friday, October 19, 2018 Limited

Director: Paul Dano

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal • Carey Mulligan • Ed Oxenbould • Zoe Margaret Colletti • Bill Camp

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 44 m

3 / 5.0

61% WILL SEE 39% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Follows a teenage boy who watches his parents’ marriage start to come apart after the family moves to Montana.

Drama Adaptation Coming-of-Age

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Who stars in Wildlife – Cast List

Jake Gyllenhaal
The Bride!, Remain
Carey Mulligan
Never Let Me Go, The Great Gatsby
E
Ed Oxenbould
The Exchange, Before Dawn
Z
Zoe Margaret Colletti
The Family Plan, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
B
Bill Camp
How To Make A Killing, The Burial

Who is making Wildlife – Crew List

Director: Paul Dano
Screenwriters: Paul Dano
Zoe Kazan
Producers: Andrew Duncan
Jake Gyllenhaal
Alex Saks

Studios: IFC Films
Production Company: June Pictures
Nine Stories

Production – What we know about the Wildlife

Key Facts

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and will also screened as the opening night film in La Semaine de la Critique at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
This is Paul Dano's directing debut.
Based on the 1990 Richard Ford novel.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Sep 2018

Completed

Changed Wildlife movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Sep 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Aug 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic material including a sexual situation, brief strong language, and smoking
Runtime: 1 hr, 44 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Wildlife Trailers and Clips

Wildlife

Official Teaser

Wildlife Release Date: When was the film released?

Wildlife was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 19 , 2018. There were 18 18 other movies released on the same date, including Halloween, Mid90s and The Night Comes For Us. As a limited release, Wildlife was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.