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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Name: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Director: Taika Waititi
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2016-01-22
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne

2016 · 1h 41m · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

IMDb 7.8 Metacritic 81 RT 97%

YES — Watch this tonight. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a gem that blends humor, heart, and genuine adventure with charm to spare. Director Taika Waititi crafts a buddy comedy that actually earns its emotional moments, and the chemistry between the leads makes this feel like spending two hours with characters you'll actually care about.

Plot

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.

Director: Taika Waititi

Cast: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne

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