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Subscriber-only title: Hunt for the Wilderpeople 2016 / A charming coming-of-age comedy that takes a misfit kid to unlikely places to find his place in the world

9.6

Directed by Taika Waititi, who also gave us Boy (2010) and co-produced What We Do in the Shadows (2014), Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the quirky and magical buddy movie you want if you’re in need of an antidote to a bad day or a steady diet of sad movies.

It tells the off-kilter adventure story of misfit, rap-loving city kid Ricky Baker and his crusty and cantankerous foster parent ‘Uncle’ Hec, played by Sam Neill. ‘Very bad egg’ Ricky has been bounced out of more foster families than he cares to remember and is given one last chance of living with a couple out on a farm in rural New Zealand. After tragedy strikes early in the film, the unlikely pair gets lost in the wilderness and becomes subject to a nationwide manhunt.

Full of dead-pan humor and warm-hearted mockery, this audience favorite fuses visual gags delivered by a charming cast with sweeping shots of spectacular scenery!

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    Sasha

    I liked it, it was uplifting, a different plot, and pretty cinematography. 4 people liked this review.

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    Carla MacKay

    I can't explain what made this movie so amazing to me. I mean it was good - I like quirky movies. But this... captured my attention with the scenery and the music. The bond and story between the boy and the man - so quirky so heartwarming! I had hoped for a different ending, but it is what it is. 4 people liked this review.

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    movieproblems

    Hilarious, lovely, heart-warming... 1 person liked this review.

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    rapid

    Hilarious and ultimately goofy. 1 person liked this review.

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    UTdrew

    Perhaps I just missed what this film was going for, but I was bored out of my mind despite the impressive turn by the young lead. The zany tonal shifts were jarring and turned me off. -2 people liked this review.

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