Wildlife (2018)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of purpose) he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.

• Released: 2018-09-23
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 799 votes

Directed by Paul Dano.

Top cast

• Jake Gyllenhaal as Jerry Brinson
• Carey Mulligan as Jeanette Brinson
• Ed Oxenbould as Joe Brinson
• Zoe Colletti as Ruth-Ann
• Bill Camp as Warren Miller
• Travis W Bruyer as Forester
• Tom Huston Orr as Mr. Cartwright
• Darryl Cox as Clarence Snow
• Ginger Gilmartin as Receptionist
• Michael Gibbons as Coach

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Wildlife

• United States: stream on Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Criterion Channel, Sundance Now, MUBI Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Icon Film Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Criterion Channel, Sundance Now Amazon Channel, Sundance Now, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Netflix Standard with Ads, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Sundance Now Apple TV channel; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

Movies like Wildlife

If you enjoyed Wildlife, these movies have a similar feel:

• The Power of the Dog (2021)
• The Lost Bus (2025)
• Ted K (2021)
• The Revenant (2015)
• The Hateful Eight (2015)
• This Boy's Life (1993)
• Butcher's Crossing (2023)
• Leave the World Behind (2023)
• How Green Was My Valley (1941)
• The Mountain Men (1980)
• Winter's Bone (2010)
• The Devil All the Time (2020)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app