Wildwood

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Wildwood is a handcrafted epic fantasy that transports audiences into a secret, dangerously alive world. A girl's desperate quest to save her baby brother unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure through a forbidden forest full of enchanted creatures, endearing allies, and formidable adversaries--where an entire hidden realm hangs in the balance. In an era of automation, LAIKA delivers its most ambitious and globally accessible film yet--a bold fusion of human-crafted artistry and cinematic storytelling from the makers of Coraline.

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Critics Consensus

A marvelous technical achievement that packs an emotional wallop, Wildwood reaffirms the value of a thoughtful fantasy tale told straight while dazzling the eye with its innovative and painstaking stop-motion wizardry.

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Best experienced on the big screen, Wildwood is a spellbinding visual marvel that is as enchanting as it is intense.

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Leigh Singer

Sight & Sound

6 days ago

For a film about accepting and embodying the mystical, Wildwood’s magic is rooted in its dazzling craftmanship rather than the transcendental power of its story.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Oct 29, 2026

3.5/4

[It] is a gorgeous ode to outsiders, nature, and everything we seem to be losing as we march toward a tech-heavy future.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

The Times (UK)

Oct 28, 2026

4/5

I’ve never seen anything quite like it.

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Ruth Maramis

FlixChatter Film Blog

4 hrs ago

4.5/5

LAIKA’s handcrafted masterpiece sets the new gold standard for stop-motion animation. I love that the studio takes on AI by employing thousands of artists to create such breathtaking art that should be seen on the big screen.

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Ross Anthony

Hollywood Report Card

1 day ago

2/4

Excellent production value and artistic design. But for my tastes, Wildwood needed to lean more into character development and emotional connections, and less into all the chasing, running and fighting.

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Margot Harrison

Seven Days (VT)

1 day ago

4.5/5

Wildwood itself is a case study in holding on — to human-made craft and the belief that people still have vital stories to pass down to future generations, forms of wisdom that an algorithm can’t sell or a machine replace.

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nathan

45 min ago

I loved this movie, definitely worth the 16 year wait, the visuals are amazing and story is so great

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Samantha

1 hr ago

very good with a lil of all the genres

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Izaiah

1 hr ago

Loved the pacing of the movie, it was never one sided like the good guys/bad guys were clearly winning. It always kept you guessing the outcome, quite emotional during some scenes.

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Anthony

3 hrs ago

Well Written, beautiful animation and an endearing while also funny Awkwafina character. Just me and three other people in the whole theater. WATCH THIS MOVIE NOW!

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Aric Gonzales

3 hrs ago

Amazing, beautiful.

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Max

3 hrs ago

This is a movie teens deserve, beautiful and heart wrenching, harsh yet hopeful, will be waiting for the next movies Laika puts out

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Synopsis

Wildwood is a handcrafted epic fantasy that transports audiences into a secret, dangerously alive world. A girl's desperate quest to save her baby brother unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure through a forbidden forest full of enchanted creatures, endearing allies, and formidable adversaries--where an entire hidden realm hangs in the balance. In an era of automation, LAIKA delivers its most ambitious and globally accessible film yet--a bold fusion of human-crafted artistry and cinematic storytelling from the makers of Coraline.

Director: Travis Knight
Producer: Travis Knight, Samuel Wilson
Screenwriter: Chris Butler
Distributor: Fathom Entertainment
Production Co: Laika Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Partial Nudity|Bloody Images|Thematic Material|Language|Strong Fantasy Violence|Suicide-Related Material)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.3M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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