Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · 1h 41m · Adventure, Comedy, Drama · New Zealand, United Kingdom · Rated PG-13 (US)
Nature just got gangster.
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.
Written & directed by
Taika WaititiBased on the novel by
Barry Crump7.6Smart score
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based on novel or bookcoming of agecountrysidedelinquentdogfoster familynaturenew zealandwild boarwilderness
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