Overview
Six interconnected tales of revenge and dark humor unfold in a world where chaos reigns.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- witty
- sardonic
- audacious
- late night viewing
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a wickedly funny, audacious, and consistently entertaining anthology with strong writing, performances, cinematography, and escalation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Six separate segments depict characters responding to humiliation, betrayal, corruption, or accumulated resentment through retaliation.
The film turns poisoning, road rage, homicide, corruption, and marital betrayal into outrageous comic escalation.
The towing company, city hall, lawyers, prosecutors, and wealthy family use bureaucratic or financial power to evade accountability.
The protagonists are repeatedly provoked by betrayal, class power, public disrespect, and exploitative authority before seeking revenge.
Films like Wild Tales, and why
Four Rooms
Shares an anthology structure, darkly comic tone, escalating revenge plots, and satirical view of social behavior.
Fargo
Combines black comedy, crime, and interconnected stories driven by revenge, absurdity, and moral transgression.
Pulp Fiction
Uses a fractured anthology format and heightened violence to explore rage, fate, and human cruelty with dark humor.
The Square
Matches its biting social satire, explosive anger, and grotesque comedy about ordinary people pushed beyond self-control.
Movie Details
- Director
- Damián Szifron
- Release Date
- 2014-08-21
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (3891)
Cast
- Ricardo Darín
- Leonardo Sbaraglia
- Érica Rivas
- Oscar Martínez
- Rita Cortese
- Julieta Zylberberg
- Darío Grandinetti
- María Marull
- Mónica Villa
- César Bordón
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wild Tales about?
- Six sharply escalating stories turn everyday humiliation, corruption, betrayal, and rage into audacious black comedy.
- What is Wild Tales like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wild Tales as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Wild Tales violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Wild Tales as brutal.
- What did critics think of Wild Tales?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a wickedly funny, audacious, and consistently entertaining anthology with strong writing, performances, cinematography, and escalation.
- Which films are like Wild Tales?
- Films with a similar feel include Four Rooms, Fargo, Pulp Fiction, and The Square.
- How long is Wild Tales?
- Wild Tales runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wild Tales?
- In United States, Wild Tales is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
