Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- moody
- visceral
- late night horror viewing
- halloween season
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Bel Powley's ferocious performance, feminist themes, atmosphere, and visuals while finding the narrative logic and later effects-driven passages uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Anna's bodily development triggers the return of the Wildling mythology and drives the film's creature horror.
Anna moves from Daddy's attic captivity toward self-definition under Ellen's protection and through confrontation with her origin.
The forest, northern lights, nightmares, and transformation sequences create an elegant but threatening visual atmosphere.
The Wildling legend gradually shifts from a feared child-eater to a framework for understanding Anna's identity and persecution.
Films like Wildling, and why
Ginger Snaps
feminist coming-of-age horror using bodily transformation and monstrous adolescence
The Lure
dark fairy-tale horror blending female empowerment, abuse, and unsettling fantasy
The Company of Wolves
atmospheric creature horror centered on isolation, identity, and transformation
Raw
independent body horror about adolescent change, sexuality, and alienation
Movie Details
- Director
- Fritz Böhm
- Release Date
- 2018-04-13
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (403)
Cast
- Bel Powley
- Liv Tyler
- Collin Kelly-Sordelet
- Brad Dourif
- James Le Gros
- Troy Ruptash
- Charlotte Ubben
- Aviva Winick
- Arlo Mertz
- Mike Faist
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- 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 Wildling about?
- A captive teenager confronts the feral truth behind her childhood monster stories as puberty awakens a dangerous new identity.
- What is Wildling like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wildling as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Wildling violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Wildling as graphic.
- What did critics think of Wildling?
- Critics broadly praised Bel Powley's ferocious performance, feminist themes, atmosphere, and visuals while finding the narrative logic and later effects-driven passages uneven.
- Which films are like Wildling?
- Films with a similar feel include Ginger Snaps, The Lure, The Company of Wolves, and Raw.
- How long is Wildling?
- Wildling runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wildling?
- In United States, Wildling streams on fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
