Overview
A gripping tale of survival and justice unfolds in the harsh wilderness of Wyoming.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- oppressive
- foreboding
- winter night
- serious movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the smart character-driven writing, strong performances, and skillfully rendered icy setting, while viewing the film as a generally favorable but occasionally conventional crime thriller.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The federal investigation unfolds amid the isolation and vulnerability of the Wind River reservation.
The frozen reservation terrain conceals evidence, limits movement, and intensifies the investigation's mortal stakes.
Cory Lambert's investigation forces him to confront his own past while seeking justice for Natalie.
The FBI procedural is fused with western imagery, remote Wyoming communities, and harsh survival ethics.
Films like Wind River, and why
Hell or High Water
shares a character-driven neo-western crime investigation, morally compromised institutions, and harsh rural landscapes
Sicario
shares Taylor Sheridan's bleak crime-thriller atmosphere, procedural tension, and violence shaped by social marginalization
Insomnia
shares wintry isolation, investigative suspense, and a somber focus on grief and justice
The Hateful Eight
shares a slow-burning murder mystery, stark wilderness setting, and morally intense pursuit of truth
Movie Details
- Director
- Taylor Sheridan
- Release Date
- 2017-08-03
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (5981)
Cast
- Jeremy Renner
- Elizabeth Olsen
- Gil Birmingham
- Graham Greene
- Jon Bernthal
- Kelsey Asbille
- Teo Briones
- Tantoo Cardinal
- Matthew Del Negro
- Hugh Dillon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Wind River about?
- On a frozen Wyoming reservation, a grieving game tracker and an inexperienced FBI agent pursue justice through a murder investigation shaped by isolation, trauma, and frontier violence.
- What is Wind River like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wind River as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Wind River violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Wind River as brutal.
- What did critics think of Wind River?
- Critics broadly praised the smart character-driven writing, strong performances, and skillfully rendered icy setting, while viewing the film as a generally favorable but occasionally conventional crime thriller.
- Which films are like Wind River?
- Films with a similar feel include Hell or High Water, Sicario, Insomnia, and The Hateful Eight.
- How long is Wind River?
- Wind River runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wind River?
- In United States, Wind River streams on Netflix.
