Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- buoyant
- sincere
- tender
- reflective afternoon
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics found buoyant performances and tender family moments but broadly viewed the film as formulaic, shallow, and uneven in its disability representation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot explicitly follows Bea Johnson from birth through high school graduation.
Bea's extended family cannot agree on the best way to help her and her intellectually disabled parents.
The story specifically centers Bea's life with two intellectually disabled parents, Sharon and Derek in the critical discussion.
Bea navigates her parents alongside an extended family that takes competing views of support and responsibility.
Films like Wildflower, and why
CODA
coming-of-age drama balancing family pressures, disability representation, and tender ensemble relationships
The Edge of Seventeen
teen coming-of-age storytelling centered on a complicated family and emotionally direct character relationships
The Fundamentals of Caring
warm but uneven family drama about unconventional parents and a young person's independence
Movie Details
- Director
- Matt Smukler
- Release Date
- 2023-03-17
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (131)
Cast
- Kiernan Shipka
- Dash Mihok
- Charlie Plummer
- Alexandra Daddario
- Brad Garrett
- Reid Scott
- Erika Alexander
- Ryan Kiera Armstrong
- Jacki Weaver
- Jean Smart
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wildflower about?
- A teenager raised by intellectually disabled parents searches for independence while her extended family argues over how best to protect them all.
- What is Wildflower like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wildflower as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Wildflower violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Wildflower as mild.
- What did critics think of Wildflower?
- Critics found buoyant performances and tender family moments but broadly viewed the film as formulaic, shallow, and uneven in its disability representation.
- Which films are like Wildflower?
- Films with a similar feel include CODA, The Edge of Seventeen, and The Fundamentals of Caring.
- How long is Wildflower?
- Wildflower runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wildflower?
- In United States, Wildflower streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
