The Call of The Wild

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 45m
  •  (519)
  • 47

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Chris Sanders

Producer:

Michael Green, James Mangold, Diana Pokorny

Writer:

Michael Green, Jack London

Release Date:

Feb 21, 2020

Runtime:

1hr 45m

Synopsis

Adapted from the beloved literary classic, 20th Century Fox's THE CALL OF THE WILD vividly brings to the screen the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team--and later its leader--Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

Cast

  • Harrison Ford
  • Omar Sy
  • Cara Gee
  • Dan Stevens
  • Bradley Whitford
  • Jean Louisa Kelly
  • Michael Horse
  • Karen Gillan
  • Colin Woodell
  • Micah Fitzgerald

Did You Know?

Trivia

  • This is 20th Century Studios' first live-action/animated hybrid that isn't an Alvin and the Chipmunks or Garfield film since Monkeybone (2001).
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Goofs

  • When John and Buck are rowing downstream at night, the reflection of the moon is seen clearly in the water, but it's not mirrored.
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Quotes

    • John Thornton: This is a map of the Yukon. My son was always reading adventure stories, crazy about the news coming out of the Yukon. Wasn't the gold, he didn't care about that, it was the mountains. He spent all day looking at maps and pictures of the mountains, dreaming about was on the other side, places no one had been, wild places. We could go, you and me, see what's out there. What do you think?
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Verified Review
#mustsee
#familyfriendly
#smart
#great
#inspiring
#greatcast

What a wonderful touching movie. Well done!

6 of 6 helpful votes
KM
Karen M
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#familyfriendly
#inspiring
#great
#heartpounding
#greatcast
#mustsee

Great movie . Dog lovers , you will cry just how i did . Extremely recommended.

3 of 3 helpful votes
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Metacritic

47
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Based on 43 Critics
6.2

USER SCORE (72)

Generally favorable reviews based on 72 Reviews
30
Feb 19, 2020

Bad CGI takes away everything real about the relationship between man and dog in this inherently flawed, technically focused adaptation of Jack London’s age-old classic. Not even Harrison Ford, charming as he may be, can rescue this cynically made film from emotional bankruptcy.

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Metacritic review by Matthew Dougherty
Matthew Dougherty
IGN
50
Feb 17, 2020

The results are visually disorienting, to say the least. Although Notary and the special effects team do as good a job as technology allows, the expressive Buck never quite looks real. And you keep expecting him and the rest of the animals to burst into song.

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Metacritic review by Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
The Hollywood Reporter
40
Feb 17, 2020

Call Of The Wild isn’t animation, it isn’t live action, it isn’t fish, fowl or dog and somewhere in between it falls off its sled. Mankind can always benefit from some digital enhancement; man’s best friend, not so much.

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Fionnuala Halligan
Screen Daily
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