Hunt for the Wilderpeople
“Nature just got gangster.”
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
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Cast
23 people
Sam Neill
Hec
Known for
Jurassic Park
Peaky Blinders
Julian Dennison
Ricky
Known for
Deadpool 2
Godzilla vs. Kong
Rima Te Wiata
Bella
Known for
The Wheel of Time
Housebound
Rachel House
Paula
Known for
Moana
Soul
Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne
Kahu
Known for
The Convert
Oscar Kightley
Andy
Known for
Moana
Next Goal Wins
Stan Walker
Ron
Known for
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
The Stolen
Mike Minogue
Joe
Known for
Time Bandits
Wellington Paranormal
Cohen Holloway
Hugh
Known for
The Power of the Dog
Blood Punch
Rhys Darby
Psycho Sam
Known for
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Monsters at Work
Troy Kingi
TK
Known for
The Breaker Upperers
Taika Waititi
Minister
Known for
Jojo Rabbit
The Mandalorian
Taika Waititi Director · Barry Crump Author Lukasz Pawel Buda Composer
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $2.5M · United States release June 24, 2016
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$23,900,000
Gross vs. budget
9.6×
Production
Defender Films
Production
Piki Films
Production
Curious Films
Production
Curious Film
Production
New Zealand · United Kingdom
Produced in
Wild Pork and Watercress
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · January 22, 2016
Theatrical · IMDB
United States · June 24, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · September 27, 2016
Physical
United States
January 22, 2016 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Australia
May 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 27, 2017 · Digital
Denmark
December 1, 2016 · Theatrical
France
June 5, 2018 · Digital
Germany
March 24, 2017 · Physical
Hungary
September 10, 2016 · Digital
Ireland
September 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 31, 2016 · Premiere
New Zealand
March 31, 2016 · Theatrical
Romania
March 31, 2016 · Premiere
South Korea
January 24, 2017 · Digital
Spain
June 22, 2017 · Digital
Sweden
April 10, 2017 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
United Kingdom
September 16, 2016 · Theatrical
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