Dreamin' Wild
The true story of the Emerson family and the tumult that followed the success of their self-recorded pop-funk album of the same name, which went largely unnoticed until critics rediscovered and reappraised it decades later. Now, as an adult, Donnie is forced to confront the ghosts from the past and grapple with the emotional toll his dreams have taken on the family who supported him.
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Cast
42 people
Casey Affleck
Donnie Emerson
Known for
Interstellar
Manchester by the Sea
Walton Goggins
Joe Emerson
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Fallout
Zooey Deschanel
Nancy
Known for
(500) Days of Summer
Yes Man
Beau Bridges
Don Emerson Sr.
Known for
Messiah
Max Payne
Chris Messina
Matt Sullivan
Known for
Devil
Sharp Objects
Noah Jupe
Young Donnie Emerson
Known for
A Quiet Place
The Night Manager
Jack Dylan Grazer
Young Joe Emerson
Known for
Luca
It
Katy Cavanagh
Also in
Bob & Rose
The Cops
Mellanie Hubert
Mandy
Known for
A Classic Horror Story
As They Made Us
Maeve Campbell
Teenage Rose
Also in
A Matter of Prejudice
Maysville
McKenna Ralston
Lindsay
Also in
Z Nation
Holiday Hell
Doug Dawson
Dion
Known for
Prospect
Z Nation
Bill Pohlad Director · Steven Kurutz Story Leopold Ross Composer
Worldwide gross $296K · United States release August 4, 2023 · Produced in Switzerland, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$296,276
Production
River Road Entertainment
Production
Innisfree Pictures
Production
SPG3 Entertainment
Production
Zurich Avenue
Production
Switzerland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 7, 2022
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · August 4, 2023
Theatrical
United States · September 18, 2023
Digital
Canada
September 10, 2022 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Israel
November 28, 2024 · Digital · Yes VOD
Puerto Rico
September 18, 2023 · Digital
Spain
November 28, 2024 · Digital
Sweden
August 4, 2023 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 14, 2025 · Digital
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