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Movie ID: 1350
RT slug: wildwood
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wildwood
Release year: 2026
Runtime: 132 mins
Wide release date: 2026-10-23
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: —
Audience score final: —
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Directors: Travis Knight
Writers: Chris Butler
Producers: Arianne Sutner, Travis Knight
MPAA rating: PG-13
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-09-13 16:10:58
Updated: 2026-09-24 12:30:04
A girl ventures into a forbidden forest to rescue her baby brother, encountering magical creatures, allies, and enemies in a hidden world whose fate depends on her journey. LAIKA presents the story as a handcrafted fantasy adventure.
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Canonical reviews: 67
Canonical fresh: 67
Canonical rotten: 0
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 67 (67/0), 100% (100.000% raw)
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-10-22 20:31:11
Snapshot Tomatometer: 100%
Snapshot review count: 67
Snapshot fresh count: —
Snapshot rotten count: —
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #4794 (delta_update)
| Company | Role |
|---|---|
| Fathom Entertainment | distributor |
| Laika Entertainment | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Elizabeth Lee | Prue McKeel |
| 2 | Jacob Tremblay | Curtis Mehlberg |
| 3 | Carey Mulligan | Alexandra |
| 4 | Mahershala Ali | Brenden |
| 5 | Angela Bassett | The General |
| 6 | Awkwafina | Septima |
| 7 | Jake Johnson | Mr. McKeel |
| 8 | Charlie Day | Dmitri |
| 9 | Amandla Stenberg | Niamh |
| 10 | Jemaine Clement | Roger Swindon |
| 11 | Maya Erskine | Mrs. McKeel |
| 12 | Tantoo Cardinal | Iphigenia |
| 13 | Tom Waits | Maxim |
| 14 | Richard E. Grant | Owl Rex |
| 15 | Len Cariou | Richard the Postmaster |
| 16 | Marc Evan Jackson | Lars Svik |
| 17 | Blythe Danner | — |
| 18 | Rob Delaney | — |
| 19 | Ólafur Darri Ólafsson | — |
| Batch ID | Status | Mode | Created | Notes |
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| 1366 | processed | — | 2026-09-13 16:10:58 | Processed successfully into movie_id=1350 using update_mode=merge_non_empty. |
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| 4794 | 2026-10-22 15:31:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-22 20:31:11 | 100% | 67 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=67 reviews, 67 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (67 reviews, 100%). |
| 4790 | 2026-10-22 14:58:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-22 19:58:08 | 100% | 66 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 4 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=4, fresh=4, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=4, fresh=4, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=66 reviews, 66 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (66 reviews, 100%). |
| 4788 | 2026-10-22 11:21:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-22 16:21:12 | 100% | 62 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=62 reviews, 62 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (62 reviews, 100%). |
| 4782 | 2026-10-22 09:52:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-22 14:52:09 | 100% | 61 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=61 reviews, 61 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (61 reviews, 100%). |
| 4773 | 2026-10-22 08:17:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-22 13:17:49 | 100% | 59 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 4 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=4, fresh=4, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=4, fresh=4, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=59 reviews, 59 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (59 reviews, 100%). |
| 4768 | 2026-10-21 16:51:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-21 21:51:11 | 100% | 55 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=3, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=3, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=55 reviews, 55 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (55 reviews, 100%). |
| 4766 | 2026-10-21 16:21:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-21 21:21:10 | 100% | 52 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=52 reviews, 52 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (52 reviews, 100%). |
| 4765 | 2026-10-21 15:21:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-21 20:21:10 | 100% | 50 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=50 reviews, 50 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (50 reviews, 100%). |
| 4760 | 2026-10-21 13:51:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-21 18:51:00 | 100% | 49 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 4 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=4, fresh=4, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=4, fresh=4, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=49 reviews, 49 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (49 reviews, 100%). |
| 4755 | 2026-10-21 11:08:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-21 16:08:51 | 100% | 45 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=45 reviews, 45 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (45 reviews, 100%). |
| 4746 | 2026-10-21 09:21:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-21 14:21:56 | 100% | 44 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 7 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=7, fresh=7, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=7, fresh=7, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=44 reviews, 44 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (44 reviews, 100%). |
| 4743 | 2026-10-20 14:30:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-20 19:30:25 | 100% | 37 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=37 reviews, 37 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (37 reviews, 100%). |
| 4742 | 2026-10-20 14:01:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-20 19:01:25 | 100% | 36 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=36 reviews, 36 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (36 reviews, 100%). |
| 4741 | 2026-10-20 11:51:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-20 16:51:15 | 100% | 35 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=35 reviews, 35 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (35 reviews, 100%). |
| 4740 | 2026-10-20 11:21:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-20 16:21:20 | 100% | 35 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=34 reviews, 34 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). WARNING: entered headline 35 reviews / 100% did not match current canonical totals 34 reviews / 100%. |
| 4738 | 2026-10-20 10:21:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-20 15:21:08 | 100% | 33 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=33 reviews, 33 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (33 reviews, 100%). |
| 4737 | 2026-10-20 09:51:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-20 14:51:08 | 100% | 32 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=32 reviews, 32 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (32 reviews, 100%). |
| 4735 | 2026-10-20 09:05:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-20 14:05:04 | 100% | 31 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=31 reviews, 31 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (31 reviews, 100%). |
| 4734 | 2026-10-20 08:57:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-20 13:57:05 | 100% | 30 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=30 reviews, 30 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (30 reviews, 100%). |
| 4724 | 2026-10-20 08:14:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-20 13:14:00 | 100% | 29 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=29 reviews, 29 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (29 reviews, 100%). |
| 4718 | 2026-10-19 10:40:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-19 15:40:19 | 100% | 28 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=28 reviews, 28 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (28 reviews, 100%). |
| 4715 | 2026-10-19 08:41:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-19 13:41:51 | 100% | 26 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=26 reviews, 26 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (26 reviews, 100%). |
| 4710 | 2026-10-18 19:51:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-19 00:51:12 | 100% | 25 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=25 reviews, 25 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (25 reviews, 100%). |
| 4697 | 2026-10-18 11:31:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-18 16:31:46 | 100% | 24 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=24 reviews, 24 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (24 reviews, 100%). |
| 4686 | 2026-10-18 09:58:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-18 14:58:16 | 100% | 23 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=23 reviews, 23 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (23 reviews, 100%). |
| 4671 | 2026-10-17 10:10:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-17 15:10:15 | 100% | 22 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=22 reviews, 22 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (22 reviews, 100%). |
| 4547 | 2026-10-14 17:01:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-14 22:01:23 | 100% | 21 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=21 reviews, 21 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (21 reviews, 100%). |
| 4518 | 2026-10-13 11:31:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-13 16:31:33 | 100% | 20 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=20 reviews, 20 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (20 reviews, 100%). |
| 4503 | 2026-10-12 19:14:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-13 00:14:50 | 100% | 19 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=19 reviews, 19 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (19 reviews, 100%). |
| 4494 | 2026-10-12 11:31:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-12 16:31:11 | 100% | 17 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=17 reviews, 17 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (17 reviews, 100%). |
| 4487 | 2026-10-12 08:35:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-12 13:35:51 | 100% | 16 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=16 reviews, 16 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (16 reviews, 100%). |
| 4484 | 2026-10-11 16:21:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-11 21:21:13 | 100% | 15 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=15 reviews, 15 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (15 reviews, 100%). |
| 4480 | 2026-10-11 13:20:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-11 18:20:53 | 100% | 14 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=14 reviews, 14 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (14 reviews, 100%). |
| 4479 | 2026-10-11 12:51:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-11 17:51:52 | 100% | 13 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 7 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=7, fresh=7, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=7, fresh=7, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=12 reviews, 12 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). WARNING: entered headline 13 reviews / 100% did not match current canonical totals 12 reviews / 100%. |
| 4477 | 2026-10-11 11:20:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-11 16:20:41 | — | 5 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=5 reviews, 5 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). WARNING: delta batch had no complete entered headline values, so no rt_score_snapshot row was created. |
| 4470 | 2026-10-11 09:25:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-11 14:25:50 | — | 3 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=3, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=3, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=3 reviews, 3 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). WARNING: delta batch had no complete entered headline values, so no rt_score_snapshot row was created. |
| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291957 | Aparita Bhandari | Globe and Mail | Fresh | — | 23 min ago | 2026-10-22 20:08:00 | Wildwood is a marvellous film. From the moment it opens, with a simple curl of a leaf, rustling in the wind, you understand why this stop-motion animation movie took five years to make. |
| 291937 | Ryan McQuade | Awards Watch | Fresh | A- | 1 hr ago | 2026-10-22 18:58:00 | It’s awe-inspiring work from a studio and director who have consistently left us amazed at what they are able to do with the art form, and with Wildwood, they have raised the bar again. |
| 291936 | Sara Heredia | Sensacine | Fresh | 5/5 | 1 hr ago | 2026-10-22 18:58:00 | It's clear that Wildwood comes from a highly experienced team, resulting in a spectacular display of the skill that can be achieved when something is done with care and without haste. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 291939 | Peter Martin | ScreenAnarchy | Fresh | 5/5 | 2 hrs ago | 2026-10-22 17:58:00 | Often breathless and usually reckless ... Epic in its scope, Wildwood is an ambitious adventure that is always enchanting. |
| 291938 | Joshua Mbonu | InSession Film | Fresh | A- | 2 hrs ago | 2026-10-22 17:58:00 | Wildwood is a breathtaking piece of artistry that finds the magic within both its fictional characters and its viewing audience in a sweeping ode to fantasy that’s as endlessly sprawling as it is deeply riveting. |
| 291930 | Randy Myers | San Jose Mercury News | Fresh | 4/4 | 19 min ago | 2026-10-22 16:02:00 | It's easily the best animated film of 2026, a remarkable feat and feast for the senses. Expect it to become a classic. |
| 291921 | Keith Phipps | The Reveal | Fresh | — | 26 min ago | 2026-10-22 14:26:00 | 4.5 / 5 The miniatures used to make it might be small, but 'Wildwood' has epic designs. |
| 291922 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Fresh | 4/4 | 51 min ago | 2026-10-22 14:01:00 | There are such wonders in Wildwood that it almost seems impossible to know where to start. |
| 291902 | Donald Clarke | Irish Times | Fresh | 5/5 | 2026-10-22T13:01:46.000Z | 2026-10-22 13:01:46 | The closing battles dare to stretch out into complex martial symphonies that might gain approval from even Akira Kurosawa. |
| 291903 | Christopher Lloyd | The Film Yap | Fresh | 5/5 | 2026-10-22T12:15:04.000Z | 2026-10-22 12:15:04 | Stop-motion animation reaches its zenith with this extraordinary fantasy film about a girl fighting an evil queen that has all the epic sweep of anything this side of Narnia. |
| 291904 | Simon Foster | Screen-Space (Substack) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-10-22T06:21:14.000Z | 2026-10-22 06:21:14 | [A] mammoth undertaking. Certainly for Laika which, after 16 years of stop-motion production, have delivered their masterpiece. But also for family audiences, who may not be ready for LORD OF THE RINGS-scale action and impactful narrative elements. |
| 291905 | Jim Schembri | jimschembri.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-10-22T02:56:48.000Z | 2026-10-22 02:56:48 | What begins as a pleasant adventure wastes little time upshifting into a much darker enterprise…It’s very well done but becomes pretty heavy…Not a film for kids. |
| 291879 | Peter Gray | Cinefied | Fresh | — | 2026-10-21T21:40:24.000Z | 2026-10-21 21:40:24 | In an era when so much animated entertainment can feel interchangeable, LAIKA once again reminds us of the extraordinary magic that comes from giving artists the freedom, patience, and ambition to create something truly distinctive. |
| 291880 | Richard Crouse | Richard Crouse | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-10-21T21:32:50.000Z | 2026-10-21 21:32:50 | A visually ambitious movie, the stop motion animated Wildwood is a hand-crafted movie of uncommon beauty. |
| 291881 | Lexi Amoriello | Movie Recs by Lex | Fresh | — | 2026-10-21T21:23:22.000Z | 2026-10-21 21:23:22 | The animation is breathtaking...This is the rare type of movie that makes me believe in magic. Not just the magic within the world of the film itself, but in the magic that humans are capable of creating. |
| 291867 | Monica Castillo | AV Club | Fresh | B+ | 31 min ago | 2026-10-21 20:50:00 | Watching Wildwood feels like falling headfirst into a picture book, one with a story that’s surprisingly dark and honest about the world and its dangers. |
| 291868 | Jeremy Jahns | JeremyJahns.com | Fresh | — | 33 min ago | 2026-10-21 20:48:00 | It's the kind of movie you think... "They don't make them like this anymore." |
| 291866 | Allison Rose | FlickDirect | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 21 min ago | 2026-10-21 20:00:00 | Wildwood is another visual masterpiece for LAIKA and reminds us yet again how good they are at what they do, but it hits a couple of minor bumps along the way. |
| 291793 | Reuben Baron | Looper.com | Fresh | 9/10 | 19 min ago | 2026-10-21 18:32:00 | The battle scenes in the film's final act are a full-blown cinematic magic trick. I don't know how they did it and I'm not sure I want to. |
| 291792 | Jana Monji | Age of the Geek | Fresh | 4/5 | 19 min ago | 2026-10-21 18:32:00 | Be forewarned: there is stop-motion animation gore–enough to earn a PG-13 rating, and a curious blend of lost White civilization fantasy and magical connections with a banned organic matter. This isn't a light and airy fantasy; there's darkness here. |
| 291794 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Fresh | 4/5 | 22 min ago | 2026-10-21 18:29:00 | The full-on astonishing third-act climactic war sequence – one of the most bluntly put insane visual feasts for the eyes ever put on screen - is matched by emotional propulsion throughout |
| 291795 | Katherine McLaughlin | SciFiNow | Fresh | 5/5 | 26 min ago | 2026-10-21 18:25:00 | At its heart this is a wildly ambitious and deeply powerful film about the importance of family, allies and moral integrity existing in a time when society and the natural world is on the brink of disaster. It’s a modern stop-motion masterpiece. |
| 291786 | Julian Roman | BlackFilmandTV.com | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 20 min ago | 2026-10-21 15:48:00 | Wildwood is a stop-motion masterpiece. Laika’s absolutely brilliant dark fantasy flirts with being their best film. Its rich characters deeply explored as tragic and heroic themes are cultivated to surprising conclusions. |
| 291740 | Don Shanahan | Every Movie Has a Lesson | Fresh | 3/5 | 7 hrs ago | 2026-10-21 07:21:00 | From the smallest scene to the largest, "Wildwood" surges with through-the-roof ambition. Make no mistake, director Travis Knight and his house are the tip of the spear when it comes to this branch of the art form. |
| 291739 | Joey Magidson | Awards Radar | Fresh | 3/4 | 7 hrs ago | 2026-10-21 07:21:00 | Wildwood is a gorgeous handcrafted epic. |
| 291741 | Sara Clements | Nerdspin | Fresh | — | 12 hrs ago | 2026-10-21 02:21:00 | Wildwood is a sweeping, handcrafted fantasy rich in theme, gorgeous at every scale, and emotionally heavy. |
| 291745 | Chase Hutchinson | Seattle Times | Fresh | 3/4 | 16 hrs ago | 2026-10-20 22:21:00 | The beauty the film brings to life is a gift to be treasured, but it’s also a fragile one that can be lost with painful speed. |
| 291744 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Fresh | A- | 16 hrs ago | 2026-10-20 22:21:00 | Laika really swings for the fences with the endeavor, hoping to oppose the animation norm with an offering that’s intended for more mature viewers, challenging this audience with a heavier sense of stakes and abyssal emotional inspection. |
| 291743 | Molly Henery | The Blogging Banshee | Fresh | 9/10 | 16 hrs ago | 2026-10-20 22:21:00 | Wildwood is an epic dark fantasy and a breathtaking love letter to Portland that might be LAIKA's best film yet. |
| 291742 | Luke Y. Thompson | Mortal Cinema (Substack) | Fresh | — | 16 hrs ago | 2026-10-20 22:21:00 | Travis Knight officially owns 2026 in cinema. |
| 291736 | Mark Kennedy | Associated Press | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2026-10-20T19:13:36.000Z | 2026-10-20 19:13:36 | It’s a movie in which individual toes curl and feathers rustle gloriously but the message is a wan, “Don’t be in a hurry to grow up.” The technology outstrips the story. |
| 291735 | Matt Goldberg | Decoding Everything | Fresh | 3/5 | 48 min ago | 2026-10-20 18:13:00 | The level of craftsmanship in Laika’s latest stop-motion feature is astounding, but it can’t suffice for an underwhelming protagonist. |
| 291734 | Kristen Lopez | The Film Maven | Fresh | B+ | 45 min ago | 2026-10-20 16:06:00 | Filled with some of the most superb, and technically ambitious, animation the studio has ever done, Wildwood continues to situate Laika as one of the best animation houses making movies today. |
| 291733 | Nate Adams | The Only Critic | Fresh | A- | 2026-10-20T15:40:45.000Z | 2026-10-20 15:40:45 | It is among the finest achievements in stop-motion animation, and I suspect it will be quite some time before anything comes close to matching its scale. |
| 291730 | Travis Hopson | Punch Drunk Critics | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 28 min ago | 2026-10-20 14:53:00 | Laika has truly outdone itself with a film that has everything: magic, action, sacrifice, heroism, and an epic quest into a strange and wonderful land. |
| 291729 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 24 min ago | 2026-10-20 14:27:00 | Wildwood is remarkable from scene to scene, even when it’s exploring thoroughly mapped territory. |
| 291727 | Zach Pope | Zach Pope Reviews | Fresh | 5/5 | 13 min ago | 2026-10-20 13:52:00 | Wildwood isn’t just a masterpiece... it’s an INSTANT CLASSIC. Whimsical in every sense, emotionally breathtaking, & overflowing with imagination, this is a stunning allegory for growing up, losing your innocence, & discovering who you truly are. |
| 291726 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | A | 30 min ago | 2026-10-20 13:27:00 | The vocal cast is first rate, Trembley's Curtis and Awkwafina's rat particularly endearing...Travis Knight has brought an epic fantasy adventure to life, literally frame by frame, and it's a stunner. |
| 291677 | Pat Mullen | That Shelf | Fresh | — | 12 hrs ago | 2026-10-20 01:14:00 | The attention to detail amid large-scale spectacle astonishes. |
| 291665 | Rendy Jones | Rendy Reviews | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 26 min ago | 2026-10-19 15:14:00 | A generational epic for blossoming young viewers mature enough for films of this depth, and a life‑affirming masterpiece for the adults who grew up with their earlier works. |
| 291666 | Wenlei Ma | The Nightly (AU) | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 44 min ago | 2026-10-19 14:56:00 | A sweeping fantasy adventure that pricks as much as it enchants. |
| 291646 | Witney Seibold | Slashfilm | Fresh | 9/10 | 24 min ago | 2026-10-19 13:17:00 | "Wildwood" is so visually astonishing, so textured and vivacious, that it makes the old fantasy clichés in its script feel new again. |
| 291637 | Patrick Cavanaugh | The Wolfman Cometh | Fresh | 3/5 | 25 min ago | 2026-10-19 00:26:00 | What Laika and Travis Knight have pulled off with Wildwood is nothing less than jaw-droppingly staggering, even if its emotional core doesn't reach the heights of its predecessors. |
| 291612 | Katie Smith-Wong | Flick Feast | Fresh | 4/5 | 22 min ago | 2026-10-18 16:09:00 | Its animation brims with beauty and imagination, showcasing the painstaking artistry of Knight and his team. |
| 290330 | Avi Offer | NYC Movie Guru | Fresh | — | 10 hrs ago | 2026-10-18 04:58:00 | Exhilarating, thrilling, wise, funny, heartfelt and visually stunning. Wildwood manages to be the rare animated film that has a heart, mind and soul fully intact from start to finish. Behold a new animated classic. |
| 290307 | Kelechi Ehenulo | Movie Marker | Fresh | 5/5 | 1 hr ago | 2026-10-17 14:10:00 | Pure art at its finest. |
| 289927 | Jason Flatt | But Why Tho? | Fresh | 9/10 | 3 hrs ago | 2026-10-14 19:01:00 | A wonderful story and set of characters inhabit a sensationally hand-crafted world, Wildwood is the peak of its craft in nearly every way and will be worthy of praise for years to come. |
| 287817 | Shannon Connellan | Mashable | Fresh | — | 18 min ago | 2026-10-13 16:13:00 | Find the biggest screen you can and ride boldly across the bridge into Wildwood, where magic is just as beautiful as it is brutal. |
| 287742 | John Nugent | Empire Magazine | Fresh | 5/5 | 2026-10-12T23:15:45.000Z | 2026-10-12 23:15:45 | Astonishing. An ode to outsiders and weirdos, alive with colour and atmosphere and eccentricity — and told on an expansive, ambitious canvas, of a scale never before seen in stop-motion animation. |
| 287743 | Alistair Ryder | The Film Stage | Fresh | — | 2026-10-12T22:32:58.000Z | 2026-10-12 22:32:58 | It’s a reminder of the magic and terror of the classic fantasy stories we grew up with, recaptured on a breathtaking scale. It’s among the best animated films in recent memory. |
| 287729 | Hoai-Tran Bui | Inverse | Fresh | — | 2026-10-12T15:39:14.000Z | 2026-10-12 15:39:14 | The breathtaking new fantasy epic Wildwood is a triumphant tidal wave for the medium. |
| 287709 | Clotilde Chinnici | Loud and Clear Reviews | Fresh | 5/5 | 2026-10-11T23:08:11.000Z | 2026-10-11 23:08:11 | With mysterious woods, magical beings, and unexpected dangers, Wildwood is a wonderful dark fantasy with brilliant animation. |
| 287702 | Matt Rodgers | Flickering Myth | Fresh | 5/5 | 2026-10-11T21:00:19.000Z | 2026-10-11 21:00:19 | Wildwood is the crowning achievement in Laika’s 20-year journey and deserves a place amongst the very best films of the year. |
| 287696 | Aidan Kelley | Collider | Fresh | 9/10 | 2026-10-11T17:57:23.000Z | 2026-10-11 17:57:23 | Laika has made many visually striking movies in their nearly two-decade career, but Wildwood soars above them all with some of the most breathtaking sequences of the year. |
| 287697 | Robbie Collin | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Fresh | — | 2026-10-11T17:42:11.000Z | 2026-10-11 17:42:11 | Wildwood goes even further: here it feels as if the toys have built their own secret kingdom, full of eeriness and wonder, into which mere mortals -- Prue and Curtis, but also us in the audience -- have been momentarily allowed to trespass. |
| 287689 | Wendy Ide | Screen International | Fresh | — | 2026-10-11T17:41:03.000Z | 2026-10-11 17:41:03 | If the story lacks some originality, the execution more than makes up for it. The dazzling stop motion animation breaks new ground in terms of scale, intricacy and ambition. You won’t have seen anything quite like this before. |
| 287690 | Pete Hammond | Deadline Hollywood Daily | Fresh | — | 2026-10-11T17:40:28.000Z | 2026-10-11 17:40:28 | The painstaking stop-motion animation process applied to a tale on a scale rarely seen on this level is a visual knockout, and the story is a compelling one. |
| 287691 | David Ehrlich | IndieWire | Fresh | B- | 2026-10-11T17:37:15.000Z | 2026-10-11 17:37:15 | The remarkable time and care that went into Wildwood doesn’t prevent it from being the least enchanting of Laika’s films, even if its flaws help to reinforce the power of a story about how magic can persist in spite of itself. |
| 287692 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-10-11T17:36:15.000Z | 2026-10-11 17:36:15 | It’s a forthright, exuberant, good-natured and old-fashioned children’s tale which CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien might have recognised. |
| 287693 | Tom Jorgensen | IGN | Fresh | 8/10 | 2026-10-11T17:35:10.000Z | 2026-10-11 17:35:10 | The craft on display from Laika and director Travis Knight through this story of grief and growing up is commendable, and Wildwood’s massive sense of both scale and whimsy are constant joys. |
| 287694 | Guy Lodge | Variety | Fresh | — | 2026-10-11T17:34:12.000Z | 2026-10-11 17:34:12 | Some longtime Laika fans may harbor warmer feelings for the studio’s smaller, quirkier outings, but as both a formal achievement and a generation-crossing crowdpleaser, Wildwood is a spectacular success. |
| 287695 | Frank Scheck | The Hollywood Reporter | Fresh | — | 2026-10-11T17:33:00.000Z | 2026-10-11 17:33:00 | Laika’s most ambitious effort to date, Wildwood may also be the company’s masterpiece. |
| 287686 | William Bibbiani | TheWrap | Fresh | — | 2026-10-11T15:55:12.000Z | 2026-10-11 15:55:12 | It’s impressive to watch Travis Knight’s film even if you don’t know how the sausage got made. If you do know, if you even have the slightest inkling, then it’s one of the most astonishing animated films ever produced. |
| 287687 | Gavin Spoors | FILMHOUNDS Magazine | Fresh | 5/5 | 2026-10-11T15:54:29.000Z | 2026-10-11 15:54:29 | Wildwood is Laika’s magnum opus; a cinematic achievement that we won’t soon see the likes of again. The love and ingenuity on display throughout the writing, directing, art, music and technical work is immense. |
| 287637 | Tyler Taing | Discussing Film | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-10-11T13:27:28.000Z | 2026-10-11 13:27:28 | Travis Knight's Wildwood is a gorgeous fantasy epic that features some of the most complex stop-motion sequences ever made. It's a true celebration of art for art's sake. |
| 287638 | Matt Neglia | Next Best Picture | Fresh | 9/10 | 2026-10-11T13:20:37.000Z | 2026-10-11 13:20:37 | It is the finest animated film of the year and the crown jewel in LAIKA’s remarkable, ever-growing legacy. |
| 287639 | Liz Declan | Screen Rant | Fresh | 10/10 | 2026-10-11T13:16:59.000Z | 2026-10-11 13:16:59 | Wildwood is at once beautiful and horrifying, heartwarming and gut-wrenching, hopeful and crushing. |
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