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Genres:
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Adventure /
Biography /
Drama
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Release:
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Director:
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Sean Penn
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Actors:
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Emile Hirsch,
Brian H. Dierker,
Jim Gallien,
James O'Neill,
Malinda McCollum,
Paul Knauls,
Craig Mutsch,
Marcia Gay Harden,
William Hurt,
Jena Malone,
Catherine Keener,
Vince Vaughn,
Kristen Stewart,
Hal Holbrook,
Zach Galifianakis
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Duration:
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148 min.
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Rating:
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(8.2/10)231
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Plot Summary:
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After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gave his unrestricted $24,000 savings account to unselfishness and hitchhiked to Alaska to breathe in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his sparkle.
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Tags:
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rubbish
actually had to turn the film off half way through it was that bad
Into the Wild
Kenneth TuranAn enigmatic young man named Chris McCandless made an indelible impression on any number of people during his short life, and you can now add Sean Penn to the list. Into the Wild, Penn's film on McCandless' experiences, is a complete change of pace for the writer-director. It's his warmest, most celebratory and most completely realized film and, though you might not guess it from the material, it is also arguably his most personal. Penn's film, starring a radiant Emile Hirsch, is based on Jon Krakauer's nonfiction book about McCandless, an unusual 24-year-old "possessed of a streak of stubborn idealism that did not mesh readily with modern existence." In April 1992, McCandless' search for "raw, transcendent experience" led him to walk alone int...
Into the Wild
Claudia PuigIn the midst of his rambling journey, starting at 22, Chris McCandless dubbed himself "Alexander Supertramp." But the restless soul at the center of Into the Wild is as much a descendant of Henry David Thoreau as he is a modern hobo. Into the Wild, a film that explores the incessant wanderlust of Virginia native McCandless, is captivating and multifaceted. Written and directed by Sean Penn, the film is a haunting and moving experience, highlighted by evocative original music by Eddie Vedder. Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's fascinating non-fiction best seller upon which the film is based is bound to be satisfied by this cinematic retelling, despite its considerable length. Passages of the book are used in the film, which organizes McCandless' l...
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