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The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild (2020)

Based on the legendary novel.

Release:2020
Runtime:1h 40m
Country:United States
Director:Chris Sanders
Language:English

Genre

AdventureDramaFamily
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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookAffectationGold RushAlaskaDogSled DogsDog SledYukon Canada
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The Call of the Wild rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 64K votes
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic48%
TMDb7.5/10· 4K votes

With 63% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Call of the Wild

Buck is 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 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 of The Call of the Wild

  • Harrison Ford

    Harrison Ford

    as John Thornton

  • Dan Stevens

    Dan Stevens

    as Hal

  • Colin Woodell

    Colin Woodell

    as Charles

  • Karen Gillan

    Karen Gillan

    as Mercedes

  • Omar Sy

    Omar Sy

    as Perreault

  • Raven Scott

    Raven Scott

    as Pastry Chef

  • Wes Brown

    Wes Brown

    as Mountie

  • Cara Gee

    Cara Gee

    as Françoise

  • Jean Louisa Kelly

    Jean Louisa Kelly

    as Katie Miller

  • Terry Notary

    Terry Notary

    as Rail Worker / Live Action Reference Performance of Buck

  • Preston Bailey

    Preston Bailey

    as Teenager

  • Michael Horse

    Michael Horse

    as Edenshaw

The Call of the Wild facts

Budget
$109M
Box office
$111.2M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Adventure narrative celebrates human resilience and wilderness survival
  • •Period setting and animalistic themes create immersive narrative world
  • •Family-friendly adventure balances action with emotional character development

What the audience disliked

  • •Formulaic coming-of-age structure lacks distinctive creative voice
  • •Sanitized approach to source material undermines darker original themes

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