The Wild (2006)
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The Wild rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.2/10· 29K votes
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic47%
TMDb5.546/10· 1K votesWith 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.2/10 on IMDb and 47/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About The Wild
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
Cast of The Wild
Kiefer Sutherland
as Samson (voice)
Jim Belushi
as Benny (voice)
Suzy Eddie Izzard
as Nigel (voice)
Janeane Garofalo
as Bridget (voice)
William Shatner
as Kazar (voice)
Richard Kind
as Larry (voice)
Greg Cipes
as Ryan (voice)
Colin Hay
as Fergus Flamingo (voice)
Miles Marsico
as Duke (voice)
Jack De Sena
as Eze (voice)
Don Cherry
as Penguin MC (voice)
- C
Christian Argueta
as Hamir (voice)
The Wild facts
- Budget
- $80M
- Box office
- $102.3M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Animated adventure captures zoo animals with engaging anthropomorphic charm
- •Family-friendly action balances humor and adventure for young audiences
- •Visual animation brings African savanna and New York City locations alive
What the audience disliked
- •Plot structure follows predictable animal-adventure formula without originality
- •Character arcs feel thin despite colorful voice acting and animation
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