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Into the Wild

2007

Sean Penn

Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone ...

7.6

71,764

Adventure. Drama Freshly graduated from college and with a promising future ahead, 22-year-old Christopher McCandless chose instead to walk out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. Christopher abandoned his possessions, gave his $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people. Was ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"There is plenty of sorrow to be found in 'Into the Wild'. But though the film’s structure may be tragic, its spirit is anything but. "	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Penn, in tandem with the superb cinematographer Eric Gautier, captures the majesty and terror of the wilderness in ways that make you catch your breath (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"[It] will haunt anyone willing to take the trip."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A serious, personal movie about what it is to be human, and what happens when we admire nature more than humanity (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A reflective, regretful, serious film about a young man swept away by his uncompromising choices.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"Sean Penn sings a powerful and poetic hymn to America with 'Into the Wild', his sweeping, sensitive and deeply affecting adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best-selling book."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"A beautifully made motion picture and some of the segments (...) are powerful (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Captivating and multifaceted (...) A haunting and moving experience (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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