Wilson
2017 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.0 · 48% critics
A lonely, blunt middle-aged divorcé struggles to connect with people as his life feels like it’s shrinking around him. After a loss pushes him to revisit his past, he sets out to rebuild a sense of purpose and belonging, with awkward, funny, and painful consequences along the way.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-03-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (385 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re up for a prickly, character-driven dramedy about loneliness and second chances, with uncomfortable laughs and rough edges; Not for you if you want warm likable leads or steady, conventional storytelling like Management.
Pros: strong lead performance; dark, offbeat humor; emotional undercurrent | Cons: uneven tone shifts; awkward, hit-or-miss jokes; heavy profanity
Themes
- daughter
- naivety
- oddball
- father
- based on comic
- misfit
- wrongful imprisonment
- dog
- divorcee
- based on graphic novel
- ex-wife
- estranged wife
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Woody Harrelson
as Wilson
Mary Lynn Rajskub
as Jodie
Cheryl Hines
as Polly
Isabella Amara
as Claire
Laura Dern
as Pippi
Judy Greer
as Shelly
Brett Gelman
as Robert
Margo Martindale
as Alta
David Warshofsky
as Orson
Sandy Oian-Thomas
as Dog Lover
Directed by Craig Johnson