Dreamin' Wild
2022 · Movie · PG · 110 min · ★ 6.1 · 64% critics
A family pours everything into making a self-recorded pop-funk album, only for it to be overlooked at first and celebrated decades later. When the long-delayed recognition arrives, old hopes and regrets resurface, forcing a grown artist to face the emotional cost of chasing a dream and what it asked of the people who stood by him.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2023-08-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (31 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a reflective, music-centered true story about family support, delayed recognition, and the weight of ambition; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big laughs, or straightforward timelines like Beat Street.
Pros: great music clips; heartfelt true story; strong performances | Cons: slow, small-scale plot; confusing flashbacks; repetitive speeches
Cast & crew
Casey Affleck
as Donnie Emerson
Walton Goggins
as Joe Emerson
Zooey Deschanel
as Nancy
Beau Bridges
as Don Emerson Sr.
Chris Messina
as Matt Sullivan
Noah Jupe
as Young Donnie Emerson
Jack Dylan Grazer
as Young Joe Emerson
Katy Cavanagh
- MH
Mellanie Hubert
as Mandy
- MC
Maeve Campbell
as Teenage Rose
Directed by Bill Pohlad