Dreamin' Wild

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Dreamin' Wild

2022,

1h 50m,

Biography/

Drama/

Music

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90%

62 Reviews

Tomatometer

65%

Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings

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90%

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62 Reviews

65%

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Critics Consensus

The thoughtful and well-acted Dreamin' Wild honors the creative impulse and the faith it takes to will a dream into reality.

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Stephanie Zacharek

TIME Magazine

Sep 3, 2023

It’s a lot to pack into a seemingly unassuming little movie, but Pohlad—who also directed 2014’s superb Love & Mercy—pulls it off.

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

Aug 23, 2023

[The] feelgood story of a long dormant musical dream finally realized was enough to earn major press attention, but is it enough for a feature-length film? Probably not, which is why writer-director Pohlad piled on the melodrama and leaned into clichés.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

Aug 17, 2023

It raises all kinds of familial guilt issues that are really interesting.

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

Apr 12, 2025

4/5

Dreamin' Wild reflects gently on family ties, unrealised ambition and the haunting power of music.

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Sarah Regan

Exclaim!

Jan 28, 2025

7/10

The melodramatics and flashy performance sequences of a typical musical biopic aren't found here.

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Johnny Loftus

Decider

Mar 21, 2024

Quiet and understated, Dreamin’ Wild is a drama that forgoes the usual music biopic story arc for a story more sensitive to the afterimages that last in our minds, sometimes for decades after the music has stopped.

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Director: Bill Pohlad
Screenwriter: Bill Pohlad
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 50m

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