Reese Witherspoon’s 2014 true-story adventure movie Wild has suddenly received renewed interest through streaming via Netflix. Based on Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, the biopic saw Witherspoon take on the role of the author as she ventures across a 1,100-mile hike across the book’s titular trail following a string of unfortunate tragedies and moments in her life. Wild earned a Best Actress nomination for Witherspoon and a Best Supporting Actress for Laura Dern at the 87th Academy Awards.
Over ten years after Wild first impressed audiences, the feature has found a sudden resurgence on Netflix. According to Netflix’s Top 10 Global Chart, the movie was viewed for 7,300,000 hours. This places Wild as ninth.
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Wild
Based on Cheryl Strayed’s memoir, Wild is a 2014 biographical adventure film that follows Cheryl on a quest to the Pacific Crest Trail, where she embarks on a 1,100-mile hike on her own with no experience. The journey chronicles her journey to find herself and sort through her problems, reflecting on the early days of her life after hitting her personal rock bottom.
- Release Date
- December 3, 2014
- Director
- Jean-Marc Vallee
- Cast
- Reese Witherspoon , Laura Dern
- Runtime
- 115minutes
- Writers
- Jean-Marc Vallee
- Budget
- $15 million
- Studio(s)
- Searchlight Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Searchlight Pictures