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All the Wilderness

All the Wilderness

20146.41h 25m

Overview

Keeping to himself in the wake his father's death, James Charm finds refuge in solitary walks and creating morbid sketches — until a charismatic new friend and a quirky young woman begin to draw him out of his shell.

Directed by Michael James Johnson
Written by Michael James Johnson
Produced by Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling
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Top Cast

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Kodi Smit-McPhee

James Charm

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Abigail Charm

Isabelle Fuhrman

Isabelle Fuhrman

Val

Evan Ross

Evan Ross

Harmon

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Walter Pembry

Hannah Barefoot

Hannah Barefoot

Crystal

Chase Offerle

Chase Offerle

Cory

Pat Janowski

Pat Janowski

Carolyn

Gilberto Martin del Campo

Gilberto Martin del Campo

Gabe

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Sarah Buckley

Gunny

Themes & Keywords

therapistteenage boymother son relationshipabsent father

About All the Wilderness

All the Wilderness is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of therapist, teenage boy, mother son relationship, absent father. Directed by Michael James Johnson, it stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Virginia Madsen, Isabelle Fuhrman. Keeping to himself in the wake his father's death, James Charm finds refuge in solitary walks and creating morbid sketches — until a charismatic new friend and a quirky young woman begin to draw him out of his shell.

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