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  • 2023
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 51 m

Summary Dreamin’ Wild, the true story of love and redemption, is about what happened to singer/songwriter Donnie Emerson and his family when the album he and his brother recorded as teens was rediscovered after thirty years of obscurity and was suddenly hailed by music critics as a lost masterpiece. While the album’s rediscovery brings hopes of ...

Directed By: Bill Pohlad

Written By: Steven Kurutz, Bill Pohlad

  • 2023
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 51 m

Dreamin' Wild

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary Dreamin’ Wild, the true story of love and redemption, is about what happened to singer/songwriter Donnie Emerson and his family when the album he and his brother recorded as teens was rediscovered after thirty years of obscurity and was suddenly hailed by music critics as a lost masterpiece. While the album’s rediscovery brings hopes of ...

Directed By: Bill Pohlad

Written By: Steven Kurutz, Bill Pohlad

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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88
Aug 4, 2023
A fact-based film about the life-altering pain of failure, the thrill of belated success, and the challenges inherent in both, Dreamin’ Wild is a testament to a musical family who epitomize the old saying “No matter how long it takes, if you wait long enough, your dream will come true.”
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 4, 2023
Dreamin’ Wild is an elegant appreciation of the many textures of aging, balancing the feel of rhapsodic memories and shuddery regrets.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 4, 2023
Dreamin’ Wild is a rich and evocative portrait of the weight of broken dreams and the strength one can find in a family as unwaveringly supportive as the Emersons.
By Marya E. Gates FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 4, 2023
A well-cast, modestly affecting drama of the kind studios regularly programmed in the before-IP times, it boasts a generous heart gently dusted with life’s complications as it beats a familiar rhythm of easygoing redemption.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 4, 2023
Dreamin’ Wild, as I’ve noted, has its issues: There are lines of dialogue so blunt that I actually found myself bursting out laughing during some pretty serious scenes. But great performances don’t happen in a vacuum, and credit should go to Pohlad for knowing exactly what to do with Goggins.
By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 22, 2023
That 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.
By Brad Wheeler FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 3, 2023
That miscalculated manner that often transposes Dreamin’ Wild into an overtly psychological zone works against the rest of the film’s gentle demeanor.
By Tomris Laffly FULL REVIEW

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Production Company River Road Entertainment, Innisfree Pictures, Zurich Avenue, Zurich Avenue.
Release Date Aug 4, 2023
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating PG
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Tagline Based on the true story
Website http://www.dreaminwildmovie.com/
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Awards

Venice Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Seattle Film Critics Society
• 1 Nomination

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