Into the Wild (2007)

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Directed by

Sean Penn

Starring (View all)

Emile Hirsch
Chris McCandless

Marcia Gay Harden
Billie McCandless

William Hurt
Walt McCandless

Jena Malone
Carine McCandless / Additional Narrator

Brian H. Dierker
Rainey

Catherine Keener
Jan Burres

Vince Vaughn
Wayne Westerberg

Kristen Stewart
Tracy Tatro

Written by

Sean Penn
(screenplay)

Jon Krakauer
(book)

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Give me truth.

13 years, 7 months ago at Apr 16 17:44

Lexi

10 votes

''I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here...rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth.''

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a ... read more

Into the Wild

15 years, 5 months ago at Jun 19 7:33

Claudia

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“I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong. To measure yourself at least once. To find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions. Facing the blind death stone alone, with nothing to help you but your hands and your own head.”

Into the Wild kept me engrossed and in complete awe for its entire length. It has proven... read more

Captivating...

15 years, 7 months ago at Apr 22 7:11

PvtCaboose91

4 votes

"The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences."

Sean Penn's beautiful film Into the Wild is yet another masterpiece of 2007 that divides the blockbuster/action lovers from those who seek magnificent filmmaking.

Into the Wild is a gorgeous production affluent in poignant messages about life. The 140-minute film is exquisitely paced and carried by not only the p... read more

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Description: Into the Wild is writer/director Sean Penn's adaptation of the popular book by Jon Krakauer, a nonfiction account of the post-collegiate wanderings of a young Virginia man, who divorces himself from his friends, family, and possessions in search of a greater spiritual knowledge and communion with nature. Synopsis by Derek Armstrong Read more at [Link removed - login to see] ... (more)

Release date: 19 October 2007

Tags: Drama (47), Adventure (42), Biography (33), 2007 (27), Alaska (21), Road Trip (18), Nature (15), Based On A True Story (14), 2000s (14), Travel (12), Wilderness (10), Based On True Story (9), (9), Philosophy (8), Biopic (8), Sean Penn (8), Coming Of Age (7), Emile Hirsch (6), Animals (5), Usa (4)

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Being a recent addition to the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die book I got the opportunity to see this film and I wasn't going miss it, especially it being directed by actor Sean Penn. Based on the true story, twenty-two year old Christoper 'Chris' McCandless (Lords of Dogtown's Emile Hirsch) has just graduated from Emory University as a top student and athlete, but he abandons his normal lifestyle. He leaves behind his family, mother Billie (Pollock's Marcia Gay Harden), father Walt (William Hurt) and sister Carine (Donnie Darko's Jena Malone), all his possessions, and gave his entire $24,000 savings to charity. His life in twenty months becomes a series of endless walking and hitchhikes, like a drifter, under the new name "Alexander Supertramp", to reac” read more