Wendell & Wild

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Wendell & Wild

PG-13

2022

1h 45m

Comedy

Animation

Adventure

Fantasy

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From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and Jordan Peele, comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele) -- who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot -- a tough teen with a load of guilt -- to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.

Critics Consensus

Boasting visual marvels to match its ambitious and inclusive story, Wendell & Wild is a spooky treat for budding horror fans.

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

11/11/2022

2/4

Sometimes there’s too many cooks in the kitchen. Sometimes there are too many storylines in a movie. Same difference.

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

10/31/2022

This needs a lot more chaos energy to power it past the rough spots. None of this should detract from the movie’s good elements and better-angels best intentions.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

10/30/2022

4/5

The story is a touch convoluted, but it’s a gleefully grim good time.

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Shakyl Lambert

CGMagazine

07/12/2024

7.5/10

Overall, Wendell and Wild is a solid entry point for introducing kids to horror.

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Kyle Logan

Castle of Chills

07/11/2024

From Selick’s classic mixture of the macabre and the whimsical in three dimensional stop-motion to shadow plays and some incredible paper cut-out art, the film is a wonder to behold.

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Damon Wise

Deadline Hollywood Daily

09/25/2023

In 2009, it was considered almost shocking when Pixar’s Up addressed the subject of death... But while that door is now open, Henry Selick’s Wendell & Wild finds inventive ways to blow the hinges off.

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Clark C

10/23/2022

Fantastic visuals and beautiful animation but a terrible script. Not involving, not well conceived.

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camera T

@juliaugust 10h

broken by a severe identity crisis that alienates every potential audience. Rated PG-13, it sits in an awkward limbo: its far too dark, politically heavy, and saturated with casual occultism for kids, yet too juvenile and cartoonish to engage adults. The plot goal is entirely choked out by an overstuffed narrative, rather than focusing on its main character, the film forces a clunky, preachy message about the private prison industrial complex alongside bizarre lore featuring a "Hell Maiden" summoning demons with blood rituals and a demonic toy named "Bear-ze-bub." By treating its underworld elements with a mix of irreverence and literal torture, it fumbles any coherent moral framework about good versus evil, replacing genuine storytelling with chaotic, unearned resolution. It is a confusing, tonally deaf misfire that simply isn't worth anyone's time.

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Bob B

@Heyitsbob Feb 9

This movie its not for children. Its teaching transgenderficaction. Implementing how to summon demons like Beelzabulb, but changes his name to a kid friendly bearsluzblub. These aren't nothing to play with its planting seeds in their mind. The little girl is a witch who can summon demons trying to bring back her dead parents. If you let your child watch this then you ask for what you get. This movie plants evel seeds.

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Ry N

@RyGuy Nov 25

Kat makes a deal with two demons to bring them to the land of the living after losing her parents. Selick's stop motion is great as always, but the political part of the plot fell short.

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Helena H

@RT55782924 Nov 17

Best movie I've seen in a hot minute. I miss movies like this, we NEED more!

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TROY S

@TroySlade15 Oct 22

A genuinely brilliant stop-motion film from the mind of Henry Selick. Characters, visuals, comedy, sets, it was all brilliantly done. Even the voice actors were perfectly cast.

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From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and Jordan Peele, comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele) -- who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot -- a tough teen with a load of guilt -- to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.

Director: Henry Selick
Producer: Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jordan Peele, Henry Selick
Screenwriter: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Henry Selick, Clay McLeod Chapman
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix Animation, Artists First, Gotham Group, Monkeypaw Productions, Netflix, SIF 309 Film Music
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Brief Strong Language|Substance Use|Some Thematic Material)
Genre: Comedy, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2022
Runtime: 1h 45m