Comedy drama

Wilson (2017): Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Wilson
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2017-03-24
Duration: 1 h 34 min

Wilson is a 2017 comedy drama directed by Craig Johnson. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes and earned $848,646 worldwide. Critics gave it 47% on Rotten Tomatoes and 49 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.

IMDb rating: 5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 47%
worldwide gross: $848.6K
Metascore: 49

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Released: March 24, 2017
Runtime: 1h 34m (94 min)
Director: Craig Johnson
Genres: Drama , Comedy
Original language: English
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Wilson About?

The premise of Wilson without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Woody Harrelson portrays Wilson, a man struggling with social awkwardness who embarks on a journey to reconnect with his former wife, Laura Dern, and their teenage daughter he never knew. As he confronts the complexities of fatherhood and rekindled romance, Wilson's anxieties and neuroses are challenged in a humorous and ultimately heartwarming exploration of self-discovery and second chances.

Wilson Themes & Keywords

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Crew

The Director of Wilson

Directed by Craig Johnson.

Director Craig Johnson

From the director

More from Craig Johnson

More films directed by Craig Johnson, best-rated first: The Skeleton Twins, Alex Strangelove, True Adolescents and The Parenting.

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Ratings

Wilson Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Wilson 47% on Rotten Tomatoes and 49 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.

IMDb

5.8 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

47% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 29%
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Metacritic

49 Metascore

User score 5.2
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TMDB

60% User score
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Letterboxd

2.9 /5

1 ratings
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Movie Insider

1.5 /5
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Plot

Wilson Plot Summary

What happens in Wilson from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Wilson, portrayed by Woody Harrelson, is a lonely, neurotic middle-aged man residing in Minnesota, where he shares his meager existence with his one true companion, his dog, Pepper. Having lived for seventeen long years in the shadow of his past, Wilson remains haunted by the choices made by his ex-wife, Pippi. Their relationship crumbled after Pippi, yearning for a different life, not only aborted their child but also slipped into a web of prostitution and drug use, leaving Wilson to grapple with the remnants of his shattered dreams and aspirations.

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The whole story of Wilson, scene by scene

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