Into the Wild

About Into the Wild

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, 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.

Into the Wild (2007) is an adventure drama film directed by Sean Penn. It runs 148 minutes and was released in September 2007.

Emile Hirsch stars as Christopher McCandless, Marcia Gay Harden as Billie McCandless, William Hurt as Walt McCandless, and Jena Malone as Carine McCandless. Written by Sean Penn. It was produced by Linson Entertainment. It is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under wilderness, journey, camping, and alaska.

The Revenant, The Straight Story, and A Beautiful Mind make useful companions to Into the Wild, all filed under parent child relationship and starvation. It scores 7.8 out of 10 from 10,378 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.