Wildwood

2026 • 2h 12m •

Animation Adventure Fantasy

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 8.6/10

88 reviews

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Prue and her classmate Curtis are drawn into a magical forest filled with enchanted creatures, loyal allies, and formidable adversaries as they embark on a desperate quest to rescue Prue's abducted baby brother from a murder of crows led by a mysterious woman named Alexandra.

"How far would you go for those you love?"

Top Billed Cast

Peyton Elizabeth Lee

Prue McKeel (voice)

Carey Mulligan

Alexandra (voice)

Jacob Tremblay

Curtis Mehlberg (voice)

Mahershala Ali

Brenden (voice)

Angela Bassett

The General (voice)

Awkwafina

Septima (voice)

Jake Johnson

Mr. McKeel (voice)

Charlie Day

Dmitri (voice)

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

M Manuel São Bento Verified TMDB Critic

2026-10-23

Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/wildwood-2026-laika-delivers-a-stop-motion-generational-masterpiece/

Rating: A+

WILDWOOD is a true masterpiece, and I don't use that word lightly. Travis Knight and everyone at Laika spent years building, by hand, the most impressive stop-motion movie I've ever seen, one that deserves the "generational classic" stamp. Caleb Deschanel's cinematography and Dario Marianelli's score belong in every major awards conversation, as the final battle sits right next to the greatest set pieces ever put to screen. Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob...

N nkuk Verified TMDB Critic

2026-10-23

Technically its a marvel, but storywise it really falls flat.

The stop-motion animation is so well done and fluid it looks like it could be computer generated. It must have taken an absolutely mammoth effort to create the film. The film has a painterly palette which looks gorgeous. Which is all the more shame as the characters and story let it down.

The characters are less than one dimensional. The parents make some of the most bizarre and illogical actions ever set to screen. Prue doesn't believe in magic she says, but never ever questions it. The other characters are under-developed c...