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Something Wild (1986) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Something Wild

Movie1986·114 min

Something Wild

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Crime Comedy Romance

A crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 55%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

418 ratings

About Something Wild

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Unsettling
Story Tags: freedom rebellion, betrayal, action combat, new york, american regional, strangers forced together, romantic partners, femme fatale, everyman, road journey, escape chase, cat and mouse, organized crime

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Details

Director: Jonathan Demme
Language: English

Cast

Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta

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Where to Watch Something Wild

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Stream

The Criterion Channel

Included with subscription

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Included with subscriptionhd

Prime Video

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Tubi

Free with adshd

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$3.99Rent

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How Something Wild Ranks

All movies

Top 55%

1980s movies

Top 57%

Crime movies

Top 53%

Jonathan Demme films#5 of 10

Top 55% All movies.

the vibe

Something Wild Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkintenseapproachablefunnypersonalheartfeltplayfulunsettling

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

road journey

escape chase

cat & mouse

freedom rebellion

betrayal

femme fatale

everyman

strangers forced together

romantic partners

action combat

organized crime

New York

american regional

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9