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Wakefield (2017) — Stream on AMC+ · CriticCrunch

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Wakefield

Movie2017·106 min

Wakefield

Directed by Robin Swicord

A drama film directed by Robin Swicord.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 84%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

466 ratings

About Wakefield

A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Unsettling
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, identity self discovery, family dysfunction, isolated dwelling, suburban, domestic home, romantic partners, parent child, everyman, anti hero, slow burn reveal, nonlinear flashback, unreliable narrator

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Details

Director: Robin Swicord
Language: English

Cast

Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Jason O'Mara

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Where to Watch Wakefield

Checked Sep 11, 2026

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How Wakefield Ranks

All movies

Top 84%

2010s movies

Top 79%

Drama movies

Top 84%

Top 84% All movies.

the vibe

Wakefield Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalhauntingcontemplativeunsettling

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

slow-burn reveal

nonlinear flashback

unreliable narrator

isolation loneliness

identity self discovery

family dysfunction

everyman

anti-hero

romantic partners

parent child

isolated dwelling

suburban

domestic home

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9