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Feature film — 2023

Dreamin' Wild (2023)

6.11h 50mMusic — Drama

The true story of the Emerson family and the tumult that followed the success of their self-recorded pop-funk album of the same name, which went largely unnoticed until critics rediscovered and reappraised it decades later. Now, as an adult, Donnie is forced to confront the ghosts from the past and grapple with the emotional toll his dreams have taken on the family who supported him.

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A high-signal pick with 34 votes.

River Road Entertainment / Innisfree Pictures / SPG3 Entertainment / Zurich Avenue

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Director: Bill Pohlad

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Cast & crew

Casey Affleck as Donnie Emerson

Casey Affleck

Donnie Emerson

Walton Goggins as Joe Emerson

Walton Goggins

Joe Emerson

Zooey Deschanel as Nancy

Zooey Deschanel

Nancy

Beau Bridges as Don Emerson Sr.

Beau Bridges

Don Emerson Sr.

Chris Messina as Matt Sullivan

Chris Messina

Matt Sullivan

Noah Jupe as Young Donnie Emerson

Noah Jupe

Young Donnie Emerson

Jack Dylan Grazer as Young Joe Emerson

Jack Dylan Grazer

Young Joe Emerson

Katy Cavanagh as

Katy Cavanagh

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Mellanie Hubert

Mandy

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Maeve Campbell

Teenage Rose

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McKenna Ralston

Lindsay

Doug Dawson as Dion

Doug Dawson

Dion