All the Wilderness

All the Wilderness (originally titled The Wilderness of James) is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Michael Johnson. The film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Virginia Madsen, Isabelle Fuhrman, Evan Ross and Danny DeVito. The film was released on February 20, 2015, by Screen Media Films.

All the Wilderness
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Johnson
Written by	Michael Johnson
Produced by	Jonathan Schwartz Andrea Sperling
Starring	Kodi Smit-McPhee Virginia Madsen Isabelle Fuhrman Evan Ross Danny DeVito
Cinematography	Adam Newport-Berra
Edited by	John-Michael Powell
Music by	Jónsi & Alex
Production companies	Super Crispy Entertainment Kamp Grizzly
Distributed by	Screen Media Films
Release dates	March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09) (South by Southwest) February 20, 2015 (2015-02-20) (United States)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

James recently lost his father and is having trouble coping. He also seems obsessed with the death of people and animals. Because of this and other psychological problems, his mother sends him to Dr. Pembry; James does not want to go. He ends up making friends with street musician Harmon and spending his nights on the city streets.

Cast

• Kodi Smit-McPhee as James Charm
• Virginia Madsen as Abigail Charm, James's widowed mother
• Isabelle Fuhrman as Val, James's love interest
• Evan Ross as Harmon, James's best friend
• Danny DeVito as Dr. Pembry, James's dean of students
• Hannah Barefoot as Crystal
• Pat Janowski as Carolyn
• Tabor Helton as William Charm, James's late father

Production

Filming took place in Portland, Oregon.^[1]

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2014.^[2] On November 4, 2014, Screen Media Films acquired distribution rights to the film.^[3] The film was released in the United States on February 20, 2015.^[4]

Reception

All the Wilderness received generally positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 60% approval rating, with a rating average of 5.88/10 based on 25 reviews.^[5] On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100, the film has a score of 54 based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[6]