Beasts of the Southern Wild

Beasts of the Southern Wild

I gotta take care of mine.

Directed by Benh Zeitlin

Produced by Cinereach, Court 13 Pictures

201293 min6.8 / 10

A lyrical, magical-realist fable about a resilient child navigating loss, environmental collapse, and the search for maternal connection in a doomed bayou community.

Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.

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  • Is Beasts of the Southern Wild one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 91% of films.

  • Is Beasts of the Southern Wild sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Beasts of the Southern Wild end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Beasts of the Southern Wild easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Beasts of the Southern Wild scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Beasts of the Southern Wild violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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