Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes.

Directed by John Gray

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Outlaw Productions

1995100 min5.4 / 10

A heartwarming family adventure about a troubled teen and a gorilla forming an unlikely bond while evading capture.

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla takes her back to become a flea market freak Rick takes it upon himself to break Katie out and take her on an adventurous journey to get her out of the country.

Questions people ask

  • Does Born to Be Wild end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Born to Be Wild easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Born to Be Wild sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Born to Be Wild violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Is Born to Be Wild scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Born to Be Wild

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Born to Be Wild

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Born to Be Wild, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Born to Be Wild, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Born to Be Wild, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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