Wilder Napalm

Wilder Napalm

Never Start a Romance You Can't Put Out.

Directed by Glenn Gordon Caron

Produced by TriStar Pictures, Baltimore Pictures

1993109 min5.6 / 10

A darkly comedic fantasy romance about two pyrokinetic brothers and the woman caught between them, balancing supernatural absurdity with genuine emotional stakes.

Wilder and Wallace are brothers and pyrokinetics. Ever since childhood they've been able to start fires with their minds but following a tragedy in which they accidentally killed a man, the brothers have grown up very differently. Wilder has become a regular 9-5 workaday joe but Wallace performs his feats with a traveling circus. When the circus comes to Wilder's home town Wallace starts coming on strong to Wilder's wife, Vida who, ironically, is a slight pyromaniac.

Questions people ask

  • Is Wilder Napalm easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Wilder Napalm scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Wilder Napalm end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Wilder Napalm sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Wilder Napalm 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.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Wilder Napalm

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wilder Napalm, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Wilder Napalm, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wilder Napalm, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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