Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.
The Call of the Wild has generally received positive reviews.
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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 21 Feb 2020
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By Dan Mecca (208) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 17 Feb 2020
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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 20 Feb 2020
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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 21 Feb 2020
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The Call of the Wild was released in 2020 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 89 reviews, giving The Call of the Wild (2020) an average rating of 63%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 68%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 56%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Call of the Wild than critics were.
With a score of 63%, The Call of the Wild is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2020, which stands at 59%.
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