Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison, Paper Planes) gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Auntie Bella (Rima Te Wiata, Housebound), the cantankerous Uncle Hec (Sam Neill, Jurassic Park, Possession), and dogs Zag and Tupac. When tragedy strikes, putting Ricky in danger of heading to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws are faced with two options: go out in a blaze of glory, or overcome their differences and survive as a family. Equal parts road comedy and rousing adventure story, director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Boy) masterfully weaves lively humor with emotionally honest performances by Neill and Dennison. A hilarious, touching crowd-pleaser, Hunt for the Wilderpeople reminds us about the journey that is growing up—at any age—and of those who help us out along the way.