# Hunt for the Wilderpeople

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Hunt for the Wilderpeople and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a fun, enjoyable and touching film. No critical quotes appear in the discussion.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun, enjoyable and touching (2 comments): "This is a very enjoyable and touching film." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48900447)) "Hunt for the Wilder People was fun" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889690))
- Loved it, fantastic movie (2 comments): "Loved Hunt for the Wilder People." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48890797)) "Absolutely fantastic movie." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48891584))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Idiocracy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/idiocracy.md): 43 recommend
- [Coyote v. Acme](https://hackerapproved.com/p/coyote-v-acme.md): 27 recommend
- [Office Space](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office-space.md): 23 recommend
- [Don't Look Up](https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-look-up.md): 14 recommend
- [This Is Spinal Tap](https://hackerapproved.com/p/this-is-spinal-tap.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Hunt for the Wilderpeople", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).