Wildwood by Laika
Shares rank 8 of 19 animated films by recommenders
People recommend it for its handmade stop-motion animation, which they call astonishing and a masterpiece of the form.
People recommend it for its handmade stop-motion animation, which they call astonishing and a masterpiece of the form.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Astonishing hand-crafted, hand-animated art
“The amount of hand crafted and hand animated art on display is astonishing.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Stop-motion movie Wildwood is a staggering masterpiece” “Saw it last night and it was incredible. Magnum Opus of stop motion.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Stop-motion movie Wildwood is a staggering masterpiece” “I just found it amazing work, 16-years-in-the-making!”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Stop-motion movie Wildwood is a staggering masterpiece” Called a stop-motion masterpiece
“Saw it last night and it was incredible. Magnum Opus of stop motion.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Stop-motion movie Wildwood is a staggering masterpiece” “or.. you know.. a masterpiece.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Stop-motion movie Wildwood is a staggering masterpiece”
Other animated films people recommend
The four most recommended other animated films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost in the Shell | 22 | 5 | 81% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Spirited Away | 14 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 11 | 1 | 92% | 3 | — | — |
| Princess Mononoke | 9 | 2 | 82% | 3 | — | — |
| Wildwood by LaikaThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“another place to go for an animated film”
“are people who are not actually enjoying the movie itself”
“or.. you know.. a masterpiece.”
“The amount of hand crafted and hand animated art on display is astonishing.”
“Saw it last night and it was incredible. Magnum Opus of stop motion.”
“makes heavy use of CGI---what's the point?”
“I just found it amazing work, 16-years-in-the-making!”
“The embedded YouTube trailer really is quite compelling, IMHO.”
“We've read all of Narnia, Wildwood, and many other (long!) books and book series together.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.