The film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Virginia Madsen, Isabelle Fuhrman, Evan Ross and Danny DeVito.

James recently lost his father and is having trouble coping.

Because of this and other psychological problems, his mother sends him to Dr. Pembry; James does not want to go.

[4] All the Wilderness received generally positive reviews from critics.

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 60% approval rating, with a rating average of 5.88/10 based on 25 reviews.