A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
hiking
wilderness
biography
based on true story
memory
based on memoir or autobiography
divorcee
told in flashback
1990s
lost soul
loss of mother
pacific crest trail
Rank
#73 in 2014·#3035 overall
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Cast
Reese Witherspoon
Cheryl Strayed
Laura Dern
Bobbi Grey
Keene McRae
Leif
Gaby Hoffmann
Aimee
Michiel Huisman
Jonathan
Kevin Rankin
Greg
Cliff DeYoung
Ed
Thomas Sadoski
Paul
Randy Schulman
Therapist
W. Earl Brown
Frank
Brian Van Holt
Ranger
Mo McRae
Jimmy Carter
Crew
Jean-Marc Vallée
Director
Nick Hornby
Screenplay
Jean-Marc Vallée
Editor
Yves Bélanger
Director of Photography
Bruna Papandrea
Producer
Cheryl Strayed
Executive Producer
Reese Witherspoon
Producer
Bill Pohlad
Producer
Susan Jacobs
Music Supervisor
Cheryl Strayed
Associate Producer
John Paino
Production Design
Melissa Bruning
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
393 reviews
David Easton
5.1★ · 10/22/25
Walked so Big Little Lies S1 could run. RIP Jean-Marc Vallee, I hope S3 makes you proud
Walked so Big Little Lies S1 could run. RIP Jean-Marc Vallee, I hope S3 makes you proud
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James McCallum
9.0★ · 07/07/26
“Place yourself in the way of beauty.”
Got recommended this movie by a coworker who had recently lost her mom 3 years ago and I finally came around to watching it. Absolutely killer film! Just sneaks up on you and breaks your heart. If you’ve got mommy issues, maybe steer clear. Or maybe watch! It just might cure you.
“Place yourself in the way of beauty.”
Got recommended this movie by a coworker who had recently lost her mom 3 years ago and I finally came around to watching it. Absolutely killer film! Just sneaks up on you and breaks your heart. If you’ve got mommy issues, maybe steer clear. Or maybe watch! It just might cure you.
Maeva Paquette
10.0★ · 04/28/26
I can’t put into words how much this movie is perfectly made. It is raw and honest and gut wrenching, it just means the world to me.
I can’t put into words how much this movie is perfectly made. It is raw and honest and gut wrenching, it just means the world to me.
Meli
4.0★ · 04/13/26
Inspiring sure, but I expected a bigger end in a way, maybe that’s the beauty of it?
Inspiring sure, but I expected a bigger end in a way, maybe that’s the beauty of it?
Iuri Greco
7.0★ · 04/12/26
Só conseguia pensar no meu pai assistindo esse filme
Só conseguia pensar no meu pai assistindo esse filme
