All the Wilderness

All the Wilderness (originally titled The Wilderness of James) is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Michael Johnson. The film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Virginia Madsen, Isabelle Fuhrman, Evan Ross and Danny DeVito. The film was released on February 20, 2015, by Screen Media Films.

Premise
James recently lost his father and is having trouble coping. He also seems obsessed with the death of people and animals. Because of this and other psychological problems, his mother sends him to Dr. Pembry; James does not want to go. He ends up making friends with street musician Harmon and spending his nights on the city streets.

Cast

 * Kodi Smit-McPhee as James Charm
 * Virginia Madsen as	Abigail Charm, James's widowed mother
 * Isabelle Fuhrman as Val, James's love interest
 * Evan Ross as Harmon, James's best friend
 * Danny DeVito as Dr. Pembry, James's dean of students
 * Hannah Barefoot as Crystal
 * Pat Janowski as Carolyn
 * Tabor Helton as William Charm, James's late father

Production
Filming took place in Portland, Oregon.

Release
The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2014. On November 4, 2014, Screen Media Films acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released in the United States on February 20, 2015.

Reception
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. On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100, the film has a score of 54 based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".