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Wild Mountain Thyme

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Directed by John Patrick Shanley
Produced by Anthony Bregman, Leslie Urdang, Martina Niland, Bradley Gallo, Michael A. Helfant, and Alex Witchel
Written for the screen by John Patrick Shanley Based on the play Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley
With: Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy, Christopher Walken, and Danielle Ryan
Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt
Editing: Ian Blume
Music: Amelia Warner
Runtime: 102 min
Release Date: 11 December 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Each aspect of Shanley’s adaptation of "Outside Mullingar," his 2014 play about the emotionally distant near-romance of neighbouring farmers, has an off-putting, seemingly intentional artificiality, which would not be a problem on stage but tis irksome in this cinematic fantasy drama.