A wild and crazy love story.
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
Wild at Heart (1990) is a crime, thriller and romance film directed by David Lynch, released on August 17, 1990 with a runtime of 2h 5m. It stars Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe and Diane Ladd. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 1,975 ratings.
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Nicolas Cage
as Sailor
Laura Dern
as Lula
Willem Dafoe
as Bobby Peru
Diane Ladd
as Marietta Fortune
Harry Dean Stanton
as Johnnie Farragut
J.E. Freeman
as Marcelles Santos
Isabella Rossellini
as Perdita Durango
Grace Zabriskie
as Juana Durango
Calvin Lockhart
as Reggie
William Morgan Sheppard
as Mr. Reindeer
Crispin Glover
as Dell
Sheryl Lee
as The Good Witch
Directed by David Lynch, written by David Lynch and Barry Gifford, produced by Steve Golin, Monty Montgomery and Sigurjón Sighvatsson.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 1,975 ratings.
"Wild at Heart" quickly becomes completely incomprehensible and mired down in David Lynch's typical quagmire of self indulgence which successfully aggravates, alienates and frustrates mainstream audiences just for the hell of it which is perfectly okay, but what isn't perfectly okay is when the story is abandoned even though it is still as inconclusive at the end as it was in the beginning. The problems confronting…
Reviewed on January 23, 2026
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Wild at Heart (1990) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Wild at Heart (1990) includes Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd and Harry Dean Stanton. The film was directed by David Lynch. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Wild at Heart was released on August 17, 1990 and runs for 2h 5m.
Wild at Heart (1990) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 1,975 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, thriller and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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