Wildcat

Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Nunn directs. Maja Zamojda behind the camera. Si Begg scores. Ben Mills cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
• 2Released last year.
• 3Directed by James Nunn, shot by Maja Zamojda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Si Begg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Ben Mills shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Kate Beckinsale and Lewis Tan and Alice Krige carry the top of the cast.
• 7IMDB entry: tt36153493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Classified under 13 themes, including "london, england", "bomb", "single parent", "kidnapping".

The technical file

Cinematography

Maja Zamojda

Original score

Si Begg

Editing

Ben Mills

Production design

Chris Richmond

Costume design

Lance Milligan

Runtime

99 min · 1h 39m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$50,000

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Wildcat (2025) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• MovieGuys2025-11-29
  ★ 4/10

  Kate Beckinsale's lead character, Ada is about as intimidating as a bag of spinach, in this truly awful, tough girl action flick. There is little to like here. An unoriginal story with a dash of casual misandry, meets what could best be described, as an unintentional satire of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". Perhaps the only upside, is the actions not wholly bad but it doesn't really make up, for this films deficits, in most other respects. In summary, yet another hammy girl boss action flick, no one asked for, much less wanted.

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• AbsoluteTube2025-11-29

  Every character in this was brilliant, it could've been a good film if Kate wasn't walking about looking like a duck begging for bread in a park. Really offputting

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Capstone Pictures

  US

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  Tea Shop Productions

  GB

Key crew

• ProducerDominic Burns
• ProducerCrawford Anderson-Dillon
• ProducerJames Harris
• ProducerMark Lane
• Executive ProducerChristian Mercuri
• Production Sound MixerMatthew McCabe
• EditorBen Mills
• ProducerRoman Viaris-de-Lesegno
• Executive ProducerAnastasia Argent
• Executive ProducerJasmine Becker-Williams
• Executive ProducerGabriella Morpeth
• Executive ProducerDominic Rustam
• Co-ProducerSky Morfopoulos
• Production DesignChris Richmond
• Art DirectionDaniel Kearns
• Set DecorationDominic Smithers
• Costume DesignLance Milligan

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• london, england
• bomb
• single parent
• kidnapping
• diamond heist
• sign languages
• cartel
• diamonds
• playful
• deaf girl
• embarrassed
• thrilling
• gangs

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical (limited)2025-11-25R
• Digital2025-11-25R

Also known as

International titles

• LionessUS