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Next Stop Wonderland

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Next Stop Wonderland (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 42

Fresh: 31

Rotten:11

Average Rating: 6.7/10

Consensus: Endearing performances create characters you care about.

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A romantic comedy in which Erin (Hope Davis), a nurse, has just been dumped by her longtime boyfriend. Her mother, wanting her to recover, places a personal ad for her. Meanwhile, Alan is an... A romantic comedy in which Erin (Hope Davis), a nurse, has just been dumped by her longtime boyfriend. Her mother, wanting her to recover, places a personal ad for her. Meanwhile, Alan is an aquarium worker who daydreams about being a marine biologist. Love threatens to strike the unsuspecting pair at any moment. [More]

Starring: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Victor Argo, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Starring: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Victor Argo, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cara Buono, Larry Gilliard

Director: Brad Anderson

Director: Brad Anderson
Screenwriter: Brad Anderson, Lyn Vaus
Producer: Mitchell B. Robbins

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May 9, 2000

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  • Next Stop Wonderland
  • The critically acclaimed romantic comedy of the year, NEXT STOP WONDERLAND is a lighthearted story about a man and a woman who seem destined to be together ... and the hilarious chain of accidents that seem determined to keep them apart! Dumped by her loser boyfriend (Philip Seymour Hoffman, COLD MOUNTAIN), Erin (Hope Davis, ARLINGTON ROAD) thinks that her love life has hit rock bottom. In reality, the all-time low comes when her overbearing mother (Holland Taylor, TV's THE PRACTICE) places an embarrassing ad for her in the "personals" section of a local newspaper! Erin's disgust turns to curiosity, however, when the calls start pouring in -- all 64 of them! As she searches for the right guy in a hilarious series of disastrous dates, a lonely ex-plumber named Alan (Alan Gelfant) clumsily searches for his dream job ... all the while narrowly missing one chance meeting with Erin after another! Filled with delightfully unexpected surprises, you're sure to love every minute of this smart and funny adventure into the wildly unpredictable world of dating!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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    05/14/03
    Jeanne Aufmuth
    Palo Alto Weekly

    While I wouldn't say it revolutionizes the chick flick, it's certainly more clever and endurable than most of them.

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    Brian Mckay
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    12/05/02
    Nell Minow
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    What makes the movie work is the character of Erin, easily one of the most interesting and involving creations, male or female, of the past year.

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    Ethan Alter
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    Probably the only film you'll see in a long time that affirms solitude as a perfect milieu for nurturing love.

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    03/02/02
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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    02/14/01
    Kenneth Turan
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    Slight as it is, Wonderland charms.

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