To the Wonder

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To the Wonder

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2013

1h 52m

Drama

Romance

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A man (Ben Affleck) reconnects with a childhood sweetheart (Rachel McAdams) after problems arise in his relationship with the Frenchwoman (Olga Kurylenko) he brought home to Oklahoma with him.

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Critics Consensus

To the Wonder demonstrates Terrence Malick's gift for beautiful images, but its narrative is overly somber and emotionally unsatisfying.

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Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

Mar 25, 2020

Although the filmmaker often puts specifically Christian imagery into his film, his sensibility turns out to be more Zen: he can find manifestations of glory in both the noblest gesture and the darkest impulse.

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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

Feb 22, 2019

Where The Tree of Life was sanctimonious, To the Wonder is about the failure of sanctimony.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 7, 2017

C+

Though Malick has a knack for enhancing the mood of each scene with stunning visual effects, it's not enough to boost the film.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Aug 23, 2024

B-

Despite a lackluster script, I think the performances are exactly what Malick, the director, was wanting out of them.

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Sofía Ochoa Rodríguez

En Filme

Nov 23, 2022

4/5

To The Wonder isn't a diatribe or a lamentation. It's the celebration of movement, of the existence of earth and water, of a woman's hair and face, of the possibility of human contact in moments of loneliness. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 6, 2022

4/4

What an audience makes of To the Wonder must be a personal experience, although the basic threads of the story have autobiographical relevance for the director.

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Shannon F

@Shannond Aug 29, 2025

Excellent cast. If you like women twirling around in Fields and in rooms messing their hair begging him for love and in return get a stone face emotionless man until it's too late.

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Leprechaun K

@LeprechaunKing Mar 1, 2025

Visually stunning in every frame, but the storytelling is incoherent at best. Affleck was also a miscast. He just doesn't have the depth to portray the lead in Malick's spiritual experimental film. I think the movie would have been more interesting if Affleck's and Bardem's roles were swapped.

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Michael E

@RT83626469 Jan 6, 2025

This movie litterally wasted two hours of my life that I'll never get back!!!!! It has a FANTASTIC CAST with Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams and Olga Kurylenko. But I litterally almost DIED OF BOREDOM when i wasn't falling asleep.....because of boredom!!!! One of those DEEP THOUGHT movies with almost NOTHING to think about. I'm a fan of these actors........but the movie was simply terrible!!!!!!!!

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Isaiah Y

@zayman2 Nov 18, 2024

Disliked by many for not being a traditional Hollywood film, but only reaffirming Terrence Malick’s talents

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Sanja S

@RT00012012 Nov 17, 2024

Wasting of almost two hours of my life. 🙄

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CG B

@RT57471310 Jul 18, 2024

No plot, no acting, no meaningful dialog. Artsy to a fault, to the point of zero anything. A totally useless and meaning less waste of time.

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Synopsis

A man (Ben Affleck) reconnects with a childhood sweetheart (Rachel McAdams) after problems arise in his relationship with the Frenchwoman (Olga Kurylenko) he brought home to Oklahoma with him.

Director: Terrence Malick
Producer: Sarah Green, Nicolas Gonda
Screenwriter: Terrence Malick
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: FilmNation, Brothers K Prods.
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $586.3K
Runtime: 1h 52m

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