Wonderstruck

2017, Adventure/Drama, 1h 57m

227 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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Wonderstruck's efforts to juggle timelines and tonal shifts aren't always smooth, but the end result still adds up to an emotional journey whose visual thrills live up to its title. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish that their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he's never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue and Rose reads an enticing headline, they both set out on epic quests to find what they're missing.
  • Rating:
    PG (Thematic Elements|Smoking)
  • Genre:
    Adventure, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Todd Haynes
  • Producer:
    Pamela Koffler, John Sloss, Christine Vachon
  • Writer:
    Brian Selznick
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $1.0M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Roadside Attractions, Amazon Studios
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Oakes Fegley
Ben
Julianne Moore
Lillian Mayhew, Rose
Millicent Simmonds
Rose
Michelle Williams
Elaine
Jaden Michael
Jamie
Tom Noonan
Walter
James Urbaniak
Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father
Amy Hargreaves
Aunt Jenny
Cory Michael Smith
Walter
Morgan Turner
Janet
Damian Young
Otto, Museum Guard
Sawyer Nunes
Robbie
Todd Haynes
Director
Brian Selznick
Screenwriter
Pamela Koffler
Producer
John Sloss
Producer
Christine Vachon
Producer
Brian Bell
Executive Producer
Edward Lachman
Cinematography
Affonso Gonçalves
Film Editing
Carter Burwell
Original Music
Mark Friedberg
Production Design
Sandy Powell
Costume Design
Laura Rosenthal
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Critic Reviews for Wonderstruck

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Audience Reviews for Wonderstruck

  • Nov 13, 2017
    Todd Haynes follows up his resplendent Carol, with an effective and unique family film, touching in a rather distant way, and hauntingly beautiful to look at and to listen to. The child leads are endearing and present role models for other younger kids who are deaf or feel alone because of their differences. If Haynes direction is occasionally muted and chilly, well that is the price one pays for all technical aspects at their peak. We feel for the characters by default, although some rawer emotion would have benefited the production. But Wonderstruck's crystal clear ending brings everything to a nicely poignant head, and the film will linger in the imaginations of many kids and their parents. Rating: 81
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