2017 · drama · family
Wonder (2017)
Directed by Stephen Chbosky1h 53m2017
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Our read: Wonder (2017) (2017) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · family entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured drama / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- redemptive
- tender
Watching Wonder tonight? Spin for your lens.
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Availability in the UK · via JustWatch
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How Wonder feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want heartfelt family drama about kindness facing visible difference at school.”
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