Alice in Wonderland

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Alice in Wonderland

PG

Released Mar 5, 2010

1h 49m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

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A young girl when she first visited magical Underland, Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) is now a teenager with no memory of the place -- except in her dreams. Her life takes a turn for the unexpected when, at a garden party for her fiance and herself, she spots a certain white rabbit and tumbles down a hole after him. Reunited with her friends the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the Cheshire Cat and others, Alice learns it is her destiny to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror.

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Critics Consensus

Tim Burton's Alice sacrifices the book's minimal narrative coherence -- and much of its heart -- but it's an undeniable visual treat.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

The movie badgers rather than charms, but it's rescued by Helena Bonham Carter's brisk performance as the Red Queen.

Jul 26, 2021

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Liza Featherstone

Bitch Media

Disney's is kind of a tepid liberal feminism, but that's far more badass and entertaining than no feminism at all.

Dec 23, 2020

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

It's horribly generic. This is a Disney film and it feels like a Disney film, whereas I'd hoped it would feel like a Tim Burton film.

Aug 30, 2018

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Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

Alice in Wonderland also portrays Alice’s transition into adulthood: the physical journey into Wonderland mirrors a psychological journey of personal growth in the main character.

Rated: 4.5/5

Sep 14, 2024

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

A shallow, stunted spectacle that does surprisingly little with its rich source. Instead, it is Tim Burton’s successful stab at inoffensive, unchallenging children’s entertainment.

Rated: 3/5

May 7, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The outcome is loud and excessive and just plain awful, reminding us that there’s more to filmmaking than art design alone.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 22, 2023

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Bobby B

To quote the meme "I mean, it's alright." It overused cgi, but it is creative. It's message fights itself but it's acting is brilliant. It's alright.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Brooke T

I obviously love a Tim Burton movie, like anyone. I also happen to love the original 1951 Alice in Wonderland, for the colours, characters, the imagination and the magic it provides. This movie was not at all what I expected, they turned a lot of characters into lack lustre, dull characters and the whole movie just had a grim undertone which took the magic out of the story. Besides from that, there was so much CGI it was hard to immerse yourself in the movie and it almost felt a bit chaotic, or like a video game. One thing I particularly didn’t like was the constant changing of scale of characters which just threw me off. I get the idea of it, but it wasn’t executed effectively. The only good part was the Red Queen and the Mad Hatter which added the whimsy and colour the movie needed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Marlon W

fun, tim burton overdid it with the amount of special effects, but nothing that ruins the experience, because the plot and characters are cool

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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László K

To be honest the original story is not my favourite, but I wanted to give this film a chance. I really like Disney movies, but this was really underwhelming for me. I knew everything that is going to happen, there were no surprises and I couldn't connect with any character. The view was great but the story was boring

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Rich S

It's Tim Burton's show and I'm guessing that he got what he wanted out of the performances, the costumes, the art and the sets. But I'm not sure it's what the audiences wanted or expected.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/24/24

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David R

I watched this movie so many times as a kid and loved it. I was scared to rewatch it as an adult thinking I would hate it, but it still holds up. It's not as great as I remembered it when I was a kid, but I still really enjoy the movie and I don't get all the negative reviews about it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Synopsis

A young girl when she first visited magical Underland, Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) is now a teenager with no memory of the place -- except in her dreams. Her life takes a turn for the unexpected when, at a garden party for her fiance and herself, she spots a certain white rabbit and tumbles down a hole after him. Reunited with her friends the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the Cheshire Cat and others, Alice learns it is her destiny to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror.

Director: Tim Burton
Producer: Richard D. Zanuck, Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd
Screenwriter: Linda Woolverton
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Zanuck Company, Team Todd, Roth Films
Rating: PG (Fantasy Action Violence|A Smoking Caterpillar|Scary Images|Scary Situations)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 5, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $334.2M
Runtime: 1h 49m

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