A Wrinkle in Time

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A Wrinkle in Time

PG

Released Mar 9, 2018

1h 49m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Sci-Fi

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Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract to travel there. Joined by Meg's classmate Calvin O'Keefe and guided by the three mysterious astral travelers known as Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the children brave a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe.

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Critics Consensus

A Wrinkle in Time is visually gorgeous, big-hearted, and occasionally quite moving; unfortunately, it's also wildly ambitious to a fault, and often less than the sum of its classic parts.

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Jenn Jackson

Bitch Media

The fantastic journey through space and time was as engaging visually as it was narratively.

Mar 5, 2021

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Caryn James

BBC.com

The film's themes of love, family and self-acceptance are powerful enough to resonate with audiences. But the concept and casting shouldn't be the most magical parts of a fantasy film, no matter how enchanting its message is.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 26, 2018

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

What DuVernay has delivered is essentially a feature-length screensaver which operates on the assumption that cinema for children is a matter of bright colours and dippy sentiment.

Mar 29, 2018

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Caroline Cao

Vague Visages

A Wrinkle in Time is for kids, and I mean 'made for kids' in the supportive definition rather than the usual lazy and disparaging connotation that's carelessly applied to more lukewarm family films.

Dec 14, 2023

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Brian T. Carney

Washington Blade

The visually impressive adventure saga gets bogged down in corny dialogue.

Dec 8, 2022

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

This colossal springboard from the family film of teen issues to the epic intergalactic adventure "A Wrinkle in Time" desires to be is more than a little haphazard.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 26, 2022

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Thomas R

Never read the book before and probably should’ve read it instead of watching this

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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Sdogman1 S

Complete rubbish, just go read the book.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Pranada M

I couldn't finish it. While it might be sort of, kind of, interesting as a film in its own right, it's just such a cheap sendup of the book. There was real spiritual substance in Madeleine L'Engle's books. This is well-meaning fluff that's poorly plotted, poorly scripted, and takes far too many liberties with the book to deserve the title.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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Dale R

A young girl named Meg travels through the universe in search of her father. Based on a novel by Madeleine L’Engle that I have not yet read. Storm Reid plays the lead and I wasn’t wowed by her performance, but I think she did a good job. Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon both make good use of the limited screen time they have. There were many moments of “hey look at this CGI sequence that we bought” in this film that slowed the pacing down and took away potential character moments that this film needed more of. I was very confused by the motivation, or plan, of the villain. Through the movie I was rooting for the lead, but had no doubt she would succeed. Skip this film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Daniel C

I cannot understand why Disney is compelled to take amazing and wonderful classical stories and demolish them with horrible acting, atrocious dialogue, and incomprehensible plot lines. One has to accept that transitioning from the written word to cinema means aspects of the original must be changed. I can barely recognize the story Disney presents and the cherished story I read in my youth. The only thing Disney left intact was the title. The plot cannot be followed. The actor's betrayal of the wonderful characters are boring and unconvincing in any manner. I have heard more interesting dialogue at a Taco Bell on a Friday night than this film- and been more rewarded for my time also. I cannot even see anything redeemable for any experience with the cinematic wreckage. Just sad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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KerryWhite's S

Rating: 5/10. 50/100

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Ava DuVernay

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Meg

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Mrs. Which

Reese Witherspoon

Mrs. Whatsit

Mindy Kaling

Mrs. Who

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Mrs. Murry

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Synopsis

Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract to travel there. Joined by Meg's classmate Calvin O'Keefe and guided by the three mysterious astral travelers known as Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the children brave a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe.

Director: Ava DuVernay
Producer: James Whitaker, Catherine Hand
Screenwriter: Jennifer Lee
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Whitaker Entertainment
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Some Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 9, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.5M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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