The Wonder

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The Wonder

R

Released Nov 2, 2022

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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The Irish Midlands, 1862 -- a young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year old Anna O'Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for months. Is the village harboring a saint 'surviving on manna from heaven' or are there more ominous motives at work? A psychological thriller inspired by the 19th century phenomenon of the "fasting girls" and adapted from the acclaimed novel by Emma Donoghue (Room).

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Critics Consensus

The atmosphere's absorbing and the story is fascinating, but The Wonder of this period drama really lies in Florence Pugh's remarkable performance.

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Audience Says

Although the movie is slow and contains some questionable storytelling choices, Florence Pugh makes it hard to look away from The Wonder.

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Sophie Gilbert

The Atlantic

The blessing of The Wonder is how it acknowledges the things we most want to believe and still proposes, in the end, that human acts and faith in others can be the most miraculous things of all.

Dec 1, 2022

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Pippa Bailey

New Statesman

The Wonder is entirely fresh -- and equally brilliant.

Nov 23, 2022

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

A compelling drama shorn down to its essentials, both visually and emotionally.

Nov 22, 2022

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

This adaptation of Emma Donoghue's 2016 novel centres on Pugh's reliably great performance, though its big reveal does fail to wow.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 11, 2024

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Calum Cooper

In Their Own League

It is a heavy film with tough questions, yet Florence Pugh is up for the challenge as always.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 15, 2024

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

A film that fully leans into what makes it work.

Jul 14, 2024

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Wendy B

Just boring. Not really appreciating the admiration for Francis Pugh is probably why I found it very overrated.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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Megan D

A must see! Had amazing writing and storyline that shows real history and connects to cultures. The lead actress plays this role amazingly!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Jack S

Slow going and kind of boring, the acting on the other hand was exceptional

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Tucker H

Interesting way of describing where the necessity of faith and believing in an afterlife due to death such as the Irish famine clash with reason and other life concepts. Deep conflict between releasing someone of a trauma through death in times of not believing in a second choice finely depicted. Cineasticly and Performance of the actors impressive, confronting the viewers through breaking the fourth wall to enable an own reflection interesting and the end relieving.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/27/24

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Matthew S

Florence Pugh made this film special. The stroy was very interesting and kept you wondering. Film felt like it could be shorter.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Alec B

I'm not convinced that the fourth wall breaking works at all but it's a small part of the movie which is mostly effective at selling its conflict between faith and reason.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Synopsis

The Irish Midlands, 1862 -- a young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year old Anna O'Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for months. Is the village harboring a saint 'surviving on manna from heaven' or are there more ominous motives at work? A psychological thriller inspired by the 19th century phenomenon of the "fasting girls" and adapted from the acclaimed novel by Emma Donoghue (Room).

Director: Sebastián Lelio
Producer: Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
Screenwriter: Alice Birch, Sebastián Lelio
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Element Pictures, Screen Ireland, House Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 16, 2022
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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