Wilby Wonderful

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Wilby Wonderful

2004

1h 39m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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A Nova Scotian (James Allodi) with a secret makes various suicide attempts while his fellow islanders (Maury Chaykin, Paul Gross) deal with issues of their own.

Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Despite its hipster-coffeehouse soundtrack, foul mouth, randy characters, and violent patches, Wilby is wholesome and ultimately remarkable for its optimism.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 18, 2005

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Mediocre.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2004

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Wilby Wonderful tries to be audience-friendly without pandering.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 8, 2004

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

A fine ensemble cast and a low-key approach that's both charming and a little dull.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 23, 2006

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Oz

eFilmCritic.com

About as Canadian as Canadian movies get. And no, that's not a good thing.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 19, 2004

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

Wilby Wonderful is pleasant enough storytelling with a handful of truly brilliant scenes.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 8, 2004

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georgan g

This is not an action comedy, but rather a plot that picks up steam as it rolls along. Good acting, with characters that are humans. The kind of LGBTQ+ film you could take your straight friends to.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyable small-town quirky comedy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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steve d

Not wonderful, simply passable and forgettable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Simple enough movie about small town life, greed, and the trials & tribulations of that life. One thing I do agree with, I've always hated that small town mentality about "outsiders"... It's all bullshit.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Not much story too this film. It dabs a little bit here and there but never paints a whole picture.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

A excellent independent film with a few big name stars. Excellent mix of drama, comedy, and mystery.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Daniel MacIvor

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James Allodi

Dan Jarvis

Maury Chaykin

Mayor Brent Fisher

Paul Gross

Buddy French

Rebecca Jenkins

Sandra Anderson

Sandra Oh

Carol French

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Synopsis

A Nova Scotian (James Allodi) with a secret makes various suicide attempts while his fellow islanders (Maury Chaykin, Paul Gross) deal with issues of their own.

Director: Daniel MacIvor
Producer: Sherrie Johnson, Camelia Frieberg
Screenwriter: Daniel MacIvor
Production Co: Mongrel Media, Da Da Kamera, Palpable Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 14, 2016
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Surround