Wonder Wheel

PG-13

Released Dec 15, 2017

1 hr. 41 min.

Drama

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Four peoples' lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny's rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty's long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father's apartment.

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Critics Consensus

Wonder Wheel gathers a charming cast in an inviting period setting, but they aren't enough to consistently breathe life into a Woody Allen project that never quite comes together.

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June H

Awful! Great actors giving horrible performances. There isn't one likable character in this movie!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Celeste L

in the late days of coney island, this 1950s family tale of family relationships, dreams gone awry and coming back in midlife is stunningly acted with kate winslet and john belushi and a young juno temple as a prodigal daughter.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Alec B

Allen is revisiting a lot of his familiar obsessions here (Tennessee Williams-esque female characters, exploring the NY of his childhood, etc.) But his nostalgia is ultimately for this type of theatrical narrative, not necessarily for the era the movie is set. Also just letting his cinematographer do their work in peace yields some gorgeous shots here.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Piper W

This could have been a real gem of a film. Sadly, even though the cast was stellar, they couldn't make one single character likable. Frankly, I didn't give a damn what happened to any of them. The cinematography was the star and the reason I didn't give it 2 stars. Worth a watch? Sure, as long as you enjoy the pictures, the settings and nostalgia but with a bunch of unlikable human beings.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/28/23

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Gianmarco R

This is not a real review, it should be taken more as a collection of impressions on the film. This film is a masterpiece, a wonderful pearl of cinematography with sublime and boundless acting performances that enchant and amaze. The film is perfect in every detail, every scene is perfectly weighted, every little interaction and every little scene is really well studied in order to entertain and interest without ever seeming too heavy even if the film is a tragedy, a real love drama but this drama is fortunately not made heavy by any scene, but it is always perfect. Everything is very beautiful and the film is definitely a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/23

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Alexsander F

Filmaço também. Woody Allen não tem erro, ele só faz filme bom. Um filme "ruim" de Woody Allen vale mais do que qualquer outro filme com proposta difusa e erudita.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/23

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Kate Winslet

Ginny

Justin Timberlake

Mickey

Juno Temple

Carolina

Jim Belushi

Humpty

Max Casella

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Chicago Reader

Winslet steals the show as the yearning wife, but the real star is veteran cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (The Conformist, Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor).

Apr 8, 2020

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Allen was no doubt aiming for the luxuriant melancholy of a Douglas Sirk film or the brash sleaze of Vincente Minnelli's Some Came Running. However, there's an oily, deep-fried quality ...

Rated: 2/5

Mar 12, 2018

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

Winslet's stunning turn is worth a look if you can stand the consciously stagey feel.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 9, 2018

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Elissa Suh

Moviepudding

Woody Allen stabs at a Eugene O’Neill and fails to elicit performances from his actors that vibe well with each other and the script.

Oct 5, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The movie never keeps its footing and becomes little more than an aimless endurance test.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The way Allen directs Winslet into a great performance with a tragic end is nothing short of impressive

Rated: 3/4

Mar 17, 2022

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Synopsis

Four peoples' lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny's rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty's long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father's apartment.

Director: Woody Allen
Executive Producer: Mark Attanasio, Ron Chez, Adam B. Stern
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Amazon Studios, Perdido Productions, Gravier Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Smoking|Language|Some Sexuality|Thematic Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 15, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 20, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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