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Wonderland

Play trailer Poster for Wonderland R Released Oct 17, 2003 1h 44m Crime Drama Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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In this fact-based film, John Holmes (Val Kilmer) is one of the most successful porn stars of all time. But, when his rampant drug abuse forces him into prostitution, both his disapproving wife, Sharon (Lisa Kudrow), and his 16-year-old girlfriend, Dawn (Kate Bosworth), are on the verge of leaving him. As John sinks lower and lower into Hollywood, Calif.'s criminal underworld, he meets a seedy drug lord (Eric Bogosian) and finds himself caught up in a tragic chain of events.
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A sordid and pointless movie with some good preformances.

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Antonia Quirke London Evening Standard From a distance, Val Kilmer still passes as beautiful... But close up, his is the face of corruption: an intense mass of beforehis-time lines. There is certainly a great role out there for him, but reallife former porn star John C Holmes isn't it. Dec 15, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Very sordid and unexpectedly dull; adults only. Rated: 2/5 Dec 29, 2010 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Unwarrantedly interested in B-list celebrity-gone-to-seed. Rated: D+ Jul 29, 2005 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sad, intense, and beautifully acted. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 27, 2020 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Val Kilmer ("The Salton Sea") fails to manifest the eccentric character of notorious porn legend Johnny "Wadd" Holmes in this artful but unbalanced dramatization of the gruesome 1981 Laurel Canyon murders that Holmes was implicated in committing. Rated: B- Jun 14, 2009 Full Review Jason Gorber Film Scouts A&E Investigative Reports would have done the story far more justice than this watered down silly film ever could. Rated: C Jun 21, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gina R An engrossing, if harrowing, trip through the looking glass. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review Adam Y a guilty pleasure for those with a taste for bittersweet candy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/18/25 Full Review John C Bolstered by its fiercely assured script and direction, Wonderland's cast soars, with Kilmer perhaps doing his career-best work. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Glen E It's an in-your-face and exhausting portrayal of life gone bad, played out by a cast of actors all on the top of their game. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/25 Full Review David L Love the look, style, and performances in this film Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/06/25 Full Review Dwayne W Epic performances, writing, and direction. Shoutout to great production design and wardrobe too Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/29/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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James Cox

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Val Kilmer

John Holmes

Kate Bosworth

Dawn Schiller

Lisa Kudrow

Sharon Holmes

Josh Lucas

Ron Launius

Tim Blake Nelson

Billy Deverell

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Synopsis In this fact-based film, John Holmes (Val Kilmer) is one of the most successful porn stars of all time. But, when his rampant drug abuse forces him into prostitution, both his disapproving wife, Sharon (Lisa Kudrow), and his 16-year-old girlfriend, Dawn (Kate Bosworth), are on the verge of leaving him. As John sinks lower and lower into Hollywood, Calif.'s criminal underworld, he meets a seedy drug lord (Eric Bogosian) and finds himself caught up in a tragic chain of events.
Director
James Cox
Producer
Holly Wiersma, Michael Paseornek
Screenwriter
Captain Mauzner, James Cox, Todd Samovitz, D. Loriston Scott
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Killer Films, Emmett/Furla Films
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.1M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround
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