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Wonder Boys
Directed by
Curtis Hanson
R
2000
1h 51m
Comedy
,
Drama
7.2
81%
83%
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An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
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Cast of Wonder Boys
Michael Douglas
Grady Tripp
Tobey Maguire
James Leer
Frances McDormand
Sara Gaskell
Robert Downey Jr.
Terry Crabtree
Katie Holmes
Hannah Green
Rip Torn
Q
Richard Knox
Vernon Hardapple
Jane Adams
Oola
Michael Cavadias
Miss Sloviak
Richard Thomas
Walter Gaskell
Alan Tudyk
Sam Traxler
Philip Bosco
Emily's Father
George Grizzard
Fred Leer
Kelly Bishop
Amanda Leer
Bill Velin
Officer Pupcik
Charis Michelsen
Carrie
Yusuf Gatewood
Howard
June Hildreth
Emily's Mother
Elisabeth Granli
Emily (photo)
Richard Hidlebird
Hi-Hat Bouncer
Screamer
Poe
Bingo O'Malley
Wordfest Party Guest
Patricia Cray
Wordfest Party Guest
Marita Golden
Wordfest Party Guest
Victor Quinaz
Wordfest Party Guest
James Ellroy
Wordfest Party Guest
Lenora Nemetz
Wordfest Party Guest
Tracey D. Turner
Wordfest Party Guest
James Kisicki
Wordfest Party Guest
Rob Mac
Student
Anika Bobb
Student
Katherine Sweeney
Student
Katrina M. Faessel
Student (uncredited)
John W. Iwanonkiw
Father at Hospital (uncredited)
Sean King
Student (uncredited)
David Lean
Student (uncredited)
Jackson Nunn
Night Club Dancer (uncredited)
Sandy Slicker
Woman in Forum (uncredited)
Andrew Zehner
Student (uncredited)
Curtis Hanson
Director / Producer
Michael Chabon
Writer
Steve Kloves
Writer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Wonder Boys Ratings & Reviews
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
This grand mess of a movie has many pleasures.
Variety
Emanuel Levy
Michael Douglas gives the best perfromance of his career (to be remembered at Oscar time) in this screwball comedy about a college professor who's pushed into maturity by forces beyond his control; a well-acted coming-of-age saga for adults.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Get going, you laggards.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
The overall effect is like opening a present on Christmas morning.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
Wonder Boys is like a George Cukor movie with a bad head cold -- slow, muffled and vague.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
Sexy and wry.
Dallas Morning News
Philip Wuntch
One of the most accessible of joy rides.
San Jose Mercury News
Glenn Lovell
Smart and funny.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Funny and touching.
Newsweek
David Ansen
Wonder Boys doesn't hit you over the head--its wackiness as well as its humanity slips up on you, catches you off guard.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
An emotionally dishonest movie about emotionally dishonest people.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Glad to have been invited along.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Steve Murray
While Maguire's blank shapelessness has left a hole in the center of other films, here he delivers a real performance rather than just his wide-eyed presence.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
Wonders really never cease.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
It's an often-wondrous comedy, just as rich and surprising as L.A. Confidential but considerably less dark.
Film.com
Robert Horton
After enduring a lot of jokes about May-December romances, Douglas comes bouncing back with one of his best performances.
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
Tobey Maguire continues his winning streak, showing his comedic versatility this time around.
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
With a cast this terrific and a story this rich and wry, Wonder Boys really can't miss.
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
Michael Douglas shines.
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