
Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman. Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance, Auggie's extraordinary journey will unite them all and pro... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman. Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance, Auggie's extraordinary journey will unite them all and prove you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.
Leave your thoughts about Wonder.
| Original CinLiam LaceyThe sugar count runs precariously high in Wonder but thanks to its overall emotional sincerity and quirky structure, it's saved from becoming unbearably twee. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn extraordinarily sensitive drama that tutors us in the spiritual practices of wonder and kindness. |
| Tri-City HeraldGary WolcottWonder is a wonder and a wonderful movie about an ugly duckling turned swan. Beautifully done. Take a hanky. Or two. |
| AARP Movies for GrownupsTim AppeloThis tearjerker (based on the mega-best-selling book by R.J. Palacio ) is a blazingly humane and shamelessly wish-fulfilling film - the rare kind that will appeal to both kids and adults. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Josh TerryUltimately, Wonder is just a sweet film, less about Auggie than it is a portrait of a small group of everyday people with interconnected lives and dreams and struggles. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussFor a movie about seeing who a person is beyond their physical appearance, this one's remarkably superficial. |
| Associated PressJake CoyleStephen Chbosky's Wonder, despite its Hallmark Card appearance, is far from the exercise in emotional manipulation some might fear. Even the most pessimistic of us may actually find it charming and genuinely affecting. |
| New England Movies WeeklyDaniel M. Kimmel...if you're looking for a movie this season that, for a little while at any rate, will make you feel better about the world, this is the one you need to see. |
| Tulsa WorldMichael SmithIf you don't feel more connected to your fellow man after Wonder, check your pulse. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekTugs at the heartstrings so insistently that you might well leave it feeling assaulted rather than uplifted. |