
The film interlaces two stories set fifty years apart, switching frequently between them. Each tells the story of a child's quest. In 1927, Rose runs away from her father's New Jersey home to find her mother/idol, the actress Lillian Mayhew. In 1977, recently orphaned Ben runs away from his Minnesota home in search of his father..... (Full plot summary below)
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The film interlaces two stories set fifty years apart, switching frequently between them. Each tells the story of a child's quest. In 1927, Rose runs away from her father's New Jersey home to find her mother/idol, the actress Lillian Mayhew. In 1977, recently orphaned Ben runs away from his Minnesota home in search of his father..
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| PhindieAngela L. HarmonWonderstruck's diligence in dropping breadcrumbs becomes a hundred-pound weight dragging behind the plot, preventing the film from sweeping you away into a world of curiosity and awe, despite the film being ostensibly about precisely that. |
| Metro (UK)James LuxfordWonderstruck is absolutely gorgeous, but doesn't have the substance to back that up. |
| Times (UK)Kate MuirTodd Haynes's glorious celebration of a boy's own and a girl's own adventure really does leave you wonderstruck -- and in my case, weeping discreetly during the final scenes. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAlive with the magic of pictures and the mysteries of silence, this is an uncommonly grownup film about children, communication, connection and memory. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonLike "Far from Heaven," it's a great movie about movies, and about other things as well. |
| eFilmCritic.comPeter SobczynskiWhile the younger audience may not come to it in the droves that it might have inspired if the Disney name had been behind it, it's quite likely that those who do get to see it will not only adore it but will one day pass it on to their own children. |
| Buffalo NewsChristopher SchobertIf there's any justice in the world of cinema, Wonderstruck will prove the type of unexpected, unhyped film for young adults that becomes a generational touchstone. |
| FanboyNation.comSean MulvihillWonderstruck flows gracefully between its two stories before uniting them in an emotional crescendo of absolute beauty. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe performances, including a sweetly sincere and easygoing turn from the deaf actress Simmonds, become the audience’s way into Wonderstruck. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceWonderstruck is successful only from the narrowest of perspectives. |