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Wonder Boys

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6.8/10 • 589

2000-02-221h 51m

ComedyDrama

Undependable. Unpredictable. Unforgettable.

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

Directors
Curtis Hanson
Editors
Dede Allen

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  1. Michael Douglas

    Michael Douglas

    Grady Tripp

  2. Tobey Maguire

    Tobey Maguire

    James Leer

  3. Frances McDormand

    Frances McDormand

    Sara Gaskell

  4. Robert Downey Jr.

    Robert Downey Jr.

    Terry Crabtree

  5. Katie Holmes

    Katie Holmes

    Hannah Green

  6. Rip Torn

    Rip Torn

    Q

  7. Richard Knox

    Richard Knox

    Vernon Hardapple

  8. Jane Adams

    Jane Adams

    Oola

  9. Michael Cavadias

    Michael Cavadias

    Miss Sloviak

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Peter McGinn

Feb 8, 2021

9/10

I have to believe I saw this movie a year or two after it came out, but I had no feelings of deja vu as I watched it, so perhaps not. I usually have very little patience for movies about writers because I am one, and I get tired of them bringing up writers’ block, which I don’t believe exists, or else they have the character become wildly successful in record time. There are a lot of struggling actresses and musicians and waitresses in movies, but writers often get fast-track succes. Anyway, I wander off topic. I enjoyed the movie with its range of quirky characters, and minor plot twists. There are only a couple of two-dimensional characters; the rest are given depth, even a few who don’t have a lot of screen time. It shows what can be achieved with a good ensemble cast and a decent script.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$35,000,000.00
Revenue
$33,426,588.00
Keywords
adulteryinfidelityrobberybased on novel or bookpolicepennsylvania, usawintermidlife crisisprofessorcollegeliarcoming of agemarijuanasnowwriteruniversitydrugsdogbisexual mandragpittsburgh, pennsylvaniagay themesmall town america