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Wonderland

1999 · 1h 48m · R Drama
Directed by Michael Winterbottom

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Overview

There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; Debbie, a single mom, entertains men at the hair salon after hours; her son spends part of the weekend with her ex, a man with a hair-trigger temper. Molly is expecting her first baby and its father acts as if the responsibility is too much for him.

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All reviews
63%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Wonderland is well crafted from the editing to the acting, but it often feels like a television pilot for a calculatedly hip soap opera.

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh

The film's realistic approach to storytelling and the strong performances mesh well with Winterbottom's stylistic flourishes.

David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh

It becomes one of those movies that hurt so good.

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh

A beautiful, surprisingly uplifting movie.

Robert Horton, Film.com
Fresh

In the meantime, Wonderland is a worthy entry in the three-sisters tradition.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

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