The Wonder
2022 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.6 · 78% critics
Haunted by her past, an English nurse travels to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl who is reportedly surviving without eating. Hired not to interfere, she and a nun instead observe as a local community wrestles with whether the situation is faith, science, or something darker.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-11-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (968 votes)
About
If you like slow-burn period mysteries that weigh faith against doubt, The Wonder may hook you—Not for you if you want a fast, always-explained thriller or if you prefer lighter genre entries like Miss Scarlet or Lady Macbeth.
Pros: Florence Pugh’s standout lead; eerie period atmosphere; strong emotional performances | Cons: slow pacing drag; mystery feels incomplete; some plot holes
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nurse
- village
- breaking the fourth wall
- ireland
- fasting
- 19th century
- dreary
Cast & crew
Florence Pugh
as Lib Wright
Kíla Lord Cassidy
as Anna O'Donnell
Tom Burke
as Will Byrne
Niamh Algar
as Kitty O’Donnell
Elaine Cassidy
as Rosaleen O'Donnell
Ruth Bradley
as Maggie Ryan
Toby Jones
as Dr. McBrearty
Ciarán Hinds
as Father Thaddeus
Dermot Crowley
as Sir Otway
Caolan Byrne
as Malachy O'Donnell
Directed by Sebastián Lelio