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College Professor and novelist, Grady Tripp, is suffering from writer's block which causes him to be be filled with self doubt. Based on the novel by Michael Chabon. Read more

Starring	Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr.
Director	Curtis Hanson
Genres	Drama

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- "...WONDER BOYS is an intelligent movie about real people. It has serious points to make but makes them in a witty and engaging way. What more could you ask?..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
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- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  A funny, entertaining ...
  
  A funny, entertaining and at times poignant study of a talented writer's mid-life crisis. Michael Douglas surprises by giving quite easily his best ... read more »
  
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  - LEEDS
  - 05 Aug 2004 at 10:50
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  Excellent film
  
  I love this film, I think it is beautifully filmed, excellent acting especially McGuire, funny and emotional. An extremely intellegent film.
  
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  - 24 Oct 2011 at 21:11
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  - 1
  A bit weird really
  
  Although Douglas and Maguire put in a strong performance, this film was simply too 'black comedy' for me to really get involved with it. Watchable, ... read more »
  
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  - OXON
  - 25 May 2011 at 11:50
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  WONDER BOYS
  
  College Professor and novelist, Grady Tripp, is suffering from writer's block which causes him to be be filled with self doubt.
  
  Long Before Toby ... read more »
  
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- - Greenfingersjake
  - 120 reviews
  - Milton Keynes
  - 26 Sep 2010 at 13:52
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  Quite an engaging film
  
  I enjoyed this film with a fairly good cast. A good porttrayal of a mid life crisis, but not a patch on LA Confidential. A good watch nevertheless
  
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- - 007
  - 11 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Jul 2010 at 12:14
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  Mr Mcguire should have stuck with spider man
  
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  Dull. Turned off and watch the rest another day. Toby mcguires character is just annoyingly boring and the plot has to many little stories going on that have no... read more »
  
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- - frizzy
  - 3 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 14 May 2010 at 22:39
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  Good, but not what I was expecting
  
  Wonder Boys came up in the Gay section of LOVEFiLM and I was surprised to see Michael Douglas' name in the list of actors, so I thought that I would give it... read more »
  
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  - Wigan
  - 13 May 2010 at 14:34
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  Not as good as expected
  
  This was an average film, had the potential to be a great film with the quality casting. However I struggled to get into this somewhat bizarre film.
  
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- - Jamie84
  - 6 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 21 Apr 2010 at 10:23
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  Solid, smart comedy
  
  I didn't want to slap Tobey Maguire at all during this. Very entertaining. Can take or leave Michael Douglas, but supporting players are excellent and ... read more »
  
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- - crabhat
  - 1 review
  - West Midlands
  - 17 Mar 2010 at 23:06
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  loved it. Slow but great. Micheal Douglas and Toby were fantastic.
  
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- - drsalt
  - 8 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Dec 2009 at 20:29
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  Engaging!
  
  A great film that is quite different to others I have seen. It explores some complex relationships and you see the characters unfold and learn about themselves ... read more »
  
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  - 03 Jun 2009 at 09:57
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  A funny, entertaining ...
  
  A funny, entertaining and at times poignant study of a talented writer's mid-life crisis. Michael Douglas surprises by giving quite easily his best ... read more »
  
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  - LEEDS
  - 05 Aug 2004 at 10:50
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  Excellent Film
  
  What a brilliant film and convincing story. Great perfomances by Michael Douglas and Cutie Holmes and a real special movie.
  
  A must see.
  
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- - Thomas Woods
  - London
  - 02 May 2004 at 22:29
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  A movie for all the oddballs out there!
  
  Welcome to the world of Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas), an author.
  
  He's having a bad day: his wife has left him, his mistress (Frances McDormand) ... read more »
  
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- - DonnieDarko
  - Scotland
  - 16 Oct 2003 at 17:14
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  A very good film. ...
  
  A very good film. Michael Douglas is superb as a screwed-up college professor, Toby Maquire is suitably strange as one of Douglas' students (he really is a... read more »
  
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- - Melanie#38
  - GREAT MASSINGHAM
  - 09 Aug 2004 at 09:25
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  Fantastic Indie film!
  
  I have seen this movie a million times and as a film maker can really apreciate how a minimal story line and great characters can make a fine film. I recommend ... read more »
  
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- - KingJeremy
  - Durham
  - 29 Sep 2004 at 14:58
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  Soooo boring!!!!!
  
  This film was so slow and boring, at one stage I had forgotten I was watching it. Never did make it to the end.
  
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  - Stourbridge
  - 31 Jul 2006 at 16:57
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  Tobey Maguire and ...
  
  Tobey Maguire and Michael Douglas are both brilliant and there are so many good supporting actors. It is just an honest to goodness decent film with no extra ... read more »
  
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- - Michael#578
  - BEDFORD
  - 26 Sep 2004 at 17:21
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  Heart-warming
  
  This is a lovely film. Strong Characters playing with gusto in strong roles. Great storyline and direction. Leaves you feeling strangely good about yourself.
  
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- - Hatman
  - Cornwall
  - 27 Aug 2004 at 12:14
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  Having first ...
  
  Having first encountered Tobey Maguire in Spiderman (I) and thought he couldn't act for toffee, a friend suggested I try some of his - till then, anyway - ... read more »
  
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- - Morag#1
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  - 24 Oct 2004 at 00:07
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  No thanks
  
  Sorry started off really slow and just did not feel we wanted waste our time on this. Switched off after 20mins. No further comment!
  
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  - Wolverhampton
  - 22 Dec 2007 at 11:59

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Critics' reviews
- "...WONDER BOYS is an intelligent movie about real people. It has serious points to make but makes them in a witty and engaging way. What more could you ask?..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
- 8890
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Engaging comedy of a mid-life crisis, complicated by a series of disasters, that rings true for most of its length; in the end too much is left unsaid and underdeveloped.
- 30856
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...The film's Pittsburgh settings gleam like an eccentric urban fantasy. Hanson has also orchestrated uniformly excellent performances from his cast..."
- 8892
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "Michael Douglas digs deep and delivers one of the best performances in WONDER BOYS--a comic dazzler of roguish wit and touching gravity..."
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- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Seven years after his first novel was hailed a 'modern classic', Grady Tripp can't finish the follow-up. It just keeps... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...Witty and sophisticated....A gratifying entertainment of leisurely elegance and delicious nastiness..."
- 8894
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- Wonder Boys
  
  College Professor and novelist, Grady Tripp, is suffering from writer's block which causes him to be be filled with self doubt. Based on the novel by Michael Chabon....