Wonder

Director: Stephen Chbosky Stephen Chbosky

Overview

A ten-year-old boy with a facial deformity (Jacob Tremblay) attends school for the first time when he begins the fifth grade. With the support of his mother (Julia Roberts) and father (Owen Wilson), he learns how to make friends and adjust to his new environment. Meanwhile, those around him learn not to judge a book by its cover. Wonder was directed by Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), and was adapted from the best-selling novel by R.J. Palacio. ~ Violet LeVoit

Product Details

Release Date:	02/13/2018
UPC:	0031398259251
Original Release:	2017
Rating:	PG
Source:	Lions Gate
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	3,555

Special Features

Commentary ; Music Video; Wonder Soundtrack: Behind the Scenes Featurette; Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Julia Roberts	Isabel Pullman
Jacob Tremblay	Auggie Pullman
Owen Wilson	Nate Pullman
Mandy Patinkin	Mr. Tushman
Millie Davis	Summer
Daveed Diggs	Mr. Browne
Izabela Vidovic	Via
Danielle Rose Russell	Miranda
Noah Jupe	Jack
Bryce Gheisar	Julian
Mark Dozlaw	Teenage Doctor
Rukiya Bernard	Nurse
Jennifer March	Neonatologist
Elle McKinnon	Charlotte
Ty Consiglio	Amos
Kyle Harrison Breitkopf	Miles
James Hughes	Henry
J. Douglas Stewart	Darth Sidious
Ali Liebert	Ms. Petosa
Joseph Gordon	Dodgeball Player
Cameron Roberts	Cute Guy
Erika McKitrick	Ella
Nadji Jeter	Justin
Ben Ratner	Mr. Davenport
Jason McKinnon	School Photographer
Izzy Lieberman	Reid
Hannah Hoberman	Rebecca
Michael Alan Healy	Chewbacca
Sonia Braga	Grans
Nicole Oliver	Jack Will's Mom
Emily-Rose Delahunty	Ximena Chin
Lucia Thain	Savanna
Sasha Neuhaus	Maya
Rachel Hayward	Miranda's Mom
Callahan Brebner	Guy on Bus
Caleb Gordon	Our Town Player
Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey	Our Town Player
Emily Giannozio	Our Town Player
Haley Goldin	Our Town Player
Macie Margaret Chbosky	Via (Age 4)
Victoria Cruz	Science Fair Judge
Crystal Lowe	Julian's Mom
Steve Bacic	Julian's Dad
Emma Tremblay	Michelle
Armen Henry Bagdasarov	Danny
Lidya Jewett	Lina Annan
Kaelyn Breitkopf	Angela

Technical Credits

Stephen Chbosky

Steven Conrad

Jack Thorne

Stephen Chbosky	Director,Screenwriter
Mark Allen	Sound Editor
Deborah Aquila	Casting
Henry Russell Bergstein	Casting
Michael Beugg	Executive Producer
Jim Brebner	Asst. Director
Don Burgess	Cinematographer
Michael Burgess	Cinematographer
Daniel Clarke	Production Manager
Steven Conrad	Screenwriter
Kara Eide	Casting
Kendelle Elliott	Art Director
Allison Estrin	Casting
Jeffrey Harlacker	Associate Producer
David Hoberman	Producer
Kalina Ivanov	Production Designer
Robert Kessel	Executive Producer
Todd Lieberman	Producer
Mark Livolsi	Editor
Jay Mitchell	Set Decoration/Design
Angela O'Sullivan	Set Decoration/Design
Jono Oliver	Asst. Director
R.J. Palacio	Executive Producer
Alexandra Patsavas	Musical Direction/Supervision
Monique Prudhomme	Costumes/Costume Designer
Jeff Skoll	Executive Producer
Jennifer Smith	Casting
James Steuart	Set Decoration/Design
Jack Thorne	Screenwriter
Tricia Wood	Casting
Kriz Woz	Casting
Alexander Young	Executive Producer
Marcelo Zarvos	Score Composer
Kevin A. Zimmerman	Sound Editor

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Wonder
1. Scene 1
2. Scene 2
3. Scene 3
4. Scene 4
5. Scene 5
6. Scene 6
7. Scene 7
8. Scene 8
9. Scene 9
10. Scene 10
11. Scene 11
12. Scene 12
13. Scene 13
14. Scene 14
15. Scene 15
16. Scene 16
17. Scene 17
1. Chapter 1 [3:26]
1. Chapter 1 [2:11]
2. Chapter 2 [1:03]
1. Chapter 1 [3:57]
1. Chapter 1 [1:48]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Wonder
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   Scenes
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      Audio
         English 5.1 Dolby Digital
         Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
         French 5.1 Dolby Digital
         English Descriptive Audio
      Subtitles
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         Spanish
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   Special Features
      Audio Commentary With Stephen Chbosky and R.J. Palacio: On/Off
         Audio Commentary With Stephen Chbosky and R.J. Palacio: On
         Audio Commentary With Stephen Chbosky and R.J. Palacio: Off
      "Brand New Eyes" Music Video
         Chapters
      Theatrical Trailers
         Chapters
      Wonder - Soundtrack Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
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      Also From Lionsgate
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Editorial Reviews

It's probably corny to say this, but here goes: Wonder is simply wonderful. It's a feel-good family film that kids and adults alike will enjoy in equal measure, with a simple message that you should always choose kindness and treat others the way you want to be treated. The movie is anchored by an extraordinary, heartfelt performance by Jacob Tremblay (even better here than he was in Room) as ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with a disfigured face and has undergone 27 surgeries that have kept him out of school. Auggie is so self-conscious about his appearance that he wears a plastic space helmet whenever he goes outside, in order to shield himself from curious and sometimes cruel onlookers. But now that Auggie will be entering the fifth grade, his mom (Julia Roberts) believes it's time for him to face the inevitable and enter a local school. His overprotective dad (Owen Wilson) isn't so sure. "It's like leading a lamb to the slaughter," he worries. As for Auggie, he's "totally petrified." Wonder follows Auggie's experiences in the fifth grade, where he is gawked at, teased, and bullied -- but also where he learns to accept himself and forge new, unlikely friendships. All Auggie wants is to be a normal kid, but as his older sister Via (Izabela Vidovic) tells him, "You can't blend in when you were born to stand out." The genius of Wonder, directed by Stephen Chbosky (who also adapted the script, along with co-writers Steven Conrad and Jack Thorne, from R.J. Palacio's best-selling novel), is its inspired decision to not just focus on Auggie. The movie unfolds in chapters: The first centers on the young boy, but after that the film shifts its attention to Via, who struggles to be noticed in a family that "revolves around the son, not the daughter," and then onto Via's best friend Miranda (Danielle Rose Russell), followed by Auggie's classmate and first real friend Jack Will (Noah Jupe). Even chief bully Julian (Bryce Gheisar) is given his due in a remarkable scene that involves a dispute between his parents and the school's principal. Thankfully, the film avoids cheap sentimentality. It does tug hard at your heartstrings, but the emotions it elicits and the tears it pries loose (a tissue or two will be needed) are well-earned. Much of that is due to the uniformly excellent cast, led by Tremblay. Roberts and Wilson are tremendous (a savvy producer would be wise to cast them together in a rom-com, such is their chemistry), and Vidovic is a revelation. A scene late in the movie in which she appears as Emily in a production of Our Town is simply heartbreaking. Even the film's secondary roles carry quite an impact, due to luminaries such as Mandy Patinkin, Sonia Braga, and Daveed Diggs. Wonder does falter a bit in the homestretch. Just when you think it's over, it continues on for a bit and plucks those heartstrings perhaps one too many times. But by then, Auggie and his family will have successfully hijacked your heart anyway, so you likely won't quibble if they stay around a little longer than needed.

All Movie Guide - Tim Holland