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Wonder Wheel
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Wonder Wheel is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The production involves Amazon MGM Studios and Gravier Productions, with Letty Aronson serving as producer. Vittorio Storaro handled cinematography, while Alisa Lepselter edited the film. The narrative is set in Brooklyn during the 1950s and features a cast including Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, and Jim Belushi.
The film has a runtime of 101 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. Its budget was $25,000,000, resulting in revenue of $15,366,466. Distribution was handled by Amazon MGM Studios and Netflix via video on demand. The movie received an IMDb rating of 6.2 from 32,021 votes, a Metascore of 46, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 32%. It was recognized with four wins and four nominations.
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6.4The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment.
Cast
- Kate Winslet as Ginny
- Juno Temple as Carolina
- Jim Belushi as Humpty
- Justin Timberlake as Mickey Rubin
- Max Casella as Ryan
- Jack Gore as Richie
Themes
- housewife
- coney island
- lifeguard
- ferris wheel
- 1950s
- coney island, new york city
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
32,021 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
32%
Metacritic
46/100
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
- Written by
- Woody Allen
- Produced by
- Letty Aronson Edward Walson Erika Aronson
- Starring
- Jim Belushi Juno Temple Justin Timberlake Kate Winslet
- Cinematography
- Vittorio Storaro
- Edited by
- Alisa Lepselter
- Production companies
- Gravier Productions Perdido Productions
- Distributed by
- Amazon Studios
- Release dates
- October 14, 2017 ( 2017-10-14 ) ( NYFF ) December 1, 2017 ( 2017-12-01 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $15.9 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Screenwriter
- Woody Allen
- Cast member
- Max Casella
- Producer
- Letty Aronson
- Production company
- Amazon MGM Studios
- Cinematographer
- Vittorio Storaro
- Narrative location
- Brooklyn
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 712384
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.wonderwheelmovie.com
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- title
- Wonder Wheel
- publication date
- 2017-12-07
- film editor
- Alisa Lepselter
- distributed by
- Netflix
- budget
- 25000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 46/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Wonder Wheel is a 2017 American period drama film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, and Justin Timberlake. Set in the early 1950s at an amusement park on Coney Island, the film takes its title from the park's Ferris wheel. The story follows the second wife and the estranged daughter of a carousel operator as they both pursue affairs with a lifeguard.
The film served as the closing night selection at the 55th New York Film Festival on October 14, 2017, and was released on December 1, 2017, by Amazon Studios. The film received mixed reviews, with criticism for Allen's screenplay, but widespread praise for Winslet's performance and Vittorio Storaro's cinematography.
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