Phoebe in Wonderland (2007)
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59% of critics liked it
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66% of users liked it
(32,357 ratings)
Felicity Huffman, Elle Fanning, and Patricia Clarkson star in director/screenwriter Daniel Barnz's illuminating tale of parenting and growth concerning an exceptional young girl whose troubling retreat into fantasy draws the concern of both her dejected mother and her unusually perceptive drama… More Felicity Huffman, Elle Fanning, and Patricia Clarkson star in director/screenwriter Daniel Barnz's illuminating tale of parenting and growth concerning an exceptional young girl whose troubling retreat into fantasy draws the concern of both her dejected mother and her unusually perceptive drama teacher. Phoebe (Fanning) is a talented young student who longs to take part in the school production of Alice in Wonderland, but whose bizarre behavior sets her well apart from her carefree classmates. Her mother (Huffman) is an aspiring academic who is beginning to feel like she has not only failed in her professional career, but as a parent as well. Though Phoebe's gifted drama teacher (Clarkson) has no doubts about the young girl's talent and capacity for learning, the frustration of seeing such a promising student slowly slip ever further away from reality soon becomes a growing concern both at home and at school. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Barnz
- Written By
- Daniel Barnz
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Mar 6, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- ThinkFilm
Critic Reviews
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Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
It needs the power of imagination to be done effectively and I just didn't think it was here.
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Ben Lyons, At the Movies
I thought this was delightful, a little depressing at times but with three stellar performances from Fanning, Huffman, and Patricia Clarkson.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
There's a lot more perspiration than inspiration.
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Dana Stevens, Slate
[Elle Fanning is] an astonishingly natural and unmannered actress who carries this rather ungainly movie on her narrow shoulders.
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Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Barnz has made a poignant family movie that, despite its thematic material and brief profanity, is appropriate for mature 10-year-olds and older.
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