The Wonder

The Wonder

Directed by Sebastián Lelio

Produced by Element Pictures, House Productions

2022108 min6.6 / 10

A brooding, introspective mystery about faith, doubt, and trauma set in a remote 19th-century Irish village, where a nurse's investigation of a miraculous fast becomes a reckoning with her own fractured past.

Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl's supposedly miraculous fast.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Wonder sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Wonder scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does The Wonder end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Wonder violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Wonder easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Wonder, and what each one shares →

Like The Wonder

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Wonder

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Wonder, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Wonder, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Wonder, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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