Wonder Wheel

Wonder Wheel

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Release Date

12/1/2017

Runtime

101 mins

Overview

The 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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$15,366,466

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A gaudy, emotionally turbulent portrait of thwarted dreams set against the faded glitter of Coney Island, where past failures and present longing collide in a claustrophobic tangle of desire and resentment. The film watches like a fever dream of 1950s Americana, beautiful and deeply uncomfortable.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulRomanticUnsettling

Themes

MemoryLoveRedemptionIdentityIsolation

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyStylized genreHigh-contrast

Structure

Ensemble

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Sexual content

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