It is a fantastical, marvelous world in which we draw strength from those things that make us unique.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 20, 2020

Elle Fanning is vivid in her conveyance of the hurt, anger and loneliness of being different.

| Original Score: B | Jul 19, 2015

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 4, 2011

An interesting look at a little girl's struggle to control her disease.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 12, 2009

The whimsical and outlandish flights of fantasy are what initially grab the attention, but the greatest virtues are the authentic performances by the cast.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 7, 2009

Believable and engaging, Fanning nearly renders the ensuing bore watchable

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jul 16, 2009

An off-putting, misguided disease-of-the-week picture that tries to disguise itself as something else before finally coming clean.

| Jun 25, 2009

[The movie] resists being pigeonholed or easily labeled -- because, like Phoebe herself, the movie is brilliant and a little strange and wonderfully unique.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 24, 2009

Ultimately, watching the film becomes a frustrating and annoying experience.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 17, 2009

Movies featuring exceptional young actresses have always been near and dear to my heart. Elizabeth Taylor, Tatum O'Neal, Anna Paquin ------ to mention a few ----- are particular favorites of mine. Now I must add Elle Fanning to that list.

Full Review | Mar 10, 2009

"Phoebe in Wonderland" gradually morphs into a psychological drama of deep intensity, with an astounding performance by Fanning.

Full Review | Mar 10, 2009

It needs the power of imagination to be done effectively and I just didn't think it was here.

Full Review | Mar 9, 2009

I thought this was delightful, a little depressing at times but with three stellar performances from Fanning, Huffman, and Patricia Clarkson.

| Mar 9, 2009

Elle Fanning, the ten-year-old sister of Dakota, can act like nobody's business, and it is her remarkable ability that carries an otherwise artistic mess of a movie.

| Mar 9, 2009

There's a lot more perspiration than inspiration.

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 9, 2009

It's 'Fanning'tastic!

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 9, 2009

Though Phoebe is nearly too dark for children and nearly too simple for adults, it succeeds as a swirling reminder of what it felt like to get lost in imagination

| Original Score: B- | Mar 9, 2009

Phoebe in Wonderland has strong, well-nuanced performances and occasionally moving scenes, but often feels pretentious, uneven and slightly vapid.

| Original Score: 5.75/10 | Mar 8, 2009

Despite slow pacing and stretches of clunky dialogue, it is visually imaginative, frank and sensitive as it avoids being another tearjerker about children who are different.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 8, 2009

A small movie in size, but large in heart and enthusiasm. Global warming be damned, Elle Fanning's smile alone could melt the polar ice caps.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 6, 2009