This adaptation of Emma Donoghue's 2016 novel centres on Pugh's reliably great performance, though its big reveal does fail to wow.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 11, 2024

It is a heavy film with tough questions, yet Florence Pugh is up for the challenge as always.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 15, 2024

A film that fully leans into what makes it work.

| Jul 14, 2024

The Wonder doesn’t instill “wonder,” nor enjoyment.

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 6, 2024

Much like the movie sets it depicts in its meta opening, The Wonder is similarly just an empty framework — narrative scaffolding that is never given life and a central purpose by its abridged storytelling.

| Nov 2, 2023

Based on Emma Donoghue’s eponymous book, The Wonder is a beautiful yet disturbing psychological thriller with a stellar performance by Florence Pugh.

| Oct 4, 2023

The Wonder is a mesmerising movie that finds the central character’s unshakable faith being broken and instils curious stories to be investigated.

| Sep 8, 2023

The Wonder drives its heavy themes home ever so eloquently, resulting in a worthy adaptation that won’t be easy to forget, no fewer thanks to its powerhouse cast.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 26, 2023

The Wonder is a bleak tale of an unexpected connection between two people well acquainted with hardship. Pugh’s performance, as always, elevates this to something beyond a religious period piece mystery about life itself.

| Jul 24, 2023

A gritty tale exploring religion vs science that is helmed by a masterful lead performance by Florence Pugh, The Wonder is definitely worth a watch and may nearly pack as much of a punch as the book.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 24, 2023

The sunless landscape that’s being blasted by wind 24×7. The creaking and dreary insides of the houses. The spine-chilling score. The constant glare of kids or elders watching our protagonist. The lack of any warmth between humans. It’s all horror 101.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 20, 2023

Pugh's performance, which dovetails nicely with newcomer Cassidy’s devout determination as Anna, can’t quite overcome the uneven plotting and, at times, flimsy characterisation.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 17, 2023

Oddly though, the contemporary framing device feels even more superfluous when it returns for the final shot.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 20, 2023

Lelio shows an exceptional management of tone and the way he captures and uses his period setting enhances the story in a number of ways. He also knows what he has in Florence Pugh whose standout performance is both thoughtful and haunting.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 7, 2023

Florence Pugh is perfect in this film by Sebastian Lelio about religious obsession and those skeptical of it.

| Jan 31, 2023

The film tacitly frames faith and science as both “stories” with sincere, devoted adherents. But it leaves no doubt as to which story we should prefer.

| Jan 27, 2023

We are left with two possibilities: The Wonder is a deeply cynical artifact, or it's entirely clueless about itself. It's hard to say which is more depressing.

| Jan 27, 2023

Haunting and atmospheric, director Sebastián Lelio's film operates between faith and evidence.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 29, 2022

Lelio (“Disobedience,” “Gloria”) continues his reverence for strong women through Pugh’s haunting portrayal of Lib, a stoic lady who does not suffer fools.

| Original Score: B+ | Dec 28, 2022

Florence Pugh confronts uncertainty and skepticism in this piercing drama that questions the power of stories, faith, and freedom. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 20, 2022