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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

PG

Released Sep 20, 2023

39m

Comedy

Adventure

Short

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling. Extremely faithfully adapted from Roald Dahl’s long short story.

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Critics Consensus

With The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Wes Anderson returns to the world of Roald Dahl -- and proves his distinctive style is a comfortable fit for one of the author's sweetest stories.

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar proves Wes Anderson still has what it takes to adapt Roald Dahl, although the concept might be unsatisfying for some.

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Sophie Gilbert

The Atlantic

It’s thrilling to be distracted by really good storytelling. But it’s more thrilling to be provoked, or even altered by it.

Oct 16, 2023

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Christy Lemire

Breakfast All Day

I think this is the just the right bite-size amount of Wes Anderson... I kind of feel like shorts are an excellent use of his his style [and] his voice.

Oct 14, 2023

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Ty Burr

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Anderson seems to have perfected the art of simultaneously showing and telling – a tinkertoy approach to cinema that can pall over the length of a feature but plays with delightful brio in a short.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 13, 2023

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Tim Miller

Cape Cod Wave Magazine

Anderson’s whimsical, storybook approach fits perfectly for this playful adaptation of a 1977 Roald Dahl short story about how a gambler learns to cheat by seeing through cards.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 4, 2024

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Armond White

National Review

Rather than expanding and becoming richer, Anderson’s method folds in, like origami.

Mar 22, 2024

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Rubén Rosario

MiamiArtZine

Faith is the operative word here: here's a faithful adaptation that feels of a piece with Anderson's filmography while continuing a new chapter in his body of work that can only be described as a carefully controlled burst of creativity.

Mar 11, 2024

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David J

Should a wonderful job of feeling like a Roald Dahl book! Loved seeing it come to life

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/31/24

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Lucy L

Huge disappointment. And I loved the premise. But the actual execution was incredibly boring. The film never became interesting.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Rosana B

É um misto de complexidade e sutileza, que nos encanta e apaixona, tão encantador que parece se mais curto do que é, quando damos por nós, findou... Deixa nos estupefados de alegria, cores vibrantes, roteiro ágil e história instigante… Uma historia, dentro de uma historia, dentro de outra historia, baseada livremente no místico paquistanês da vida real Kuda Bux, que via sem os olhos, o resto é tudo invenção, como todo o resto do todo. Apaixonantemente delicado, colorido, divertido, intrigante.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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Jason H

Very unique storyline unlike anything that I have seen before!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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John H

Cute short fun movie by a very Wes Anderson kind of movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Tristan C

Amazing shooting style and artistic vision from Wes Anderson but I just couldn't get into it. Give it a go!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Synopsis

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling. Extremely faithfully adapted from Roald Dahl’s long short story.

Director: Wes Anderson
Producer: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales
Screenwriter: Wes Anderson
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: American Empirical Pictures, Netflix Studios, Netflix
Rating: PG (Smoking)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Short
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2023
Runtime: 39m

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