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Wendy

PG-13

Released Feb 28, 2020

1 hr. 52 min.

Adventure

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42%

113 Reviews

Tomatometer

75%

Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings

Audience Score

Lost on a mysterious island, a girl fights to save her family, her freedom and the joyous spirit of youth.

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Critics Consensus

Wendy dares to do something different with its classic source material; unfortunately, the movie's breathtaking visuals are at odds with a flawed take on the story.

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tubambino

If You rate this movie a 5 You must have Brain Damage,Drug Addict or Just retarded. You know this movie was Bad and Waste of time. The lil girl was a good actor the story was awful.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/20

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Felicia

IMO children younger then 8 mite not get the movie it was hard for me my 9 year old grand needed to explain😂😂😂😂

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/08/20

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Kelsey B

Imagine, Peter Pan, but with no magic. It's the worst movie that I've ever watched. Everytime I watch a movie, I compare it to this one and no other movie has ever been worse.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Hari Safitri S

Nice, and I like it🤩

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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Hyacinthe m

I am Krzysztof mother so I think he is fabulous in this movie, as well as the other kidS and I can't wait to see them in something else on the big screen! I thought the movie i interesting and good, well, great...but my son is A genius so what else can I say?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/22

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Audience Member

I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It was a very deep and moving story. I got teary-eyed in places as the narrative unfolded. This film actually does some unique and fun things with the source material. It definitely succeeds where films like Come Away have fell flat. Although, There are places where it starts feeling a bit long in the tooth and a bit too "art house." Just as those moments playout, the in depth lore bits bring you back in. I'd say it's a prequel of sorts to the main Peter Pan story. Its fresh story kept me out of trying to guess what classic story moment they were trying to tell next.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Benh Zeitlin

Director

Devin France

Wendy

Yashua Mack

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Gage Naquin

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Gavin Naquin

James

Ahmad Cage

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

[Wendy] sees the director double down on his style while finding little reason to justify it.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2021

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Dan Jolin

Empire Magazine

A new take on Peter Pan that actually works, delivering all the visual richness you'd hope for from the film-maker behind Beasts Of The Southern Wild.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 13, 2021

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

While by no means perfect, Wendy ... has originality, folklore, and old-school Americana to recommend it.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 13, 2021

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Sometimes Zeitlin is too literal, sometimes he’s too vague. The occasional salty dialogue from the kids feels forced, and not all of the non-professional performances click. But those things never rob the movie of its imagination, emotion, and grit.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Jeremy Aspinall

Radio Times

The metaphors are sprinkled liberally like fairy dust, as childish imagination and joy clashes with the reality and bitterness wrought by old age.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 14, 2021

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

An astonishing riff on Peter Pan, this film is both earthy and dreamy at the same time.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2021

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Synopsis

Lost on a mysterious island, a girl fights to save her family, her freedom and the joyous spirit of youth.

Director: Benh Zeitlin
Executive Producer: Michael Gottwald
Screenwriter: Benh Zeitlin, Eliza Zeitlin
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Production Co: Department of Motion Pictures, Journeyman Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Violent/Bloody Images)
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 28, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 17, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $138.3K

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