Wonder: Book vs. Movie
Stephen Chbosky's 2017 film Wonder adapts R. J. Palacio's book about Auggie Pullman's first year at school. Jacob Tremblay plays Auggie, with Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson as the parents helping him take that step.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- R. J. Palacio
- Year
- 2012
- Pages
- 320Buy book
August Pullman has spent years being taught at home while undergoing surgery for a facial difference. Starting fifth grade at Beecher Prep means facing classmates who do not know how to react to him, as well as the ordinary business of making friends. His account shares space with those of his sister and other children, revealing pressures and loyalties he cannot always see.
- Director
- Stephen Chbosky
- Writer
- Stephen Chbosky, Jack Thorne, Steven Conrad
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 1 hr 53 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs
- Genre
- drama
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
After years of operations and lessons at home, Auggie Pullman enters fifth grade at a school where the other children immediately notice his facial differences. Friendship proves harder to judge than classroom work, especially when kindness changes depending on who is watching. His parents and older sister face their own adjustments as Auggie tries to find a place beyond his family.
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