Wonder Wheel

Wonder Wheel

2017 · 101 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.4 (1,246 votes)
Dir. Woody Allen · Starring Kate Winslet, Juno Temple, Jim Belushi, Justin Timberlake, Max Casella, Jack Gore
DramaRomance

The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment.

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Immerse yourself in a visually rich, bittersweet 1950s Coney Island. This is a melancholic character study, exploring unfulfilled dreams and the yearning for something more amidst a backdrop of vibrant nostalgia. It feels like a beautiful, yet emotionally heavy, journey through lives intertwined by longing and circumstance.

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