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Wonder Boys
2000
· Movie
· 107 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1717
- IMDb #1765
- Rotten Tomatoes #1430
- Metacritic #948
- Letterboxd #1769
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1960
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1348
- Metacritic Critics #1101
- Metacritic Audience #810
- Criticker #817
- Kinopoisk #2496
- AlloCiné #3907
- Trakt #2512
Every rating
56–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 56, highest is Google on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.
Details
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Writer
- Steve Kloves
- Based on
- Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
- Released
- 22 February 2000
- Country
- Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $33.4M
- Awards
- 19 wins, 41 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 60 →5 major awards won · 19 wins from 60 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Original Song | " Things Have Changed " Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Kloves | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 | Top 10 Films | Winner | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand (also for Almost Famous ) | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2000 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Things Have Changed" Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Steve Kloves | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Film Editing | Dede Allen | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2000 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Jeannine Oppewall | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Kloves | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand (also for Almost Famous ) | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Winner | |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Things Have Changed" Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Michael Douglas | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Steve Kloves | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song | " Things Have Changed " Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Dede Allen | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Steve Kloves | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Jeannine Oppewall | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "Things Have Changed" Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Steve Kloves | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Song | "Things Have Changed" Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted from Another Medium | Steve Kloves | Winner |
| Best Actor | Michael Douglas (also for Traffic ) | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Dede Allen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand (also for Almost Famous ) | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay | Steve Kloves | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand (also for Almost Famous ) | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Michael Douglas | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand (also for Almost Famous ) | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Kloves | Winner |
| Best Actor | Michael Douglas | Nominee |
| Best Casting | Mali Finn | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dante Spinotti | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "Things Have Changed" Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tobey Maguire | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Michael Douglas | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "Things Have Changed" Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Movies of the Year | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand (also for Almost Famous ) | Winner |
L.A. Outfest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Screen Idol Award (Male) | Robert Downey Jr. | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Michael Douglas | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Tobey Maguire | Winner |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| USC Scripter Awards | Steve Kloves (screenwriter) ; Michael Chabon (author) | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
7 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Michael Douglas | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Tobey Maguire | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Kloves | Nominee |
| Best Director | Curtis Hanson | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Things Have Changed" Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Michael Douglas | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Steve Kloves | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Michael Douglas | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Steve Kloves | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Michael Douglas | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Steve Kloves | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Michael Douglas | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Actor of the Year | Michael Douglas | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Steve Kloves | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Movie Liar | Tobey Maguire | Nominee |