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Feature film — 2000

Wonder Boys (2000)

6.81h 47mComedy — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 697 votes.

Paramount Pictures / Mutual Film Company / Scott Rudin Productions / Curtis Hanson Productions / BBC / Marubeni / TOHO-TOWA / Tele München / MFF Feature Film Productions

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Director: Curtis Hanson

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Cast & crew

Michael Douglas as Grady Tripp

Michael Douglas

Grady Tripp

Tobey Maguire as James Leer

Tobey Maguire

James Leer

Frances McDormand as Sara Gaskell

Frances McDormand

Sara Gaskell

Robert Downey Jr. as Terry Crabtree

Robert Downey Jr.

Terry Crabtree

Katie Holmes as Hannah Green

Katie Holmes

Hannah Green

Rip Torn as Q

Rip Torn

Q

R

Richard Knox

Vernon Hardapple

Jane Adams as Oola

Jane Adams

Oola

Michael Cavadias as Miss Sloviak

Michael Cavadias

Miss Sloviak

Richard Thomas as Walter Gaskell

Richard Thomas

Walter Gaskell

Alan Tudyk as Sam Traxler

Alan Tudyk

Sam Traxler

Philip Bosco as Emily's Father

Philip Bosco

Emily's Father

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