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  • 2023
  • PG
  • Netflix
  • 37 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Netflix
  • 37 m
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Summary This short anthology film adapts four of the stories in the Roald Dahl collection "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More." The main story follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a stolen book.

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Written By: Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson

  • 2023
  • PG
  • Netflix
  • 37 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Netflix
  • 37 m
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Metascore Universal acclaim Based on 22 Critic Reviews
83
User Score Generally favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
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Summary This short anthology film adapts four of the stories in the Roald Dahl collection "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More." The main story follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a stolen book.

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Written By: Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson

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Metascore
Universal acclaim Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Universal acclaim Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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100
Sep 1, 2023
It’s disarming and lovely to see a spiritual growth parable rendered in Anderson’s jewel-box style. His delivery here is not willfully eccentric but gorgeously centered. Form underscores content in "Henry Sugar" in a most delightful way.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
90
Sep 27, 2023
As the narrative unfolded in lickety-split fashion, I found myself totally charmed and a little dizzy. Anderson uses almost all of Dahl's prose here, and while that could've backfired, or even resulted in bloat, the filmmaker keeps the proceedings brisk and snappy, relying on Dahl's inherent dry humor to do a lot of the heavy lifting.
By Chris Evangelista FULL REVIEW
90
Sep 1, 2023
Its layered story, about a rich man and the extraordinary book that changes his life, is particularly well-suited to Anderson, who revels in such Russian Doll narratives and delivers the story as a dramatic reading, narrated by its characters.
By Nikki Baughan FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 27, 2023
For devotees, it’s a delightful little morsel, lovingly brought to life as only Anderson knows how, and illustrates his creativity when it comes to adaptation.
By Hannah Strong FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 1, 2023
Given the film’s abridged runtime and its genuine playfulness, even Wes-skeptics might find themselves cracking a wry grin from time to time.
By Ben Croll FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 1, 2023
Neither twee nor saccharine, Anderson’s aesthetic tends to mirror the auras and oddball personalities of his films. In a work suffused with stupefying mysteries, the strange visions Henry Sugar teems with echo its drifters’ wide-eyed wonder as well as their creator’s. It’s an infectious feeling.
By Leonardo Goi FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 1, 2023
Unfortunately, its 39 minutes unfold in such motor-mouthed haste, it feels like a dad belting through a bedtime story while the football’s on downstairs.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
6.5
62% Positive
8 Ratings
15% Mixed
2 Ratings
23% Negative
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Generally favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
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62% Positive
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15% Mixed
2 Ratings
23% Negative
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Production Company American Empirical Pictures, Netflix Studios, Netflix
Release Date Sep 20, 2023
Duration 37 m
Rating PG
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Website https://filmsozluk.com/seker-henrynin-i%cc%87nanilmaz-oykusu-the-wonderful-story-of-henry-sugar-filmi/
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