Directed by:
Daniel BarnzScreenplay:
Daniel BarnzCinematography:
Bobby BukowskiComposer:
Christophe BeckCast:
Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, Bill Pullman, Patricia Clarkson, Bailee Madison, Peter Gerety, Campbell Scott, Madhur Jaffrey, Tessa Albertson, Ian Colletti (more)Plots(1)
Phoebe longs to be in the school production of Alice in Wonderland. After her peculiar drama teacher Miss Dodger casts her, Phoebe struggles to control her behavior so her Principal will allow her to continue being in the play. As Phoebe's stress mounts, her behavior grows worse, creating intense pressure on her parents Hillary and Peter. Hillary, who already feels a failure in both her personal and professional life, desperately tries to understand and help her daughter. But this connection proves elusive as Phoebe begins retreating to an imaginary fantasy world peopled by characters from Alice in Wonderland, a world which grows increasingly disturbing and treacherous. As Alice observes to the Caterpillar, "It is very confusing being so many different sizes in a day," and in the end both Hillary and Phoebe (under Miss Dodger's tutelage) must try to navigate the strange, painful, exhilarating transformation from chrysalis to butterfly. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Elle Fanning
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Trumbo (2015)
Felicity Huffman
USA
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Magnolia (1999)
Rudderless (2014)
Bill Pullman
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Dark Waters (2019)
A League of Their Own (1992)
Patricia Clarkson
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Shutter Island (2010)
The Untouchables (1987)
Bailee Madison
USA
Best movies:
Brothers (2009)
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
Conviction (2010)
Peter Gerety
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
Changeling (2008)
Sleepers (1996)
Campbell Scott
USA
Best movies:
Saint Ralph (2004)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Singles (1992)
Madhur Jaffrey
India
Best movies:
A Late Quartet (2012)
Wolf (1994)
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Tessa Albertson
Best movies:
Disconnect (2012)
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
Shrek the Musical (2013)
Ian Colletti
Best movies:
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
Baby Mama (2008)
An Invisible Sign (2010)
Teala Dunn
USA
Best movies:
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Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
Enchanted (2007)
Marquis Rodriguez
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
Maddie Corman
USA
Best movies:
What Maisie Knew (2012)
Begin Again (2013)
Swingers (1996)
Gracie Lawrence
Best movies:
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
Adam (2019)
The Sitter (2011)
Ron Simons
USA
Best movies:
Then Came You (2018)
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
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