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Wonderful World

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2.5K
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Matthew Broderick in Wonderful World (2009)
A misanthropic divorcée finds love despite all his efforts against it.
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ComedyDramaRomance

Ben Singer has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu's sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu's sister, Khadi, might remedy both men's ills.Ben Singer has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu's sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu's sister, Khadi, might remedy both men's ills.Ben Singer has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu's sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu's sister, Khadi, might remedy both men's ills.

  • Director
    • Joshua Goldin
  • Writer
    • Joshua Goldin
  • Stars
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Sanaa Lathan
    • Michael Kenneth Williams
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joshua Goldin
    • Writer
      • Joshua Goldin
    • Stars
      • Matthew Broderick
      • Sanaa Lathan
      • Michael Kenneth Williams
    • 32User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Ben Singer
    Sanaa Lathan
    Sanaa Lathan
    • Khadi
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    • Ibu
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • The Man
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    • Cyril
    Jodelle Ferland
    Jodelle Ferland
    • Sandra
    Ally Walker
    Ally Walker
    • Eliza
    Christy Reese
    • Cassie
    Zacharias Foppe
    • Leon
    • (as Zacharias E. Foppe)
    Cristen Barnes
    Cristen Barnes
    • Suzie
    Mia Ford
    Mia Ford
    • Maxine - Cyril's Daughter
    Paul T. Taylor
    Paul T. Taylor
    • Doug
    James Burton
    James Burton
    • McRory
    Dan Zanes
    Dan Zanes
    • Sweeny
    John Hambrick
    John Hambrick
    • Judge Bissel
    Drew Waters
    Drew Waters
    • City Lawyer #1
    Odessa Feaster
    Odessa Feaster
    • Laugh Zone MC
    • (as a different name)
    Carrey Bowers
    • Stand-up Comic
    • Director
      • Joshua Goldin
    • Writer
      • Joshua Goldin
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    • Trivia
      At one point in the film, Matthew Broderick and Sanaa Lathan are talking about the impossibility of their relationship. Lathan's character says that they are like a hippo and a lion trying to mate. Broderick asks 'who's the hippo. Broderick voiced Simba in the "Lion King" franchise.
    • Goofs
      Ben and Ibou are seen playing a game of chess, unfortunately the chess board was incorrectly set up, so that the bottom-right square is black.

      Unfortunately as a consequence, the black queen and king plus the white queen and king are all on the wrong starting squares. No one ever plays the game of chess with the bottom-right square as black, because then all the kings and queens would then be incorrectly placed on the wrong color starting squares. How to set up the pieces on a chess board: First set up the board so that the bottom-right square is white . . . Place a rook on each of your two corners . . . Place the knights next to the rooks . . . Place the bishops to the inside of the knights . . . Place the queen on the remaining, matching-color square . . .
    • Quotes

      Ben Singer: [Courtroom presentation] I know I'm just a joke to you, and you only decided to hear my case because you're amused. Some crackpot acting as his own attorney accusing the city of depraved indifference. Do you know what the most crowded room is in the Getty Museum? It's the room with Van Gogh's Irises. Why? Because someone bought the painting for 54 million dollars. There's a reverential silence in the Iris room; Mr. and Mrs. Museum Goer might as well be looking at a framed pile of cash. Newspapers publish movie grosses, if a movie grosses over a hundred million dollars, we assume it must be good. There's no God, there's no beauty, if a painting or a CD doesn't sell, throw it out. The 910 Freeway has a very sharp turn as it winds into the valley from the hills. And every year four or five motorists are killed on this spot. And the city conducted a costs and effects study, and concluded that the costs in terms of human life was not equal to the cost of rebuilding the highway. And so this deadly spot on the highway remains and in five years 20 more people will die. Well if this isn't depraved indifference, I don't know what is. Ibu Endai came her from Senegal; he worked a guard in an outlet store in Carson. He's a great chess player, he's my friend. And, uh, he was thrown away. Well, what kind of a world do we live in that his life is worth less than this Nobody's ability to get quickly into a parking space. Or the city impound's need to for revenue so that each one of these amoebas can have a beach house in Miami. Is that really the kind of world we want to live in?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Matthew Broderick/Robin Tunney/Ke$ha (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      The Sunsets
      Written by Dan Zanes

      Performed by Dan Zanes

    User reviews32

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Very sweet and inspiring film.
    I found this film to very well written and directed. The story is about the life we all lead and all its obstacles, which are superbly edited to show them to us, but not too grimly.

    It pats you on the back relatively quickly with elements that seem extraordinary but really are natural phenomenons and not to be taken seriously. It generously shows how seeing the world in such a way can impact harshly on you, but how you still learn from the experience.

    It grasps upon the warmth and clarity that can be gained from truly compatible relationships when looking at the world through these eyes, in this way, it presents a seek and you shall find attitude.

    The ending is... well when you find the end, there will be the beginning. One of my favorite films.
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    3
    • amelaus29
    • May 15, 2010

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Wolof
    • Also known as
      • Удивительный мир
    • Filming locations
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cold Iron Pictures
      • K5 International
      • Ambush Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,309
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,582
      • Jan 10, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,309
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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