The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Name: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Released: September 20, 2023
Duration: 37 min
Rating: 85
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Ayoade

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Netflix | Release Date: September 20, 2023 | PG

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend

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Streams on Netflix beginning September 27, 2023.

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.

Director: Wes Anderson

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 37 min

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Michael Phillips

Oct 6, 2023

In the end, both Dahl’s stories and Anderson’s movies require a few common but difficult skill sets of the actors. Wit. Technical precision. Verbal facility. Adroit timing. And some fun, even if it’s tightly prescribed and carefully confined to a certain place in a fastidiously arranged, ever-shifting picture frame. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Sep 20, 2023

A beautiful and bountiful bite-size film, it stands as Anderson’s second triumph of 2023 (following June’s Asteroid City) and a mini-masterwork in its own right. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Sep 1, 2023

While The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar may be, in some respects, the most literal Dahl adaptation you could possibly imagine, the true author of this project is never in doubt. Read full review

The Playlist Rafaela Sales Ross

Sep 2, 2023

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar grants Dahl’s work a pop-out book feel in its theatrical storytelling. Read full review

Donald Clarke

Sep 29, 2023

As in the best of Anderson’s work, there is a lesson in here about the addictive balm of storytelling. Read full review

NME James Mottram

Sep 1, 2023

As ever with Anderson, the design is meticulous. Some can find this style cloying, but it suits this glorified short perfectly, never outstaying its welcome. Read full review

Phil de Semlyen

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. Read full review

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