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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) — Stream on Netflix · CriticCrunch

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Movie2023·39 min

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Directed by Wes Anderson

Comedy Fantasy Adventure Drama

A comedy fantasy film directed by Wes Anderson.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 11%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

About The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Whimsical, Stylized
Story Tags: ambition hubris, fate destiny, redemption, mid century, london, urban, mentor student, anti hero, genius prodigy, nonlinear flashback, training arc, frame story

1K ratings

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Details

Director: Wes Anderson
Language: English

Cast

Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel

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How The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Ranks

All movies

Top 11%

2020s movies

Top 12%

Comedy movies

Top 8%

2020s Comedy movies

Top 7%

Wes Anderson films#7 of 19

Top 11% All movies.

the vibe

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

whimsical

stylized

What it's about

nonlinear flashbacktraining arcframe storyambition hubrisfate destinyredemptionanti-herogenius prodigymentor studentlondonurbanmid-century

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

whimsicalquirky