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A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

Drama · Science Fiction · Family · 2003

Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any other.

Movie details

A Wrinkle in Time

“To rescue their father, they must save the universe.”

2003 Drama · Science Fiction · Family 2h 8m

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6.3 / 10

Community rating

Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any other.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Kent Harrison

Written by

Susan Shilliday

Katie Stuart

Katie Stuart

Meg Murry

Gregory Smith

Gregory Smith

Calvin O'Keefe

David Dorfman

David Dorfman

Charles Wallace Murry

Chris Potter

Chris Potter

Dr. Jack Murry

Kyle Secor

Kyle Secor

The Man With Red Eyes

Sean Cullen

Sean Cullen

Happy Medium

Sarah-Jane Redmond

Sarah-Jane Redmond

Dr. Dana Murry

Court is in session

Put A Wrinkle in Time on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.