68%User score 68 percent
Wonder Boys
2000 · Comedy · Drama
User Score
907 votes
All she wanted was a little attention.
Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.
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tmdb76622195
September 27, 2023
Nicole Kidman stars as a local television personality who will stop at nothing to get what she wants, but it is Gus Van Sant's direction that really shines. Kidman plays Suzanne, a none-to-bright woman who decides she wants to be a giant media personality. She marries Larry (Matt Dillon), a restaurateur, and settles for doing the weather at a dead-end television station. Suzanne sees that Larry is not behind her care…
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JPV852
April 29, 2024
Great performance from Nicole Kidman but this dark comedy didn't always do it for me, though it also could be I'm not the biggest fan of these mockumentary-like style films where actors (in character) talk to the camera. Still well worth watching for a fine cast. **3.75/5**
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CinemaSerf
January 30, 2025
"Suzanne" (Nicole Kidman) is the epitome of ambition as she convinces local cable boss "Ed" (Wayne Knight) that she'll do just about anything to get her foot in the door - even read out the weather forecast! She's not exactly bright, but she knows exactly how to press the buttons to get her ahead. Snag is she's married to "Larry" (Matt Dillon) and he wants a more traditional family unit with, ideally, kids at some po…
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