Phoebe in Wonderland(2009)

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Synopsis

Phoebe longs to be in the school production of Alice in Wonderland. After her peculiar drama teacher Miss Dodger casts her, Phoebe struggles to control her behavior so her Principal will allow her to continue being in the play. As Phoebe's stress mounts, her behavior grows worse, creating intense pressure on her parents Hillary and Peter. Hillary, who already feels a failure in both her personal and professional life, desperately tries to understand and help her daughter. But this connection proves elusive as Phoebe begins retreating to an imaginary fantasy world peopled by characters from Alice in Wonderland, a world which grows increasingly disturbing and treacherous. As Alice observes to the Caterpillar, "It is very confusing being so many different sizes in a day," and in the end both Hillary and Phoebe (under Miss Dodger's tutelage) must try to navigate the strange, painful, exhilarating transformation from chrysalis to butterfly.
Phoebe longs to be in the school production of Alice in Wonderland. After her peculiar drama teacher Miss Dodger casts her, Phoebe struggles to control her behavior so her Principal will allow her to continue being in the play. As …
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In Theaters

  • March 6, 2009

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for thematic material and brief strong language)

Genres

Drama

Run Time

1 hour 36 minutes

Distributors

ThinkFilm

Box Office

$72,979

Directors

Daniel Barnz

Director

CAST

Felicity Huffman

Hillary Lichten

Patricia Clarkson

Miss Dodger

Bill Pullman

Peter Lichten

Elle Fanning

Phoebe Lichten

Bailee Madison

Olivia

Ian Colletti

Jamie
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