Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 6
Its director stated on the record that "when I set out to make a movie about kindness, I knew that you can't make a movie about kindness without doing it with kindness, It could be something of a hea…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "i want to say to all my fellow directors and producers out there, to think all the time when you are casting, including background casting, to always include s…" 2. Its producer stated on the record that "the film celebrates the goodness of people and talks about differences and celebrating those differences, with themes of tolerance and empathy" 3. Children's Craniofacial Association is documented as involved through consulting 4. The adaptation scores 89 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 5. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 19 of 100 6.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "When I set out to make a movie about kindness, I knew that you can't make a movie about kindness without doing it with kindness. It could be something of a healing experience for some folks that migh…"DB News, November 2017 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "I want to say to all my fellow directors and producers out there, to think all the time when you are casting, including background casting, to always include somebody with a disability or to think ab…"Disability Belongs / Media Access Awards, 2017 source ↗
- 3Creator statementproducer: "The film celebrates the goodness of people and talks about differences and celebrating those differences, with themes of tolerance and empathy."DB News, November 2017 source ↗
- 4Advocacy orgChildren's Craniofacial Association involved via consulting; evidence type press_release.Children's Craniofacial Association (advocacy group) source ↗
- 5FaithfulnessFaithfulness 89 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 6Content balanceAdvocacy 19 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Age: 27 — strongly youth-oriented
Quadrant Scores
Audience Representation
Where to Watch (US)
Source Material
| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wonder | R.J. Palacio | novel | 2012 |
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What Changed from the Source
The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.
Source faithfulness: 89/100
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Advocacy Over Time in Family
The average advocacy score of Family titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973 | 0 | 3 |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 | 5 |
| 1984 | 3 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | 0 | 8 |
| 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 2 | 8 |
| 1990 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | 1 | 5 |
| 1992 | 1 | 6 |
| 1993 | 0 | 9 |
| 1994 | 1 | 8 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 3 | 5 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 | 10 |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 1 | 12 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 |
| 2006 | 1 | 15 |
| 2007 | 0 | 14 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 | 4 |
| 2017 | 12 | 5 |
| 2019 | 14 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 16 | 6 |
| 2023 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 |
| 2025 | 6 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| This title (2017) | 19 | 1 |
● This title (2017): advocacy 19 · explore Family →
Cast & Crew
Soren Miltich (director) · Stephen Chbosky (director)