---
title: 'Wonder Boys (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Curtis Hanson'
released: '2000-02-22'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wonder-boys-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185014/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wonder Boys (2000)

2000 · 107 min · Drama, Comedy · Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Japan


## Synopsis

Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Steve Kloves. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan, it is based on the 1995 novel by Michael Chabon. Michael Douglas stars as professor Grady Tripp, a novelist who teaches creative writing at a university but has been unable to finish his second novel.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Curtis Hanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-hanson)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Chabon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-chabon), [Steve Kloves](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-kloves)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christopher Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-young)
- **Producer:** [Scott Rudin](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-rudin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dante Spinotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/dante-spinotti)
- **Editor:** [Dede Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dede-allen)

## Cast

- [Katie Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-holmes)
- [Philip Bosco](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-bosco)
- [Amber Mariano](https://cinepixo.com/people/amber-mariano)
- [Jane Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-adams)
- [Robert Downey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-jr)
- [Kelly Bishop](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-bishop)
- [Tobey Maguire](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobey-maguire)
- [Yusuf Gatewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/yusuf-gatewood)
- [James Ellroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-ellroy)
- [Frances McDormand](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-mcdormand)
- [Richard Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-thomas)
- [George Grizzard](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-grizzard)
- [Alan Tudyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-tudyk)
- [Michael Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-douglas)
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)

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Official site: http://www.wonderboysmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/wonder-boys-2000
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