Wilby Wonderful

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Wilby Wonderful

2004

1h 39m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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A Nova Scotian (James Allodi) with a secret makes various suicide attempts while his fellow islanders (Maury Chaykin, Paul Gross) deal with issues of their own.

Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Mar 18, 2005

3/4

Despite its hipster-coffeehouse soundtrack, foul mouth, randy characters, and violent patches, Wilby is wholesome and ultimately remarkable for its optimism.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Oct 8, 2004

2/5

Mediocre.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Oct 8, 2004

2.5/4

Wilby Wonderful tries to be audience-friendly without pandering.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Feb 23, 2006

3.5/5

A fine ensemble cast and a low-key approach that's both charming and a little dull.

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Oz

eFilmCritic.com

Oct 19, 2004

2/5

About as Canadian as Canadian movies get. And no, that's not a good thing.

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

Oct 8, 2004

4/5

Wilby Wonderful is pleasant enough storytelling with a handful of truly brilliant scenes.

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Yuri B

@RyuBlack Apr 18, 2025

Simple enough movie about small town life, greed, and the trials & tribulations of that life. One thing I do agree with, I've always hated that small town mentality about "outsiders"... It's all bullshit.

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georgan g

@RT98616417 Jan 17, 2022

This is not an action comedy, but rather a plot that picks up steam as it rolls along. Good acting, with characters that are humans. The kind of LGBTQ+ film you could take your straight friends to.

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Dec 3, 2020

Enjoyable small-town quirky comedy.

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steve d

@RT35616104 Jun 29, 2020

Not wonderful, simply passable and forgettable.

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Jan 26, 2020

Simple enough movie about small town life, greed, and the trials & tribulations of that life. One thing I do agree with, I've always hated that small town mentality about "outsiders"... It's all bullshit.

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Feb 15, 2017

Not much story too this film. It dabs a little bit here and there but never paints a whole picture.

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Synopsis

A Nova Scotian (James Allodi) with a secret makes various suicide attempts while his fellow islanders (Maury Chaykin, Paul Gross) deal with issues of their own.

Director: Daniel MacIvor
Producer: Sherrie Johnson, Camelia Frieberg
Screenwriter: Daniel MacIvor
Production Co: Mongrel Media, Da Da Kamera, Palpable Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 14, 2016
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Surround

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