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  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 18 m

Summary A silent black and white surveillance video is uploaded to YouTube, a child sleeping amongst stuffed animals and blankets. A few seconds later, a drawer under the bed starts to slide open, and a disheveled old man done up as a clown – soon to be known as Wrinkles – emerges, before the footage cuts to static. Over the next year, additiona...

Directed By: Michael Beach Nichols

Written By: Christopher K. Walker, Michael Beach Nichols

  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 18 m

Wrinkles the Clown

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
4.8
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Summary A silent black and white surveillance video is uploaded to YouTube, a child sleeping amongst stuffed animals and blankets. A few seconds later, a drawer under the bed starts to slide open, and a disheveled old man done up as a clown – soon to be known as Wrinkles – emerges, before the footage cuts to static. Over the next year, additiona...

Directed By: Michael Beach Nichols

Written By: Christopher K. Walker, Michael Beach Nichols

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
53
25% Positive
2 Reviews
75% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
53
25% Positive
2 Reviews
75% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
Sep 26, 2019
Fun, fun stuff. And scary? Yes, but not necessarily in the ways you might think going in.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
63
Oct 2, 2019
The film’s mid-act about-face lends a refreshing sense of complexity to an otherwise superficial depiction of Wrinkles.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 8, 2019
Audiences aren’t as malleable as our most overprotective impulses might lead us to believe, which is why kids can both adore Wrinkles and shriek at Wrinkles and why the kids are all right.
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60
Oct 3, 2019
This movie’s a reminder that even abstract concepts can have a dark, persuasive power.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 30, 2019
The story of Wrinkles The Clown and the public reaction to his antics is funny, weird, and timely — there may just not be enough of it to warrant a feature-length documentary.
By Josh Modell FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 26, 2019
Wrinkles the Clown is a documentary that frequently entertains, but lacks true insight into the viral phenomenon.
By Chris Tilly FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 3, 2019
We keep getting glimpses of a compelling subject, but it’s hard to know what Nichols is really going for, since he tosses so many disparate elements together without tying them into a meaningful thread.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
4.8
25% Positive
1 Rating
50% Mixed
2 Ratings
25% Negative
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50% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Production Company Crush Pictures, No Weather Productions, Topic Studios
Release Date Oct 4, 2019
Duration 1 h 18 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline He's Just a Phone Call Away.
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Awards

Fantastic Fest
• 2 Nominations
American Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Imagine Film Festival, NL
• 1 Nomination

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