Wonder is a 2017 American coming of age comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Steven Conrad and Jack Thorne.

It is based on the 2012 novel by R. J. Palacio and stars Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Mandy Patinkin, and Daveed Diggs.

August "Auggie" Pullman is a 10-year-old boy living in Brooklyn with his parents, Isabel and Nate, older sister, Olivia "Via", and their dog, Daisy.

Auggie was born with a rare medical facial deformity, mandibulofacial dysostosis, and has undergone 27 different surgeries to help him function as a result, and wears an astronaut helmet when going in public.

Auggie has been homeschooled by Isabel, but as he approaches fifth grade, she and Nate decide to finally enroll him at Beecher Prep, a private middle school.

For Halloween, Auggie dresses as Ghostface from the previous year when Daisy ruins his planned Boba Fett costume.

Via signs up for the drama club after meeting theater nerd Justin Hollander, with whom she begins a romantic relationship.

Mr. Tushman confronts Julian and his parents with evidence, including hate notes and a class picture with Auggie photoshopped out.

At the nature retreat, Auggie and Jack are threatened by a trio of seventh graders from another school, but Amos, Miles, and Henry defend them.

On November 27, 2012, it was announced that Lionsgate was developing a feature film adaptation of R. J. Palacio's debut novel Wonder, and were in talks with John August to write the screenplay.

[3] Deadline Hollywood calculated the film made a net profit of $55.3 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues.

[22] However, after grossing $740,000 from Thursday night previews and receiving a large number of group ticket sales, weekend projections were upped to $15 million.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Wonder doesn't shy away from its bestselling source material's sentiment, but this well-acted and overall winsome drama earns its tugs at the heartstrings.

[29][30] In August 2021, during Edinburgh TV Festival's MacTaggart Lecture, co-writer Jack Thorne, while not specifically citing Wonder, acknowledged that he had failed to stand up for disabled talent on projects involving the subject, and sought to rectify this through pushing for new disability initiatives like 'Underlying Health Condition', which launched in December 2021.

[31] White Bird: A Wonder Story, a spin-off sequel/prequel war drama film to Wonder based on R. J. Palacio's graphic novel of the same name, starring Gillian Anderson and Helen Mirren, with Bryce Gheisar reprising his role as Julian Albans, began production in February 2021 in the Czech Republic.