Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison."
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) is a comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, released on March 14, 2024 with a runtime of 1h 29m. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley and Richard Ayoade. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 245 ratings.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)
Dev Patel
as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
Ben Kingsley
as Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)
Richard Ayoade
as Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)
Ralph Fiennes
as Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)
Rupert Friend
as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
Asa Jennings
as Peter Watson (archive footage)
Eliel Ford
as Stagehand (archive footage)
Truman Hanks
as Stagehand (archive footage)
Benoît Herlin
as Stagehand (archive footage)
Michael Maggart
as Stagehand
Matt Marks
as Stagehand
Directed by Wes Anderson, written by Roald Dahl and Wes Anderson, produced by Wes Anderson, Steven M. Rales and Jeremy Dawson.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 245 ratings.
Sometimes it's really easy to think on Roald Dahl as a children's storyteller - without always remembering that a lot of his stories had some really quite dark undertones. Here, the almost as imaginative Wes Anderson takes four of his shorter stories and works them into this loose compendium of features that takes Dahl's themes and immerses them in his vivid and artistically colourful world of surrealism. Each of…
Reviewed on September 23, 2026
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The main cast of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade and Ralph Fiennes. The film was directed by Wes Anderson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More was released on March 14, 2024 and runs for 1h 29m.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 245 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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