Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- romantic
- tense
- date night
- romantic movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the romantic mystery stylish and intermittently clever but undermined by convoluted plotting, implausible coincidences, and an unconvincing script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The second half jumps through time and between characters' points of view before the separate narrative pieces converge.
Matthew abandons a business trip and puts his life on hold to track down Lisa after believing he has seen her again.
Matthew encounters another woman calling herself Lisa, while the actress Alex is secretly connected to Lisa's disappearance.
The film centers a fashionable young Chicago cast and combines romantic longing with pursuit, concealment, and reversals.
Films like Wicker Park, and why
L'Appartement
shares a romantic mystery built around obsession, mistaken identity, fragmented chronology, and emotional suspense
Vertigo
shares an obsessive love story, shifting perceptions, visual elegance, and mystery shaped by an elusive woman
The Last Kiss
shares a nonlinear romantic thriller structure in which multiple viewpoints gradually reconstruct a hidden relationship
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul McGuigan
- Release Date
- 2004-09-03
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (768)
Cast
- Josh Hartnett
- Rose Byrne
- Matthew Lillard
- Diane Kruger
- Christopher Cousins
- Jessica Paré
- Vlasta Vrana
- Amy Sobol
- Ted Whittall
- Isabel Dos Santos
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wicker Park about?
- A lovestruck Chicago advertising executive tears apart his carefully planned future to solve the disappearance of the woman he never stopped loving.
- What is Wicker Park like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wicker Park as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Wicker Park violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Wicker Park.
- What did critics think of Wicker Park?
- Critics generally found the romantic mystery stylish and intermittently clever but undermined by convoluted plotting, implausible coincidences, and an unconvincing script.
- Which films are like Wicker Park?
- Films with a similar feel include L'Appartement, Vertigo, and The Last Kiss.
- How long is Wicker Park?
- Wicker Park runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wicker Park?
- In United States, Wicker Park streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
