Wonderland

Wonderland

Welcome to suburbia ground zero.

1997 · 80 min · ★ 8.3 · Documentary

Welcome to Levittown, New York - America's first cookie-cutter community. From wife-swapping to bomb shelters, to flag burning, Wonderland takes a hilarious and unforgettable look at life in a town where thousands of identical-looking houses were assigned to their residents in alphabetical order.

Directed by John O'Hagan

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