White Bird: A Wonder Story has received a near-perfect audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie acts as both a prequel and a sequel to Julia Roberts' 2017 Wonder, based on the R.J. Palacio novel of the same name, which grossed $315 million at the worldwide box office. White Bird's story, based on Palacio's White Bird graphic novel, follows Julian Albans (Bryce Gheisar) after he has been expelled from Beecher Prep and as he learns about the experiences that his grandmother (Helen Mirren) had as a Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied France.

Per Rotten Tomatoes, White Bird has a 99% audience score based on more than 250 verified ratings. The critical score is not as high, but it is still fresh, at 72%. Critics generally preferred Wonder to White Bird, with the 2017 movie receiving an 86% critical score. General audiences, on the other hand, overall prefer White Bird, as Wonder's audience score only reached 88%. White Bird's...