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83% Tomatometer 230 Reviews 51% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Based on the beloved Roald Dahl tale, this comedic and fantastical film follows young Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) and his Grandpa Joe (David Kelly) as they join a small group of contest winners who get to tour the magical and mysterious factory of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp). Aided by his diminutive Oompa Loompa workers (Deep Roy), Wonka has a hidden motivation for the tour, one that he will reveal only after the children in the group show their true colors. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Closer to the source material than 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is for people who like their Chocolate visually appealing and dark.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Ryan Gilbey Sight & Sound If anything cramps Depp, and the film's sense of fun, it is the weight that is placed on reconciliation between Wonka and his father. Sep 28, 2006 Full Review Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Ken Tucker New York Magazine/Vulture As the star who's framed in the center of nearly every shot he's in, Depp is a constantly surprising Willy Wonka. May 12, 2006 Full Review Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald Finally a worthy, excellent remake. Jan 17, 2006 Full Review Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Jana Monji Age of the Geek While Wilder's Wonka had the pensive perfume of bittersweet chocolate, Depp's Wonka is that weird white chocolate--not really what you have in mind when you want to eat chocolate but can be an acquired taste and definitely part of the culinary craft. Rated: 3/5 Dec 27, 2023 Full Review Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast Credit Burton for going the practical route; it visually grounds the otherwise fantastical film. Surprisingly Depp's unhinged and frequently bizarre performance works more often than not. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 12, 2023 Full Review Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand ... for all of the flights of fantasy, Burton never quite finds the heartbeat that warmed the original classic with Gene Wilder, partly because this Willy Wonka is so disconnected and distracted, unable to relate to anyone... Aug 19, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Wyatt E Not as great or memorable as the 1971 Willy Wonka movie but still good, and much closer to the original book, aside from the flashback stuff. None the less I think it's a good movie, not great or bad, just plain good. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/23/24 Full Review Cees T Bizarrely great tale of child mutilation. 7.5/10 Very Christian. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Esteban C a well deserved cult classic! a fantasy world in which the most famous chocolate magnate of the world makes a contest to decide who's going to be his successor. a fun ride, following four very weird kids and one destined to win from the start. predictable at times, surprising at others, but definitely a heart warming story about family, love and chocolate! A LOT OF CHOCOLATE <3 Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Jorge C Ahora teniendo en cuenta las dos versiones de esta obra, me deja la sensación de que la película de 1971 sería un clásico de Disney y esta su live-action, pero uno bueno. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review TEKASHI69 Worst movie I have ever seen. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review Alan R This movie should have been called "Charlie and the Child Molester" in my humble opinion. This movie was a major insult to the original movie and did not bear any resemblance to the book either. The first is the best and the new one with Timothe Chamalet is a close second. Tim Burton should have sued for destroying a classic movie for his own perverted views of the original movie and the book. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tim Burton Director Johnny Depp Willy Wonka Freddie Highmore Charlie Bucket David Kelly Grampa Joe Helena Bonham Carter Mrs. Bucket Noah Taylor Mr. Bucket
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Synopsis Based on the beloved Roald Dahl tale, this comedic and fantastical film follows young Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) and his Grandpa Joe (David Kelly) as they join a small group of contest winners who get to tour the magical and mysterious factory of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp). Aided by his diminutive Oompa Loompa workers (Deep Roy), Wonka has a hidden motivation for the tour, one that he will reveal only after the children in the group show their true colors.

Director
Tim Burton

Producer
Brad Grey, Richard D. Zanuck

Screenwriter
John August, Roald Dahl

Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Co
Warner Bros., Zanuck Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Plan B Films

Rating
PG (Mild Language|Action|Quirky Situations)

Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 15, 2005, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2008

Box Office (Gross USA)
$206.5M

Runtime
1h 55m

Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS, Dolby SRD

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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'Wonka' Rotten Tomatoes Verified Audience Score Thread
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Top Critics78%69
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The Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory tunnel scene is widely regarded as one of the scariest moments in the movie. The images themselves are quite unsettling when considered in isolation. Besides the fact that genuinely creepy imagery is used, the scene is juxtaposed against a magical chocolate factory setting.

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Wonka: "Don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted." Charlie Bucket: "What happened?" Mr. Wonka: "He lived happily ever after.

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Why doesn t Wonka sell chocolate? ›

In 1988, the Wonka brand was sold to Nestlé. In 2005, when Charlie and the Chocolate Factory premiered, demand for the bars were again high, but the bars became discontinued once the demand died off, in January 2010.

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