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Most nights in the Bucket home, dinner is a watered-down bowl of cabbage soup, which young Charlie gladly shares with his mother and father and both pairs of grandparents. Every night, the last thing Charlie sees from his window is Willy Wonka's great factory, and he drifts off to sleep dreaming about what might be inside. For nearly fifteen years, no one has seen a single worker going in or coming... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Kids/Family, Musical/Performing Arts, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adaptation and Remake |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 55 min. |
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| Release Date: |
July 15th, 2005 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for quirky situations, action and mild language. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$206,456,431 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"The movie -- and Depp's performance -- is on a constant sugar high, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't." more...
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B- |
Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"Tim Burton hits the sweet spot..." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory succeeds in spite of Johnny Depp's performance, which should have been the high point of the movie." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"It's full of witty or awesome scenes, flights of fancy and characters either totally, lovably sweet or outrageously, humorously rotten." more...
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A |
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