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A lonely young girl named Opal adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie (for the supermarket where she found him). The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
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Drama and Kids/Family |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 37 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 18th, 2005 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for thematic elements and brief mild language. |
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| Distributors: |
20th Century Fox Distribution
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$32,645,546 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"...it's refreshingly free of the overadrenalized overkill and/or saccharine manipulations of so many kid movies." more...
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B |
Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"In pace, sensibility, and big, beating heart, this is a child's first indie film, and it's the better for it." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...doesn't have a mean bone in its body, but it's dead in the water." more...
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C+ |
Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder
"...tries hard to be sweet but plays like Pollyanna with fleas." more...
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C |
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