Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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- Synopsis
- Director Tim Burton ('Edward Scissorhands,' 'Big Fish') puts his indelible thumbprint on this new adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved book. When Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) finds a gold wrapper in his Willy Wonka chocolate bar and wins a guided ......
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- Starring
- Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Christopher Lee, Noah Taylor
- Director(s)
- Tim Burton
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros.
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 106 min.
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Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Those Oompa-Loompas are the beat, and soul, of Burton's finest movie since "Ed Wood": a madhouse kiddie musical with a sweet-and-sour heart.Read the full review
Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites
This is a dazzling movie, yet some people (not kids, but maybe their parents) will be put off by its Grand Guignol ghoulishness.Read the full review
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
Depp deserves kudos for fashioning an original and outlandish if occasionally menacing character.Read the full review