Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fingerprintHigh energy, big heart.
Spectacular
Awe-inspiring and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout score, visual style, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Spectacular
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is spectacular.
Awe-inspiring and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's awe-inspiring, wholesome, and hopeful. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit.
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around fantasy, family, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout score, visual style, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the score, visual style, and cinematography stand out.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is included with a subscription to Netflix and HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 55 min
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory runs 1 h 55 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory higher (78) than audiences (62). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $150 million to make and earned $475 million worldwide, 3.2 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+113GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 127 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 189 storytelling tropes for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, including Not His Sled, Actually Pretty Funny, Adaptational Attractiveness.
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