Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
54 %
Reviews Counted: 114 Fresh: 62 Rotten:52 Average Rating: 5.8/10
Consensus:
An old-fashioned, if bland, adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's novel.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Theatrical Release: Feb 18, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $32,626,519
Synopsis: Based on the perennial best seller, BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE tells the story of a lonely young girl who 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... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Jeff Daniels, AnnaSophia Robb, Dave Matthews, Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint
Director: Wayne Wang
Screenwriter: John Singleton
Producer: Trevor Albert, Joan Singleton
Composer: Rachel Portman
Screenwriter: John Singleton
Producer: Trevor Albert, Joan Singleton
Composer: Rachel Portman
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08/16/07
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A sweet film, laced with magic realism, and it tackles some rather dark themes in a way that is perfectly appropriate for young children.
09/08/06
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02/09/06
Just the latest quasi-magic-realist, two-birds-with-one-stone shrine to non-traditional families and the power of myth
08/22/05
Because of Winn-Dixie does no harm, and it should appeal to younger children while charming more than a few adults.
07/29/05
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07/15/05
Relentlessly cute and adorable, it at least has a slight sour edge that gives us above-8s something to cling to. Briefly.
06/28/05
A children’s film that embraces storytelling modesty and a balanced view of the world as both depressing and joyous.
05/03/05
The untidy answers and selfless actions in Because of Winn-Dixie stand out from the family films populated with bratty kids and clueless adults.
04/13/05
A cloying 'family entertainment' filled to the bubbling brim with goody-goody intentions and, somehow, managing to deliver on none of them.
03/24/05
not heavy on plot, but it is a series of charming adventures with common, heart warming themes about finding friendship and dealing with hardship
03/06/05
The movie offers a loving but strikingly tempered assessment of family and town life that one seldom finds in today’s raucous family films.
03/02/05
It’s all very sweet, the acting is excellent, especially Tyson and young Ms. Robb. The dog is very good too.
02/27/05
I left the theater with joy in my heart. And it's all because of Winn-Dixie.
02/27/05
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