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Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 115

Fresh: 62

Rotten:53

Average Rating: 5.8/10

Consensus: An old-fashioned, if bland, adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's novel.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for thematic elements and brief mild language

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Childrens

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... 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 heals her own troubled relationship with her father. Twentieth Century Fox and Walden Media present BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE a Wayne Wang Film adapted from the popular and much-honored novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo. Among the book’s awards is the coveted Newbery Honor. Wang directs from a screenplay by Joan Singleton. The Producers are Trevor Albert and Joan Singleton, and the Executive Producer is Ralph Singleton. The village of Napoleonville, Louisiana stands in for the story’s fictional Naomi, Florida. Sleepy Naomi is a place where people have forgotten how to share their sadness and their joy. But Opal and Winn-Dixie might have something to say about that. Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews and Eva Marie Saint star as the somewhat eccentric adults who benefit from Opal and Winn-Dixie’s bumpy summer of discovery. Newcomer AnnaSophia Robb won the role of Opal following an intensive talent hunt. "Opal and Winn-Dixie have something in common," says AnnaSophia. "She doesn’t have a mother and he doesn’t have a home. They both want somebody to love and somebody to love them. And, as a team, they begin to realize that other people just might want the same things." Winn-Dixie guides Opal into places where magic dozes under a coat of dusty disappointment and awakens the people hiding there. Things begin to change day by day under the summer sun – in a funky pet store, a musty library, a drab mobile home, a ramshackle house and a convenience store-turned temple of worship. --© 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Jeff Daniels, AnnaSophia Robb, Dave Matthews, Cicely Tyson

Starring: Jeff Daniels, AnnaSophia Robb, Dave Matthews, Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint, Elle Fanning, Courtney Jines

Director: Wayne Wang

Director: Wayne Wang
Screenwriter: John Singleton
Producer: Trevor Albert, Joan Singleton
Composer: Rachel Portman
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Dual Side

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
  • Disc 1/Side A: BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE - Full Frame Version
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary (Scene Specific) - Anna Sophia Robb - Star
  • Behind the Scenes with Winn Dixie

Trailers:

  • 1. SANDLOT 2
  • 2. GARFIELD
  • 3. FAT ALBERT
  • 4. ROBOTS
  • 5. BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE Soundtrack Preview

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Selelction
  • Disc 1/Side B: BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE - Widescreen Version
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Additional Release Material:

  • Outtakes: Blooper Reel
  • Featurette: Inside Look ICE AGE 2
  • Audio Commentary: Trevor Albert - Producer, Jeff Daniels - Star
 
 
 
 

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Peter Travers
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10/30/06
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

A sweet film, laced with magic realism, and it tackles some rather dark themes in a way that is perfectly appropriate for young children.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/08/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today
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02/09/06
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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/07/06
Empire Magazine

Just the latest quasi-magic-realist, two-birds-with-one-stone shrine to non-traditional families and the power of myth

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
08/22/05
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Because of Winn-Dixie does no harm, and it should appeal to younger children while charming more than a few adults.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
07/29/05
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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07/15/05
Sydney Morning Herald

Relentlessly cute and adorable, it at least has a slight sour edge that gives us above-8s something to cling to. Briefly.

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06/28/05
Rich Cline
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05/16/05
Fred Topel
MovieWeb

A children’s film that embraces storytelling modesty and a balanced view of the world as both depressing and joyous.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

The untidy answers and selfless actions in Because of Winn-Dixie stand out from the family films populated with bratty kids and clueless adults.

Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | comment Comment
04/13/05
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

A cloying 'family entertainment' filled to the bubbling brim with goody-goody intentions and, somehow, managing to deliver on none of them.

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03/24/05
Harry Haun
Film Journal International

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03/23/05
Steven Snyder
Zertinet Movies

not heavy on plot, but it is a series of charming adventures with common, heart warming themes about finding friendship and dealing with hardship

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
03/06/05
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

The movie offers a loving but strikingly tempered assessment of family and town life that one seldom finds in today's raucous family films.

Full Review Source: Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) | comment Comment
03/02/05
Thomas Peyser
Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

It’s all very sweet, the acting is excellent, especially Tyson and young Ms. Robb. The dog is very good too.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
02/27/05
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
 
 
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