Movie Details
Original Title
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Original Language
EN
Budget
$150,000,000
Revenue
$475,000,000
Status
Released
Popularity
14.4
Key Crew
Director
Tim Burton
Producer
Richard D. Zanuck, Brad Grey, Lorne Orleans
Screenplay
John August
Editor
Chris Lebenzon
Executive Producer
Patrick McCormick, Michael Siegel, Graham Burke
Keywords
factory worker
london, england
based on novel or book
chocolate
candy
overweight child
parent child relationship
grandparent grandchild relationship
teacher
tragedy
dark fantasy
gothic romance
candy bar
Reviews from TMDB
Not as good as the original but still good nonetheless. Johnny Depp is really the only reason this movie was good. I think any other actor that would have played that character would have made the movie suck.
Gene Wilder's interpretation of "Willy Wonka" was always going to be tough to top, and though he does try to inject some individuality to the role, Johnny Depp doesn't really compare so well. Freddie Highmore does deliver quite well though as the eponymous "Charlie" who finds the elusive golden tick ...
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