Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

"Prepare for a taste of adventure."

2005 1h 55m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 16,434

AdventureComedyFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

“Prepare for a taste of adventure.”

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Cast

Johnny Depp
Willy Wonka
Freddie Highmore
Charlie Bucket
David Kelly
Grandpa Joe
Helena Bonham Carter
Mrs. Bucket
Noah Taylor
Mr. Bucket
Missi Pyle
Mrs. Beauregarde
James Fox
Mr. Salt
Deep Roy
Oompa Loompa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tim Burton
Writers: John August, John Greaves
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CAST

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254+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tim Burton, shot by Philippe Rousselot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Lebenzon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tim Burton directs. Philippe Rousselot behind the camera. Danny Elfman scores. Chris Lebenzon cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
3Released 21 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5254+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Tim Burton, shot by Philippe Rousselot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Chris Lebenzon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Johnny Depp and Freddie Highmore and David Kelly carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Prepare for a taste of adventure.".
11IMDB entry: tt0367594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1216,434 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 17 themes, including "factory worker", "factory", "london, england", "based on novel or book".
14Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Original score: Danny Elfman
Editing: Chris Lebenzon
Production design: Alex McDowell
Costume design: Gabriella Pescucci
Makeup / hair: Ivana Primorac
VFX supervisor: Nick Davis
Sound: Bill Abbott
Stunt coordinator: Jim Dowdall
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $150,000,000
Box office: $475,000,000
Return: 317% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

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Andre Gonzales2023-05-04
★ 7/10
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.
CinemaSerf2024-07-20
★ 6/10
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 ticket and travels with his mischievous "Grandpa Joe" (David Kelly) to the factory where all of the delicious sweets are made. It's maybe best from here on in to discard your views of the 1971 version and look at this is a completely different re-imagining of the Roald Dahl story. We've already been introduced to his rather odious co-winners who exemplify all that's ghastly about precocious children spoiled and over-indulged by parents who either don't care, won't care - or want to live their lives vicariously through the would-be successes of their brats. Julia Winter probably taks the cake as the truly obnoxious "Veruca Salt" but Jordan Fry's "Mike Teevee" isn't too far behind. With Depp putting his heart and soul into his character, we incorporate some of Danny Elfman's more entertaining music into a journey of self discovery and millions of calories. It's a quickly paced, lively, enterprise with Tim Burton bringing his technicolour imagination alive for almost two hours. The most engaging effort has to come from Deep Roy who just oozes cheeky charisma as the Oompa-Loompa (well, quite a few of them) who does all the heavy lifting while the guy in the purple velvet takes the credit. It's enjoyable enough, just lacking in that something special.