Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

G

In Theaters Aug 2

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Musical

Comedy

Fantasy

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The last of five coveted "golden tickets" falls into the hands of a sweet but very poor boy. He and his grandpa then get a tour of the strangest chocolate factory in the world. The owner leads five young winners on a thrilling and often dangerous tour of his factory.

Critics Consensus

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is strange yet comforting, full of narrative detours that don't always work but express the film's uniqueness.

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Mel Stuart

Director

Gene Wilder

Willy Wonka

Jack Albertson

Grandpa Joe

Peter Ostrum

Charlie Bucket

Roy Kinnear

Mr. Henry Salt

Julie Dawn Cole

Veruca Salt

Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

08/23/2022

Exuberant, macabre and unpredictable...

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

07/09/2018

4/4

Probably the best film of its sort since The Wizard of Oz. It is everything that family movies usually claim to be, but aren't: Delightful, funny, scary, exciting, and, most of all, a genuine work of imagination.

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

12/22/2009

2/4

The passages in the mysterious factory, which should be Charlie's and our release from the oppression of the earlier scenes, are just as ugly as everything that's come before, so there's no contrast.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jun 30

2/5

…this chocolate factory feels like a watered-down, Americanised Wonka, shot on unhelpfully off-message German locations, and with a weird transatlantic, moralistic tone that feels like Dahl’s involvement with the script was fairly minimal (it was)…

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

02/06/2025

7/10

The imaginative visuals tend to be the highlight, though the ideas intermittently seem too farfetched even for this flighty spectacle, causing the film to be far more memorable for individual elements rather than the production as a whole.

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KT Mahe

For Your Reference Podcast

01/16/2024

4.5/5

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a classic delight for all the senses. Gene Wilder has the commendable ability to balance levity and no nonsense charm to confectionery and commentary.

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Tyler W

Jan 3

Willy Wonka is memory etched in my brain that will forever burn bright! It is a passage way back to my childhood and my youth. I adore Gene Wilder and no matter how many times I watch I get such a kick out of the supporting cast. Like Im seeing it for the first time again!

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Dennis

Sep 22

This movie will always be another old time classic to me, Ill go see it every time it comes out !

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Kainoa136 T.

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Plot: 10/10 Writing: 8/10 Acting: 9/10 Cinematography: 7.5/10 Pacing: 9/10 Ending: 7.5/10 Overall: 10/10

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Ben W

@Username618 Apr 25

I could sort of see what it was on about, and that people had taken care, but I didn't really like it. Gene Wilder's good value, usually.

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John K

@WQCMI Apr 14

Despite the budget being very low, its actually got some memorable moments and that 1970s charm to it.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Mar 18

Honestly such an all time classic!

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Synopsis

The last of five coveted "golden tickets" falls into the hands of a sweet but very poor boy. He and his grandpa then get a tour of the strangest chocolate factory in the world. The owner leads five young winners on a thrilling and often dangerous tour of his factory.

Director: Mel Stuart
Producer: Stan Margulies, David L. Wolper
Screenwriter: Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Quaker Oats Company, David L. Wolper Productions
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 1971, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2026
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2015
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)