Because of Winn-Dixie

Name: Because of Winn-Dixie
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Family
Released: February 18, 2005
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 54
Cast: AnnaSophia Robb, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, Jeff Daniels

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: February 18, 2005 | PG

Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, Jeff Daniels

Summary: 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 herBased 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. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Director: Wayne Wang

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 106 min

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Premiere Peter Debruge

Most likely chosen for its shaggy-dog looks, Winn-Dixie is actually a great deal more special than you'd expect, a fitting analogy for a film no parent should be too quick to dismiss. Read full review

Marc Mohan

Should satisfy its 8- to 12-year-old target demographic. Read full review

Peter Hartlaub

Matthews holds his own with his experienced co-stars, and his half- talking/half-singing explanation of his criminal past is the movie's best scene. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Limiting the potential overripeness of the material with tact and sincerity, he (Wang) generally makes the most of his resourceful cast; only the dog overacts. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

The story seems awkwardly positioned between coming-of-age realism and whimsical fantasy. Read full review

Anita Gates

A harmless, pleasant comic drama, but elements that may have seemed delightfully eccentric on the page take on unfortunate new tones when translated to film. Read full review

Liam Lacey

The problem is that director Wayne Wang seems deaf to the tonal differences between coming-of-age, magic realism and children's comedy. Read full review

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EricW.

Nov 16, 2007

My daughters took to thid movie like no other they have watched, I guess it is the always yearning women feel about being the ones who control the situation around them, h(loss of wife--duh)ere is a movie thn in pure suffering.

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EdgarG.

Aug 25, 2005

Good, wholesome. Read the book as well.

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robertoiglesias

Nov 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love Because of Winn-Dixie a lot.
Because of Winn-Dixie tells the story of a young girl(played by Annasophia Robb) who finds a dog and names him Winn-Dixie and the two have a very special bond between them and has a great impact on other people. This movie is a wonderful adaptation of a fascinating novel.… Expand

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MovieLonely94

Oct 22, 2010

it has a lot of changes that weren't included in the book, but despite that, this movie is absolutely perfect.

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MovieGuys

Jun 30, 2014

Because of Winn Dixie is a run-of-the-mill, cutesy little Disney-like movie with likable characters, a been-there-done-that plot, and whimsy, overly sentimental messages. It never really moves past average because of the lack of inspiration in the filmmaking process.

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lukechristiansc

Feb 15, 2015

I have read Kate DiCamillo's book 'Win Dixie' my thoughts on the novel are it can be good but then it's just a dumb cliche'd dog story. Let's talk about the movie, so AnnaSophia Robb plays Opal a energetic cute girl who fines a dog at a supermarket, then her life changes when this dog isI have read Kate DiCamillo's book 'Win Dixie' my thoughts on the novel are it can be good but then it's just a dumb cliche'd dog story. Let's talk about the movie, so AnnaSophia Robb plays Opal a energetic cute girl who fines a dog at a supermarket, then her life changes when this dog is in her life. Director Wayne Wang's direction is so visualized. Grade C Grade for the book: C-… Expand

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iluvsports

Jul 8, 2015

It may have some charms along the way that make this book based movie not as bland. But it's disheartening to see that this movie is nothing like the magic Dicamillo's book could capture

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