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Directed by
Tim Burton Written by
Roald Dahl, John August Cast
Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor [more]
Release Date
• USA: Jul 15, 2005
• UK: 29 Jul 2005
DVD Release Date
• R1: Nov 8, 2005
Budget USD 150,000,000
BoxOffice: $99.9M
Official Website:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for quirky situations, action and mild language.
Running Time
1 hour, 46 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, The Zanuck Company, Plan B Entertainment
Studio Warner Bros.
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Reviews |
The effects are top notch and the kids are great. I had just one small problem with Johnny Depp, who is one of my favorite actors. His part wasn't much. He looked like he was on the outside looking in. He was mostly reactions. What a waste.. Still I am giving the movie four stars. It was pure magic. [read review] 
But it’s Burton’s stable of humans that truly brings to life what CGI and sets alone cannot. Among the actors who play “good” adults are the dependable Helena Bonham Carter and Noah Taylor as Charlie’s parents and David Kelly as adorable Grandpa Joe. Burton’s eye candy is more than an amusing confection. At its gooey heart, Charlie is a timeless cautionary tale for parents and children alike. [read review]
...is a real winner–the kind of family film that kids will adore (and perhaps even become inspired to check out Dahl’s other literary works) and that will make adults wonder why they didn’t have films that good when they were younger. It is funny, creepy, touching and throughly enchanting work that will satisfy the cinematic sweet tooth of anyone looking for genuine enchantment in their multiplexes this summer. [read review] 
--Peter Sobczynski (eFilmCritic.com)
Cheery, crazy, very funny, and (of course) just a little bit dark, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a great rendition of a classic old story. This is a perfect example of how to take a well-established tale and re-tell it for a whole new generation. Here's hoping the 2039 version is even half this much fun. [read review]
--Scott Weinberg (eFilmCritic.com)
For new eyes who have never seen the 1971 picture, Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is entertaining enough. Depp’s creepy performance is worth the price of admission alone. For those who enjoyed Gene Wilder’s Wonka, the elaborate musical numbers, and the heart of the 1971 picture, this current version is an empty candy-coated shell. [read review]
--Harrison Cheung (Movie-Gurus.com)
Depp’s perfect comic timing and nuanced vocal inflections also add to his unique interpretation of this fantastic character -- and he uses both superbly when delivering such silly lines as, “Little girl, don’t touch that squirrel’s nuts.” Believe me, folks, this is one for the ages -- and for all ages. [read review]
In summation, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is yet another solid pillar in a summer of suprisingly great cinema. The thrill of seeing that Golden Ticket is enough to excite those from 8 to 80. I'll no doubt be in for repeat viewings and any fans of the original film can cast their doubts aside because I assure you, this is the real deal. [read review]
--Bill McCormick (Movie-Vault.com)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a pleasure for children and adults alike. Bound to please everyone, it contains a smart sense of humor and a wholehearted story that still leaves the story's morals intact even to this day. Good remakes are a dime a dozen, and this one is far from penny candy. It left me singing, smiling, and craving another box of Sno-Caps after the movie was finished. [read review] 
--Phil Calabro (The Movie Insider)
The little tale of healing between Wonka and his father may be pleasing to parents, but it's inimical to the book's healthy mistrust of adults in general and parents in particular. It also steals the spotlight from Dahl's real hero, a boy whose familiarity with cabbage makes him appreciate chocolate even more than his mentor does. [read review]
Still, it's hard to displace a film watched with such zest as a youth, so nostalgia value will creep in for me, and I suspect, many children watching this version now will feel the same way about Burton's visually-saturated concoction. [read review] 
--Vince Leo (Qwipster.net)
The acting is great. This is Johnny Depp's greatest triumph as yet. He plays Willie Wonka as sort of a Michael Jackson, except that he's deliberately phony, speaking in a singsong voice generally used by kindergarten teachers. [read review]
You might wonder, though, how, in a film that is quite obviously set in an urban region of the United Kingdom, the British-born Willy Wonka sounds like a Floridian. No problem. Better to do no accent than a distracting one. [read review] 
LIKE Roald Dahl's book, Tim Burton's splendidly imaginative and visually stunning - and often very dark and creepy - new version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is squarely aimed more at children than their parents. [read review]
--Lou Lumenick (New York Post)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a family film, but it is off the beaten track. It's darker than Willy Wonka, and the gaudy set decoration and special effects are light years ahead of what they were 34 years ago [read review]
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Dahl's blend of humour and horror balances perfectly. And there's enough subtext (before the cloying "Family Is Everything" message) to add some real meaning along the way. So much fun you just want to eat it. [read review]
Deep's nervous tics, twitters, and (occasionally) blank stares are just one more indication of Burton’s inability to step outside his carefully constructed, hermetically sealed universe and into our own. [read review] 
--Mel Valentin (eFilmCritic.com)
It's not better or worse, just different which is a pleasant surprise in this world of star studded, "celluloid on steroids" remakes proliferating the cineplex. Want to find out for yourself? [read review]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory promised to be a tasty confection of dark comedy that turned out to be a bland, bitter piece of cinematic junk food. Sorry kids, but this Candy man... can't. [read review]
Burton has demonstrated a genius for macabre visions, a fondness for people whose development is so arrested they in fact may be decomposing, and an inability to relate well to the living. [read review]
--James Verniere (BostonHerald.com)
In the end, it's hard to relate to Wonka, its hard to find empathy for this disturbed figure, and the moral centerpiece of Charlie is never developed beyond his superficial traits. [read review]
Having committed himself fully to Willy's eccentricities, it's as if Depp had nowhere to turn with the character, and slowly begins to devour himself, like a candy bar. [read review]
Burton's joy makes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory freakishly amusing from start to finish, even when those everlasting gobstoppers get stuck in our throats. [read review]
Maybe, but I doubt it, this remake nothing more than an Everlasting Gobstopper who’s only use is to clog the throat and stop the heart from beating. [read review] -
While the novel maintains a more or less steady focus through Charlie's perspective of all these crazy goings-on, the film is less coherent. [read review]
I don't know that this movie is for me. That said, when I saw this movie in the theater it seemed like the kids were laughing the hardest. [read review]
--Evan 'Mushy' Jacobs (MovieWeb)
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the jokes are more mature, subdued, and tailored to an audience that are already Tim Burton fans [read review] B+
--Alexis Tuminello (TheCinemaSource)
Depp and Burton fly too high on the vapors of pure imagination. But it's hard to not get hooked on something this tasty. [read review]
--Peter Travers (Rolling Stone)
Don’t miss Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Just be sure to take something sweet into the theater with you. [read review]
--Brian Milinsky (Tailslate.net)
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