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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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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.
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Whimsically inventive and imaginative, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory serves up a scrumdiddlyumptious children's fantasy packed with memorable songs, droll satire, and a charmingly unpredictable Gene Wilder.

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Joseph Gelmis Newsday Jun 11, 2026
Mel Stuart directs with a fine comedic flair. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm Guardian Jun 10, 2026
It has the great and rare virtue of not playing down to its young audience, assuming they are as capable of understanding satire as the rest of us. Go to Full Review
Jeff Millar Houston Chronicle Jun 10, 2026
Most of the film is filled with stereotyped children, primary-colored, gaudy sets and a procession of cutesy songs so knee-jerk you can sing along with them the first time you hear them. Go to Full Review
Larry Ratliff San Antonio Express-News Aug 24, 2026
3/4
'Willy Wonka' is funny, challenging, a bit dangerous and bursting with imagination. In other words, sweet. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) Jul 31, 2026
A classic with magic that hasn't been topped. Gene Wilder is great Go to Full Review
Wayne Harada Honolulu Advertiser Jun 10, 2026
Sure, it's saccharine stuff. But it has enough wit to fill the sweet tooth of the very young and the young-at-heart -- without leaving a trace of pain, either! Go to Full Review
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Anakin S Apr 23, 2019 Willy Wonka stretches the fine line of reality as it provides a different, yet loyal perspective on the children's book its based on. After all of these years, it still manages to satisfy. The whimsical tone matches its environment to perfection. The cast did a terrific job portraying the now iconic characters. All of that comes along with a great message on finding true happiness, and its strong underlining themes on the process of maturing. This makes it earn the classic status is garnered, and will continue to be labeled as such for years to come. See more
Rey W Dec 20, 2018 "Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination. Take a look and you'll see into your imagination." A world of pure imagination it truly is! Featuring a room with a river full of thick, warm, melted chocolate and about every single candy you could imagine. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is about the genius, Willy Wonka reopening his mysterious chocolate factory. Wonka puts out 5 golden tickets in his chocolate bars in search for 5 lucky people, each person can bring along one guest. The 5 chosen ones get a lifetime supply of chocolate and a tour of Wonka's factory. Charlie Bucket, an adolescent who comes from a poor family dreams of getting one of the 5 golden tickets. Luck strikes him and he gets the last and final golden ticket. He picks Grandpa Joe as his guest. Once the tour begins, every child except for Charlie gets into unfortunate accidents and is forced to leave the tour. Charlie and Grandpa Joe sneaks out of the tour and drinks forbidden products without permission. Once the tour was over, Wonka ignores Charlie and soon tells him why: he drank forbidden product. Grandpa Joe insists on telling Arthur Slugworth the formula to the everlasting gobstopper, but Charlie returns it instead. Willy Wonka sees the kindness in Charlie's heart and Charlie's family lived happily ever after. I rate this movie 9/10 stars. I still vividly remember my reaction to the first time I saw this classic movie. It made me dream for days about Wonka's amazing room of imagination. The characters are all unique in their own ways and the creativity and plot of this movie are fantastic! I've never seen any movie like it before! They did make an updated version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but in my opinion, the original movie is better, other opinions may vary. I mean who doesn't like a movie about candy? Overall, I love this movie and I believe you will too! See more
Ron S Dec 13, 2018 A departure from the book but is just so charming, wholesome, great and a movie you must see during childhood and a disservice if you don't show your kids See more
Draco M Nov 24, 2018 good film but not as good as reboot.
Poe S Oct 16, 2018 I consider this film a classic. It is great, amazing, and scrumdidlyumptious. It is great, and Wilder is the best wonka ever. Only thing is it has bad CGI. 9/10. See more
Anakin G Sep 22, 2018 Roald Dahl's famous story is adaptated into a more ominous and yet still beautifully crafted version of Charlie and the Chocolate factory. While the only concern is the fact in focuses more on Wonka, the film in every other way is sweet and savoring. See more
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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)
Jun 30, 1971, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Aug 2, 2026
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 11, 2015
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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