Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Cast: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Anna-Sophia Robb, Jordan Fry, Julia Winter, Philip Wiegratz, Helena Bonham Carter, James Fox, Garrick Hagon, Missi Pyle, Christopher Lee, Deep Roy, Noah Taylor, Harry Taylor, Julia Winter

Director: Tim Burton

Rating: PG

Studio: Warner Bros.

Release date: July 15th, 2005

Synopsis:

Follows eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Depp) and Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing and enduring story.

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