My kids watch this and love it! It is not too scary, but interesting enough to hold their attention. There may be some concerns about the dynamics between parents and their kids, but it is not something that you can't explain to your children (even my 3 year old understood that their behavior was unacceptable). Great for family movie night!
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8. -
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Common Sense says
Bright, spirited, and edgy version of Willy Wonka.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Parents need to know that this colorful kids' adventure -- like the book -- includes some intense scenes. Obnoxious children are ridiculed visually and in words by the Oompah Loompahs and dispatched. One girl blows up into a giant blueberry, another boy is sucked into a tube, the other girl is attacked and pinned down by squirrels who proceed to throw her down a garbage chute. In one early scene, dolls burn up and their eyeballs pop out. The movie is much closer in dark tone to the book than its cinematic predecessor. Willy Wonka himself seems to disdain families.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Willy's difficulties with his dentist father. How does his fear of his father's disapproval lead him to rebel? How does Charlie's good relationship with his parents and grandparents allow him to feel self-confident, trusting, and generous? How does the film compare Charlie (as the good child) with bad children (rich, spoiled, greedy, materialistic)? How does the movie show that selfish, silly parents produce selfish, silly children?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 3 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
Fun for all ages!
- I rate this title on for age 3 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
Fun for all ages!
My kids watch this and love it! It is not too scary, but interesting enough to hold their attention. There may be some concerns about the dynamics between parents and their kids, but it is not something that you can't explain to your children (even my 3 year old understood that their behavior was unacceptable). Great for family movie night!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
A bit of a let-down in my opinion-
I have to admit, my daughter (17), son (5), and I, were all a bit disappionted by this version of the Roald Dhal story. The humour was cuttingly sarcastic at points- which of course my little on didn't like or understand, and Willy Wonka was much colder than we had expected, which none of us liked or understood the need for. I suppose it would be a wonderful experiance for anyone who hadn't read the book or watched the earlier movie adaption, but for all our anticipation we found it rather lacking the same amount of sheer joy that we had come to associate with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
appropriate for all ages
I think charlie and the chocolate factory is a cute and funny kids movie i loved it!! it has great family values and i think it is appropriate for all ages
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
AHHHHHHHH
HOLY BANANAS! WHY THE HECK DID THEY PUT JOHNNY DEPP IN THIS HORRID MOVIE! STAY IN PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN,JOHNNY DEPP!!!!!GAHHHH! All actors are horrible,does not follow the book at all, and SUCKS!
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
Awesome
Love it sooooooooooooo much
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
- My highlights are:
Brilliant to say the least
Depp does a superb if not creepy version of the world's most beloved chocaltier. It's extremely funny and quirky, great for friends and family night!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
Candy Crazy Movie
It's a fun movie, but it can some-what encourage children to eat lots of sweets. It's violent because of all if the mean children and how they treat Charlie. The film has bad role models because Mr. Willie Wonka ran away from home at a very young age just to taste all the candies of the world.
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
RSKKZ Rating: KI for mild fantasy violence. What Rodni Says: What "concerns" me is that CSM thinks this movie has bad role models. Sure, some of the kids act badly, but they all learn their lessons by getting mutated in some way! Also, Charlie teaches Willy Wonka the importance of having a family. This should have 4 good message & roll model stars because everybody knows that all the kids and parents except Charlie are bad anyway! This movie is appropriate for ages 7+!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Watch this with your kids. If they are old enough to read the book, they are old enough to watch the movie. My daughter is a huge Roald Dahl fan and thought the movie was entertaining.
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
what a surprise
theres one use of h-l what a surprise
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
it was great!
This movie is excellent! I was pleasently surprised by the outcome of this remake and it was extremely funny, imaginative and just over all fun for the entire family!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Pleasantly surprised
I am not a fan of Tim Burton or Johnny Dep, and I loved the Gene Wilder version, so I wasn't expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised. The respectful, thoughtful and family supportive characters are both cast in a positive light and rewarded, which is unusual in most family movies these days. The bratty, selfish kids are not celebrated (how refreshing!) and they aren't rewarded for their bad behaviour. Special effects are good. Johnny Depp plays the childish Willy Wonka very well. Does Depp ever play normal characters? I still like the Gene Wilder version better, but this movie was entertaining.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Fun for the Whole Family!
This movie is a very good movie to watch as a family. What child doesnt dream of a world made of candy? Adults will even enjoy a remake of the classic movie. This movie is half a remake of the original movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, as well as the book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Not as good as the original...
There's really nothing to worry about here for ages 8 or 9 and up. Naughty children, snobbish parents, biting squirrels, and chocolate obssessed Oompa-loopas make up this tired remake. I didn't enjoy it. Some did. It's a pretty cute film to occupy youngsters. There's not anything very bad in it, it's just not good.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Great film, some iffy content.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the story of Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), a young boy who is chosen - along with bratty kids Augustus Gloop (Philip Wiegratz), Violet Beauregarde (AnnaSophia Robb), Veruca Salt (Julia Winter), and Mike Teavee (Jordan Fry) - to take a tour of Willy Wonka's (Johnny Depp) chocolate factory. At the factory, lots of zany adventures happen, including a girl being tossed down a garbage chute, and a boy being shrunk. Iffy content is as follows. Adults and kids are constantly mean to each other (all with the exception of Charlie and his family). One double-entendre is present ("Don't touch that squirrel's nuts!"), and profanity consists of one use of "hell". No product placement in the film itself, but Wonka candy is real, and kids may want to buy it if they see the movie. We see a brief shot of Mrs. Salt drinking alcohol. Great film, OK for kids 8+.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I Laughed!
Very good movie, Johnny Depp rocks!!!!
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| 60% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 40% | of parents say it's too violent |
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