Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · Movie · PG · 106 min · ★ 6.5 · 55% critics
After moving to a small Florida town with her father, a young girl adopts a stray dog and names him Winn-Dixie. As the dog helps her connect with lonely neighbors and make new friends, she begins to face feelings of loss and work toward healing her strained relationship at home.
Based on Because of Winn-Dixie
Also known as Grâce à Winn-Dixie
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-02-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (254 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, feel-good family story about friendship, community, and healing, with a lovable animal at the center; Not for you if you need fast pacing or sharper humor like Paulie.
Pros: warm family-friendly message; lovable dog companion; hopeful community bonds | Cons: slow pacing at times; overly sweet tone; less believable moments
Themes
- dog
- pets
- father daughter relationship
Cast & crew
Jeff Daniels
as Preacher
AnnaSophia Robb
as Opal
Cicely Tyson
as Gloria Dump
Eva Marie Saint
as Miss Franny
Dave Matthews
as Otis
Courtney Jines
as Amanda Wilkenson
Elle Fanning
as Sweety Pie Thomas
Luke Benward
as Stevie Dewberry
Nick Price
as Dunlap Dewberry
- BH
B.J. Hopper
as Mr. Alfred
Directed by Wayne Wang