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Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

Directed by
Wayne Wang

Writing credits
Kate DiCamillo (novel)
Joan Singleton (screenplay)

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Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama

Tagline: Discover what happens when you go looking for a miracle and a miracle comes looking for you.

Plot Summary: A Based on the perennial best-seller, a lonely young girl adopts an orphaned dog, Winn-Dixie (so named for the supermarket where she found him), who helps her make friends in the small Florida town. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the townspeople and helps heal her own troubled relationship with her father.

User Comments: "Winn-Dixie" is simply an episodic film, and not a particularly inviting one at that...

User Rating: 6.0/10 (851 votes)

Cast overview, first billed only:
Annasophia Robb	....	Opal (as AnnaSophia Robb)
Jeff Daniels	....	Preacher
Cicely Tyson	....	Gloria
Dave Matthews	....	Otis
Eva Marie Saint	....	Miss Franny
Courtney Jines	....	Amanda Wilkinson
Nick Price	....	Dunlap Dewberry
Luke Benward	....	Stevie Dewberry
Elle Fanning	....	Sweetie Pie Thomas
Marca Price	....	Mrs. Dewberry
Lenore Banks	....	Mrs. Detweller
B.J. Hopper	....	Mr. Alfred
John McConnell	....	Store Manager
Harland Williams	....	Policeman
William Arthur Pitts	....	Churchgoer 1

MPAA: Rated PG for thematic elements and brief mild language.
Runtime: 106 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital
Certification: Singapore:PG / Australia:PG / UK:U / USA:PG (certificate #41140) / Ireland:PG

Trivia: Winn-Dixie was played by two different Bacardi shepherds, a rare breed from France.

Goofs: Continuity: Opal's hair changes from straight and flat to styled and blow-dried during the baseball game and party set-up scenes.

Quotes:
[first lines]
Opal: Safe!

Awards: 1 win

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