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Because of Winn-Dixie

Play trailer Poster for Because of Winn-Dixie PG Released Feb 18, 2005 1h 45m Kids & Family Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Abandoned by her mother years ago, Opal (AnnaSophia Robb), a 10-year-old girl, moves with her preacher father (Jeff Daniels) to a small town in Florida. Lonely and missing her old friends, Opal is ecstatic to find companionship with a rambunctious little dog she names Winn-Dixie, after the store where she found the pup. With Winn-Dixie's help, Opal befriends several colorful townsfolk (Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint, Dave Matthews) and even begins mending her relationship with her father.
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An old-fashioned, if bland, adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's novel.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media A girl and a dog educate a small southern town. Rated: 3/5 Sep 30, 2010 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone Rated: 3/4 Aug 14, 2007 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Jan 7, 2006 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com It's a simple film and a simple story. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Thoughtful, personal drama, complex and with much to say. Dec 26, 2016 Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tiffani L Amazing best ever so good cool funny cute love dogs Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/06/25 Full Review Myah B Hadn’t watched this movie since I was a kid and revisited it recently—Loved seeing it again as a young adult. One of my favorite aspects of the movie was the focus on bringing community together. The movie really showed how easy it is to fall into habits of judgement and isolation, but how equally easy it can be to reach out to those around you and come together. All this, coupled with Annasophia Robb’s acting, and the dog not dying made this movie 5 stars for me! 😂 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/23/25 Full Review Lucas S Good movie with a fun and relaxing tone. If you read the book you'll probably love it. The dog does not die. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/28/25 Full Review Arline C Feel good movie, great for the whole family Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review donnie m 5 stars because that little girl can 'ACT'.....so cute! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review Keith N Remember watching this in film in 4th grade, I loved it Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Wayne Wang

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AnnaSophia Robb

India "Opal" Buloni

Jeff Daniels

Preacher

Cicely Tyson

Gloria Dump

Eva Marie Saint

Miss Franny Block

Dave Matthews

Otis

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Synopsis Abandoned by her mother years ago, Opal (AnnaSophia Robb), a 10-year-old girl, moves with her preacher father (Jeff Daniels) to a small town in Florida. Lonely and missing her old friends, Opal is ecstatic to find companionship with a rambunctious little dog she names Winn-Dixie, after the store where she found the pup. With Winn-Dixie's help, Opal befriends several colorful townsfolk (Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint, Dave Matthews) and even begins mending her relationship with her father.
Director
Wayne Wang
Producer
Trevor Albert, Joan Singleton
Screenwriter
Kate DiCamillo, Joan V. Singleton
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Winn Productions, Walden Media
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Brief Mild Language)
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 18, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.6M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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