Charlotte's Web

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Charlotte's Web

G

Released Dec 15, 2006

1h 38m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Drama

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After learning that a young pig's days are numbered, a literate spider (Julia Roberts) weaves an elaborate plan to save her friend from the butcher's block.

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Critics Consensus

Kids will be entertained by the straightforward plot and cute animals, and adults will be charmed by how quiet and humble the production is, a fine translation of E.B. White's genteel prose.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

If you can identify all the voices before the credits roll up, you are a better man than I.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 9, 2007

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

This film does what all children's films should do: not just offer lots of entertaining things to look at, but teach children how to look at the world with curiosity, attentiveness and joy.

Feb 9, 2007

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Andrew Pulver

Guardian

It's hard to go wrong with a cute liddle piggy.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 9, 2007

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The kind of warm and fuzzy, non-distracting family film that Hollywood hardly touches anymore.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Despite a stellar cast, including the incomparable Dakota Fanning as Fern, director Gary Winick disappoints to the point of almost tarnishing the joy of childhood memories.

Nov 7, 2019

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Joel Siegel

Good Morning America

Charlotte's Web is absolutely one of the best films of the year.

Jan 5, 2018

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Pollyn L

I remember seeing this movie as a kid and loving it. I saw it recently for nostalgia's sake and I still like it very much. I think this is one of those movies that is great to show your kids to teach them to be kind and compassionate to all living things. You might also save your kid a spider phobia with this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Pablo R

Charlotte’s Web is based on a homonymous children’s book, but it reminds me of The Happy Prince. Or Harry Potter. The protagonist is a nominal golden boy who is and does nothing special, yet everyone around him — including those who are more intelligent, talented, and interesting — goes way out of their way to convince him and the audience that he really is so very special. https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/charlottes-web/

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/25

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Mike P

Not quite as pungent and powerful as the animated 1972 Hannah Barbara version, which is considered a minor classic at this point...This version still holds up...It's good if not great ...This role reversal anthropomorphic Cinderella story; of a supernatural spider who sticks up for a helpless hog who's on the chopping block...Which is brilliantly both dark and shamelessly sentimental in spots...And both parts work well...Both this and the 72 version PAD the story unfortunately; this with unfortunate comic routines, and that with unfortunate music numbers...They would have been better off doing an hour long production and co-releasing it with a new version of Stuart Little or something...Still, there's still a solid story, solid acting, and it's solidly entertaining. No classic but it works.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Kelly H

Went back to an old faithful after a disaster start to family movie night. Nothing like a classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Miracle G

I LOVEEEE ITTTT AAAAA

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Zack H

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great movie

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/24

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - He Really is Some Pig

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - Charlotte's Web

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - The Yolks On Me

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - The Rat Rules!

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - Fun at The Fair

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - Fern Saves Wilbur

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - Wilbur Plays in the Mud

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - Magnum Opus

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - Wilbur Meets Charlotte

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Charlotte's Web: Official Clip - Think About That Corn

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Synopsis

After learning that a young pig's days are numbered, a literate spider (Julia Roberts) weaves an elaborate plan to save her friend from the butcher's block.

Director: Gary Winick
Producer: Jordan Kerner
Screenwriter: Karey Kirkpatrick, Susannah Grant
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Kerner Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Walden Media
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 15, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $82.5M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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