Charlotte's Web

2006

1h 37m

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6.2/10

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Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

Directors

Gary Winick

Writers

Karey Kirkpatrick(screenplay by)

Susannah Grant(screenplay by)

E.B. White(novel by)

Stars

Dakota Fanning

Julia Roberts

Steve Buscemi

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Dakota Fanning

Fern Arable

Julia Roberts

Charlotte the Spider (voice)

Steve Buscemi

Templeton the Rat (voice)

John Cleese

Samuel the Sheep (voice)

Oprah Winfrey

Gussy the Goose (voice)

Cedric the Entertainer

Golly the Goose (voice)

Reba McEntire

Betsy the Cow (voice)

Kathy Bates

Bitsy the Cow (voice)

Robert Redford

Ike the Horse (voice)

Thomas Haden Church

Brooks the Crow (voice)

André 3000

Elwyn the Crow (voice)

Dominic Scott Kay

Wilbur (voice)

Sam Shepard

Narrator (voice)

Abraham Benrubi

Uncle the Pig (voice)

Mr. Arable

Mrs. Arable

Mrs. Zuckerman

Avery

Directors

Gary Winick

Writers

Karey Kirkpatrick(screenplay by)

Susannah Grant(screenplay by)

E.B. White(novel by)

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7/10

The kindly young “Fern” (Dakota Fanning) manages to rescue a runt piglet and rear it as her own pet - despite the reservations of her dad. As it grows up, though, it becomes too big to live in their home so it’s sent to a nearby family farm and that’s where we all meet “Wilbur”. He’s an engaging and curious little critter who fits in with his talkative farmyard friends quickly and obliviously coasts through life until one of his new pals mentions the dreaded “C” word! He’s naturally quite terrified but what can he do? Well fortunately, the ingenious spider “Charlotte” lives in their barn too, and she concocts a plan that might just save his bacon! What now ensues sees a series of mischievous incidents that allows each animal to characterise a little as “Wilbur” and “Charlotte” come up with a plan to immortalise the young piggy. This is one of those stories I recall reading at school, and though it can run a little to sentiment, it’s still an entertainingly thoughtful story of fitting in, of team playing and of enduring friendship and though many years later I have undoubtedly become more of a cynic, it still has the power to reduce things to basics in quite a poignant fashion. It’s about optimism and sacrifice and the voice talents (on the English language version, anyway) offer us a friendly and touching story that still celebrates a vicarious version of humanity, well. Fanning delivers amiably, the animation is enjoyable to watch and if the last ten minutes doesn’t make you smile and blub just a little, then you’ve left your heart in the fridge.

Geronimo196721 Feb, 2025