Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
19711h 40mU · CBFCG · MPAA
Directed by Mel Stuart · Starring Gene Wilder & Jack Albertson
90%Rotten Tomatoes7.8IMDb67Metacritic
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of five Golden Tickets that will admit him to the magical and mysterious chocolate factory of the eccentric Willy Wonka.
FamilyFantasyMusical
— Critical consensus, summarised
Mel Stuart's gleefully strange Roald Dahl adaptation — critics initially split on it and audiences turned it into a generational fixture. Gene Wilder's Wonka is one of the most beloved performances in family cinema.
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added 8 May 2026 · TMDB 252