Fresh
Youngsters will warm to the barn's talking animals and perhaps even shed a tear at the sight of a spider shuffling off the mortal coil. Arachnaphobes, though, are advised to approach with caution.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Charlotte's Web
Help is coming from above.
2006 · 1h 37m · G
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Gary Winick
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Gary Winick Director
- Dakota Fanning as Fern Arable
- Julia Roberts as Charlotte the Spider (voice)
- Steve Buscemi as Templeton the Rat (voice)
- John Cleese as Samuel the Sheep (voice)
- Oprah Winfrey as Gussy the Goose (voice)
- Cedric the Entertainer as Golly the Goose (voice)
- Reba McEntire as Betsy the Cow (voice)
- Kathy Bates as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
- Robert Redford as Ike the Horse (voice)
- Thomas Haden Church as Brooks the Crow (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Any tears you may shed will be wholly earned.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Fresh
I think what's most valuable here is the gentle reminder that lives are short, friendship is priceless and words can make a difference. The movie Charlotte's Web isn't a classic, but the message is.
Tom Charity, CNN.com
Fresh
Woe be to the child who doesn't mist up at this movie, since it's been made if not with zip, wit, or imagination, then at least with sweetness. But I hope no one will think the film is an adequate replacement for White's book. That would be a crime.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh
There's too much talent and too strong a story to mess it up. There was potential for more here, but this incarnation is nothing to be ashamed of, and some of the actors answer the bell.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
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