Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web (2006)

6.2 ? Dec 07, 2006 1h 37m

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.

Genres

Comedy Family Fantasy

Release Date

December 07, 2006

Rating

6.2 /10

Runtime

1h 37m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Fern Arable

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Charlotte the Spider (voice)

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Templeton the Rat (voice)

John Cleese

John Cleese

Samuel the Sheep (voice)

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Gussy the Goose (voice)

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Golly the Goose (voice)

Reba McEntire

Reba McEntire

Betsy the Cow (voice)

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Bitsy the Cow (voice)

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Ike the Horse (voice)

Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church

Brooks the Crow (voice)

André 3000

André 3000

Elwyn the Crow (voice)

Dominic Scott Kay

Dominic Scott Kay

Wilbur (voice)

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Narrator (voice)

Abraham Benrubi

Abraham Benrubi

Uncle the Pig (voice)

Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson

Mr. Arable

Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Mrs. Arable

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Mrs. Zuckerman

Louis Corbett

Louis Corbett

Avery

Robyn Arthur

Teacher

Julian O'Donnell

Henry Fussy

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Joe

9.0/10

Apr 10, 2017

This is a lovely film :) Julia Roberts is lovely as the eponymous character, Dakota Fanning is a delightful Fern, and Dominic Scott Kay is an adorable Wilbur- if you see the special features, he does come across as quite a shy little boy Lovely film :) <3

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Kamurai

6.0/10

Jul 24, 2020

Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for younger audiences. It's based off of a famous book, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, Julia Roberts are all charming in their own ways, but I never realized what a dud of a character Wilbur was before this. Sure, he's a happy-go-lucky guy and social trend setter, but he's a character that needs a lot of help and doesn't even really give back. The story feels like a more modern fable: there is a lesson of morality and life here, but it is a lot more subtle than I'm used to fables being. Of course this has a cooked in version of explaining life and death to young children, but it feels like it tries to convey that a life well served, however short, is good life. This does make the movie oddly charming, but I can't say that it makes it as great as I remember the book being. Now, that may be nostalgia glasses, or maybe I have them for the this movie, but I think, in the end, it's an average movie with a good story that kids might like.

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CinemaSerf

7.0/10

Feb 21, 2025

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.

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