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Trailer Because of Winn-Dixie. Photos Top cast Edit. AnnaSophia Robb Opal as Opal. Jeff Daniels Preacher as Preacher. Cicely Tyson Gloria as Gloria. Dave Matthews Otis as Otis. Marca Price Mrs. Dewberry as Mrs. Lenore Banks Mrs.
Detweller as Mrs. Hopper Mr. Alfred as Mr. Harland Williams Policeman as Policeman. William Arthur Pitts Churchgoer 1 as Churchgoer 1. Enid Trotiner Churchgoer 2 as Churchgoer 2. Charles A. Daigle Churchgoer 3 as Churchgoer 3. Clarice H.
Gauthreaux Churchgoer 4 as Churchgoer 4. Wayne Wang. More like this. Watch options. The difference between the two films is that "My Dog Skip" is made with a complexity that appeals to adults as much as children, while "Because of Winn-Dixie" seems pretty firmly aimed at middle school and below.
Its portrait of the adult world comes from storybooks, not life, and its small town is populated entirely by 1 eccentric characters, and 2 anonymous people seen from a distance. The little girl is named Opal AnnaSophia Robb. She is 10, and lives in a house trailer supplied rent-free to her dad, who preaches in a church that uses the corner convenience store. When Opal was 3, her mother ran away from the family for reasons unknown.
Preacher apparently his only name has been depressed ever since, and spends long hours gazing out the window and "working on a sermon. He sends Opal to the Winn-Dixie supermarket, and while she's there a dog runs up and down the aisles and is chased by countless clerks, who skid into piles of cans and knock over pyramids of boxes; destruction during a supermarket chase is the indoor shopping equivalent of the Fruit Cart Scene.
Opal rescues the dog, claims it is hers, and names it Winn-Dixie. Although both her dad and Mr. Alfred, the mean old man who runs the trailer park, want the dog to go to the pound, Opal stubbornly bonds with Winn-Dixie, and together they meet 1 Otis, played by Dave Matthews , who is the temporary clerk at the local pet store; 2 Gloria Dump, played by Cecily Tyson , who is blind and very wise, 3 Miss Franny, played by Eva Marie Saint , who is a fading southern belle with genteel airs, and 4 various local kids.
Otis takes out his guitar and sings her his story one day, in a nice scene. But is he really the clerk in the pet shop? What happened to the owner?
And why, for that matter, does this pet shop stock ducks, chickens, pigs and pigeons in addition to cats and dogs and hamsters? Is this a pet store, or an ark? Another local business, now defunct, once made Luttmuss Lozenges; when you put one in your mouth, you think it tastes like emotions. Although the movie has heartfelt conversations about the absence of Opal's mother, and scenes in which dog ownership is viewed as a great philosophical consolation, the picture mainly meanders until a big party scene at Miss Gloria's, to which all of the characters are invited -- even Preacher, who, true to the ancient tradition of movie fathers, arrives late but then recognizes that his daughter has done a good thing.
It is one of those parties you see only in the movies, where the people may be poor, but they have an unlimited budget for candles. Our ratings are based on child development best practices. We display the minimum age for which content is developmentally appropriate. The star rating reflects overall quality. Learn how we rate. Parents' Ultimate Guide to Support our work! Corona Column 3 Use these free activities to help kids explore our planet, learn about global challenges, think of solutions, and take action.
Because of Winn-Dixie. Parents recommend Popular with kids. A girl and a dog educate a small southern town. PG 85 minutes. Rate movie. Watch or buy. Based on 29 reviews. Based on 35 reviews. Get it now Searching for streaming and purchasing options Common Sense is a nonprofit organization. Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free. Get it now on Searching for streaming and purchasing options X of Y Official trailer. Did we miss something on diversity? Suggest an update Because of Winn-Dixie.
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Stands out for positive messages and positive role models. Educational Value. Positive Messages. Positive Role Models. Sexy Stuff. What parents need to know Parents need to know that beneath the heartwarming, often funny, story of a young girl's relationship with a lovable mutt, Because of Winn-Dixie deals with some significant life experiences, abandonment, alcoholism, death of a loved one, and the difficulties that come with major change in a child's life.
Continue reading Show less. Stay up to date on new reviews. Get full reviews, ratings, and advice delivered weekly to your inbox. User Reviews Parents say Kids say. Adult Written by TeaneyMama June 9, Good but sad We enjoyed this movie, but the story line does focus in often on the fact that the girl's mom left her and her father when she was small.
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