
Based on the beloved children's novel by E.B. White, a young girl named Fern rescues a runty piglet, raises it as her own and names him Wilbur. However, after Wilbur grows into a pig, she is compelled to sell him to her Uncle Homer Zuckerman down the street. At Zuckerman's barn, Wilbur meets a host of animals and later learns from them that come winter, he will be slaughtered for food. Fearing for his life, Charlotte, a gentle and wise spider whom befriended the lonely Wilbur... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on the beloved children's novel by E.B. White, a young girl named Fern rescues a runty piglet, raises it as her own and names him Wilbur. However, after Wilbur grows into a pig, she is compelled to sell him to her Uncle Homer Zuckerman down the street. At Zuckerman's barn, Wilbur meets a host of animals and later learns from them that come winter, he will be slaughtered for food. Fearing for his life, Charlotte, a gentle and wise spider whom befriended the lonely Wilbur, vows to save his life.
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| Sacramento News & ReviewJim Lane...suffused with the golden warmth of childhood fondly remembered. |
| www.susangranger.comSusan GrangerThis beloved, quintessentially American children's tale weaves sheer magic, becoming the best family film of the year. |
| CinemaBlendJoshua TylerIf you love life, then you'll love Charlotte's Web. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldThe film, directed by Gary Winick (13 Going on 30) has a sweetness of its own. |
| Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe endearingly enduring 1952 E.B. White novel about friendship and salvation, has been turned into a beautifully rendered motion picture that's full of warmth, wit and wonder. |
| San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinThere's an edge to this exemplary family movie, just as there is in the story. |
| Nolan's Pop Culture ReviewMichael A. SmithIf I could spin a web, I would declare "Charlotte's Web" SOME FILM! |
| eFilmCritic.comErik ChildressSpecial stories like this are rare and so are the films which treat them with the respect they deserve. It may ultimately be a story about death, but I like to think of it as one of forever. |
| PajibaJeremy C. FoxFanning's ubiquity and uncannily adult mien have given rise to a fair amount of backlash ... but I, for one, remain fully in her thrall. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh LarsenThere is nothing magical here, but there is nothing blasphemous either. |