Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005 · 116 min · Live action · better in two goes

Recommended from age 6. Children punished in unsettling ways; dark tone.

Reason translated with AI from our Spanish original.

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Scary scenes
Frightening villains, monsters, transformations or jump scares.

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Spain

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Availability as of 17 October 2026. Data from JustWatch.

TMDb user score

7.016,476 votes · TMDb

What it’s about

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

If your child is sensitive

If they get scared: under 7, a cuddle or a pause helps more than explaining it isn’t real. From 8, explaining does work.

Source: Joanne Cantor’s research (summary at Kids First)

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