When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 06 Apr 2006
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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 20 Jul 2003
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was released in 1971 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 694 reviews, giving Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%.
With a score of 77%, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1971, which stands at 59%.
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