Because of Winn-Dixie Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Discover what happens when you go looking for a miracle and a miracle comes looking for you.

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Because of Winn-Dixie

Release Date: Friday, February 18, 2005

Director: Wayne Wang

Starring: Jeff Daniels • Dave Matthews • AnnaSophia Robb • Eva Marie Saint • Elle Fanning

PG Drama N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Opal, a 10-year-old girl and the only daughter of a an emotionally distant preacher, is a lonely outsider looking for friends. Opal comes upon a mutt-like dog at the Winn-Dixie supermarket, and it's love at first sight. Together, the two open hearts and make friends wherever they travel. Now, Opal must open the heart of her father to learn about the mother who left her when she was only three-years-old. Opal learns that life is made up of love and loss—and that one can sometimes compensate for the other.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Because of Winn-Dixie.

Jeff Daniels
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Dave Matthews
Just Go With It, Lake City
AnnaSophia Robb
Rebel Ridge, Words on Bathroom Walls
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Eva Marie Saint
Winter's Tale, Superman Returns
Elle Fanning
A Complete Unknown, The Nightingale
Cicely Tyson
The Haunting in Georgia, The Help

Crew Behind the Film

The Because of Winn-Dixie behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Wayne Wang last directed Last Holiday and Maid in Manhattan.

Director: Wayne Wang
Screenwriters: Joan V. Singleton
Kate DiCamillo
Producers: Trevor Albert
Joan V. Singleton

Studios: 20th Century Studios
Production Company: Walden Media

Production Details

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Key Facts

Based on Kate DiCamillo's 2001 Newbery Honor winning novel.

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Dec 2004

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for thematic elements and brief mild language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Discover what happens when you go looking for a miracle and a miracle comes looking for you.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

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Because of Winn-Dixie was released in on Friday, February 18, 2005. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Son of the Mask, Turtles Can Fly and Imaginary Heroes.

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