Week 10

Have a Wonka Experience! Watch anything connected to Willy Wonka

This past week, the internet has lost it’s collective mind over the failed “Wonka Experience”, in which parents paid £35 for a ticket for an immersive Willy Wonka experience, only to be greeted with a half empty warehouse, budget props, and nearly enough sweets and chocolates to go around. So we’re having our own Wonka experience this week. Your challenge is to watch anything that has any kind of connection to Willy Wonka.

So where do we begin. There are 4 movies in the Wonka Franchise. Starting with the original starring Gene Wilder, there's the remake starring Johnny Depp, and the prequel Wonka starring Timothy Chalamet. There's even a Tom and Jerry Willy Wonka movie!

You've seen those 4, what else could you watch? How about a movie starring a cast member of one of those? Aside from the stars mentioned, there's Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman, Freddie Highmore and AnnaSpohia Robb to name but a few.

How about something with a similar plot? Set in a or including a factory? A movie about chocolate? A larger than life entrepreneur? Children in peril? You can make this challenge as tenuous as you like, in fact the more tenuous the more we like it!

Suggestions

These movies are mentioned in the video as potential suggestions for the challenge.

Challenge Stats

Completed the Challenge
65
Total Movies Watched
128
Different Movies Watched
83
Hours Watched
230
Wonka
10
Wonka (2023)
American Fiction
9
American Fiction (2023)
Dune: Part Two
6
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Blazing Saddles
5
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
5
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Poison
3
Poison (2023)
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
3
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
3
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
Dune
3
Dune (2021)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Paddington 2
2
Paddington 2 (2017)
Beautiful Boy
2
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Chocolat
2
Chocolat (2000)
Ricky Stanicky
2
Ricky Stanicky (2024)
The Poseidon Adventure
2
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Black Mass
2
Black Mass (2015)
Chocolat
1
Chocolat (1988)
Matilda
1
Matilda (1996)
Little Women
1
Little Women (2019)
Nosferatu
1
Nosferatu (1922)
24 Hour Party People
1
24 Hour Party People (2002)
Westworld
1
Westworld (1973)
Office Space
1
Office Space (1999)
The Lion King
1
The Lion King (1994)
Kung Fu Panda 2
1
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
The Rat Catcher
1
The Rat Catcher (2023)
A Fish Called Wanda
1
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Jawbreaker
1
Jawbreaker (1999)
The Favourite
1
The Favourite (2018)
Kung Fu Panda 4
1
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Free Willy
1
Free Willy (1993)
American History X
1
American History X (1998)
Grave of the Fireflies
1
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
The Chocolate War
1
The Chocolate War (1988)
Tout Va Bien
1
Tout Va Bien (1972)
Annihilation
1
Annihilation (2018)
Kung Fu Panda 3
1
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Lady Bird
1
Lady Bird (2017)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
1
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
The Shape of Water
1
The Shape of Water (2017)
The Ship of Monsters
1
The Ship of Monsters (1960)
Toys
1
Toys (1992)
Haunted Honeymoon
1
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
Stir Crazy
1
Stir Crazy (1980)
Poor Things
1
Poor Things (2023)
The Cabin in the Woods
1
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Hopscotch
1
Hopscotch (1980)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
1
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Skyfall
1
Skyfall (2012)
The City of Lost Children
1
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Return to Oz
1
Return to Oz (1985)
Entergalactic
1
Entergalactic (2022)
The Producers
1
The Producers (1968)
Paddington
1
Paddington (2014)
Willow
1
Willow (1988)
The Last Airbender
1
The Last Airbender (2010)
Aladdin
1
Aladdin (2019)
36 Hours
1
36 Hours (1964)
The Swan
1
The Swan (2023)
Lessons in Chocolate
1
Lessons in Chocolate (2007)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Hudson Hawk
1
Hudson Hawk (1991)
James and the Giant Peach
1
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Two Days, One Night
1
Two Days, One Night (2014)
The Father
1
The Father (2020)
Kung Fu Panda
1
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
1
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Layer Cake
1
Layer Cake (2004)
Big Fish
1
Big Fish (2003)
A Room with a View
1
A Room with a View (1986)
Ocean's Eight
1
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Time Bandits
1
Time Bandits (1981)
Ed Wood
1
Ed Wood (1994)
Finding Neverland
1
Finding Neverland (2004)
Unrest
1
Unrest (2022)
The Takeover
1
The Takeover (2022)
Murder on the Orient Express
1
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Snowpiercer
1
Snowpiercer (2013)
Thirst
1
Thirst (2009)
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
1
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
From Hell
1
From Hell (2001)
The Fifth Element
1
The Fifth Element (1997)

Most watched actors

Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (8)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Chocolat (2000)
Black Mass (2015)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Ed Wood (1994)
From Hell (2001)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet (7)
Wonka (2023)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Dune (2021)
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Lady Bird (2017)
Entergalactic (2022)
Little Women (2019)
Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder (6)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Stir Crazy (1980)
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
The Producers (1968)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Judi Dench
Judi Dench (5)
Chocolat (2000)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Skyfall (2012)
A Room with a View (1986)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon (5)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Toys (1992)
Paddington (2014)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Layer Cake (2004)
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman (5)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes (5)
Poison (2023)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
The Rat Catcher (2023)
Skyfall (2012)
The Swan (2023)
Sally Hawkins
Sally Hawkins (5)
Wonka (2023)
Paddington 2 (2017)
The Shape of Water (2017)
Paddington (2014)
Layer Cake (2004)
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter (4)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Big Fish (2003)
A Room with a View (1986)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Jack Black
Jack Black (4)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)