Week 10

Have a Wonka Experience!

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!

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

Most watched actors

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