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

Most watched actors

Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (8)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Chocolat (2000)
Black Mass (2015)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
From Hell (2001)
Ed Wood (1994)
Finding Neverland (2004)
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)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
The Producers (1968)
Stir Crazy (1980)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon (5)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Toys (1992)
Layer Cake (2004)
Paddington (2014)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Judi Dench
Judi Dench (5)
Chocolat (2000)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Skyfall (2012)
A Room with a View (1986)
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman (5)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Sally Hawkins
Sally Hawkins (5)
Wonka (2023)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Layer Cake (2004)
The Shape of Water (2017)
Paddington (2014)
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes (5)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
Poison (2023)
The Swan (2023)
The Rat Catcher (2023)
Skyfall (2012)
Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen (4)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Olivia Colman
Olivia Colman (4)
Wonka (2023)
The Favourite (2018)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
The Father (2020)