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!

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

Most watched actors

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