Charlotte's Web
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Critics Sentiment
Charlotte spins her first web message reading Some pig
Charlotte dies at the fair after laying her egg sac
The film's most dramatic shift occurs from the magical high of Charlotte's first web message to the devastating emotional low of her death at the fair.
Charlotte's Web receives mixed but generally positive reception, with critics praising the faithful adaptation and strong voice casting, particularly Steve Buscemi as Templeton. However, many reviewers felt Julia Roberts' performance as Charlotte was flat and that some modern humor elements detracted from the timeless story. The film builds to emotional peaks with Charlotte's web messages before delivering a tearjerking climax that most critics found genuinely moving.
Full cast
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Dakota Fanning
Fern Arable
Julia Roberts
Charlotte the Spider (voice)
Steve Buscemi
Templeton the Rat (voice)
John Cleese
Samuel the Sheep (voice)
Oprah Winfrey
Gussy the Goose (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer
Golly the Goose (voice)
Reba McEntire
Betsy the Cow (voice)
Kathy Bates
Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Robert Redford
Ike the Horse (voice)
Thomas Haden Church
Brooks the Crow (voice)
André 3000
Elwyn the Crow (voice)
Dominic Scott Kay
Wilbur (voice)
Sam Shepard
Narrator (voice)
Abraham Benrubi
Uncle the Pig (voice)
Kevin Anderson
Mr. Arable
Essie Davis
Mrs. Arable
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Mrs. Zuckerman
Louis Corbett
Avery
Robyn Arthur
Teacher
Julian O'Donnell
Henry Fussy
Crew
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