5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Overview
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.9
Overview
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores universal human themes of loneliness, community, and personal connection, advocating for empathy and acceptance as solutions to emotional isolation, without engaging with partisan political ideologies.
The movie includes visible diversity in its supporting cast, featuring a prominent Black actress in a key role that embodies wisdom and community. Its narrative focuses on universal themes of friendship and acceptance, portraying traditional identities in a neutral or positive light without explicit critique.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity through the lens of Opal's preacher father and their church community. It humanizes the challenges of faith and leadership while affirming the church as a positive force for community, comfort, and moral guidance.
The film "Because of Winn-Dixie" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a young girl's journey of finding friendship and building a community in a new town, without incorporating elements related to queer identity.
The film "Because of Winn-Dixie" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. Its narrative centers on childhood, friendship, and community in a small Southern town.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Because of Winn-Dixie" is a direct adaptation of the novel, and all major characters retain their established genders from the source material. No characters canonically established as one gender were portrayed as a different gender in the movie.
The film adapts the novel of the same name. Key characters, including Opal, The Preacher, and Gloria Dump, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions or common interpretations in the source material. No established character's race was changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.5
Critic Ratings
5.5
5.4
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