Because of Winn-Dixie

Feb 18, 2005

1h 46m

★ 6.5

Discover what happens when you go looking for a miracle and a miracle comes looking for you.

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.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Walden Media

Because of Winn-Dixie Trailers

Cast

Preacher

Jeff Daniels

Opal

AnnaSophia Robb

Gloria Dump

Cicely Tyson

Miss Franny

Eva Marie Saint

Otis

Dave Matthews

Amanda Wilkenson

Courtney Jines

Sweety Pie Thomas

Elle Fanning

Stevie Dewberry

Luke Benward

Dunlap Dewberry

Nick Price

Mr. Alfred

B.J. Hopper

Mrs. Dewberry

Marca Price

Mrs. Detweller

Lenore Banks

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