MPAA Rating:G
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Director:Gary Winick
Starring:Dakota Fanning as Fern; the voices of Julia Roberts as Charlotte, Steve Buscemi as Templeton, Dominic Scott Kay as Wilbur, John Cleese as Samuel, Thomas Haden Church as Brooks, Oprah Winfrey as Gussy, Kathy Bates as Bitsy and Robert Redford as Ike.

After being saved by a young girl named Fern, Wilbur the piglet must face the unfriendly animals in Uncle Homer's barn. He finally manages to make a friend-with a spider named Charlotte. But one of the animals tells Wilbur that he will end up being Christmas dinner. Charlotte promises to stick by her new friend and spells out a way that her web might save his life.

Charlotte's Web is a story about friendship. Charlotte comes up with a plan to save Wilbur and never gives up even when it means putting herself in danger. Fern's dad eventually understands his daughter's feelings and tells her, “I'm proud of you, honey.”

The film contains moments of slapstick violence where no one gets hurt. And there is some toilet humor in the barnyard. Fern shows disrespect to her father while fighting to get her way. She also sneaks the pig into school and lies to her teacher.

Kids and families will want to visit the magical barn where an unlikely friendship between a pig and a spider develops, and Wilbur expresses wonder over the "ordinary miracles" of everyday life.

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