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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical and fantasy film. That was directed by Tim Burton and written by John August. It is based on the 1964 novel by Roald Dahl. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket. Other actors/actresses include David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, and Christopher Lee. The storyline follows Charlie as he wins a contest along with four other children and is led by Wonka on a tour of his chocolate factory.
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Charlie Bucket is boy who lives with his family and is very poor. He lives near the Wonka Factory. The company's owner, Willy Wonka, has long closed his factory and all employees, including Charlie's Grandpa Joe, lost their jobs. One day, Wonka announces a contest in which Golden Tickets have been placed in five random Wonka Bars worldwide. The winners will receive a full tour of the factory as well as a lifetime supply of chocolate, while one will receive an additional prize at the end of the tour. The first four tickets are found by Augustus Gloop, the Veruca Salt, the Violet Beauregarde, and Mike Teavee. Charlie discovers the a last ticket inside the Wonka Bar. He decides to keep it and brings Grandpa Joe to accompany him on the tour. After the tour, the four other children are eliminated while Charlie learns that Wonka, now approaching retirement, intended to find a worthy heir. Since Charlie was the "least rotten" of the five, Wonka invites Charlie to come live and work in the factory with him, provided that he leave his family behind. Wonka allows Charlie and his family to move into the factory together.