Films based on works by Roald Dahl
Sophie is a young orphaned girl living in the orphanage of the cantankerous and abusive Mrs. Clonkers. One night, Sophie wakes up and goes to look through the window but sees a cloaked giant man blowing something through a trumpet into a bedroom window down the street; whereupon the giant notices her and snatches her to the realm of Giant Country.
Sophie, a 10-year-old girl who lives in a London orphanage, stays awake reading through the nights due to her insomnia. At 3 in the morning, or what she calls the "wikt:witching hour", she sees an elderly giant outside her window. The giant captures her and takes her into Giant Country. There, he explains that Sophie must stay with him for the rest of her life because she saw him and must not be allowed to reveal the existence of giants. He also explains that she will put herself at risk if she goes out in the open, as nine other giants inhabit Giant Country, all of whom are man-eaters and favor the taste of children.
The eccentric Willy Wonka opens the doors of his candy factory to five lucky kids who learn the secrets behind his amazing confections.
When a clever fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways, he is forced to help his community survive the farmers' dangerous retaliation.
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
An extraordinarily intelligent young girl named Matilda Wormwood discovers she possesses telekinetic powers, and uses them to deal with her disreputable family and her the ruthless, oppressive and tyrannical principal.
A man discovers a poisonous snake asleep in his bed in this well-known Roald Dahl short story.
A professional rodent killer takes center stage in this lesser-known Roald Dahl short story.
Six of the best-loved nursery rhymes retold with some amusing twists by the master of the comic and blood-curdling, Roald Dahl.
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.
A little boy and his kindly grandmother thwart the efforts of a coven of witches to rid Britain of children by turning them into mice.
A beloved Roald Dahl story about a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
A young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
