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Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. 20. Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The classic Roald Dahl tale gets a modern twist when Tom and Jerry enter the amazing world of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
Roald Dahl. Writer: The Witches. Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He made a forced landing in the Libyan Desert and was severely injured. As a result, he spent five months in a Royal Navy hospital in Alexandria.
Reimagining Roald Dahl's beloved story for a modern audience, Robert Zemeckis's visually innovative film tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis.
Matilda. 1996 1h 38m PG. 7.0 (179K) Rate. 72 Metascore. A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.
Matilda: The Musical: Directed by Matthew Warchus. With Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham. An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical.
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot: Directed by Dearbhla Walsh. With James Corden, Salo Gardner, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Cordery. A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.
Matilda: Directed by Danny DeVito. With Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz. A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.
To Olivia: Directed by John Hay. With Hugh Bonneville, Bobby O'Neill, Eve Prenelle, Michael Jibson. The story of the tumultuous marriage between actress Patricia Neal and renowned writer Roald Dahl.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: Directed by Wes Anderson. With Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley. Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.
The Witches: Directed by Nicolas Roeg. With Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson. A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.