MPAA Rating: PG
Distributor:20th Century Fox
Director:Wayne Wang
Actors: AnnaSophia Robb as India ‘Opal’ Buloni, Jeff Daniels as Preacher/Opal's Dad, Cicely Tyson as Gloria Dump, Dave Matthews as Otis, Eva Marie Saint as Miss Franny Block and B.J. Hopper as Mr. Alfred.

“Please Lord, send me a friend. I only know the kids from church and that’s not too many.”

Moving is hard on any kid, and 10-year-old India “Opal” Buloni has an especially challenging time. Her Baptist preacher dad has just taken the pulpit in the small Florida town of Naomi, and Opal’s had to leave behind a great group of friends and her status as the baseball pitcher in her old hometown. To make matters worse, her mom abandoned her when she was three and she doesn’t know why.

One day at the grocery store, Opal finds the answer to her prayers in the form of a mangy mutt who's making a mess in the produce department. When the store manager appears, Opal quickly claims her new “friend,” whom she dubs Winn-Dixie, after the store.

Winn-Dixie often leads Opal into situations that give them opportunity to offer unconditional friendship to someone who’s been scared, ignored or misunderstood. The greatest friendship born that summer is between Opal and her dad.

While there are a few minor questionable elements, the big, Southern heart of Winn-Dixie is that people (and dogs), no matter how unattractive they may seem on the outside, no matter how much they “look” like they’re pushing others away, are eager to share their lives with someone who cares about them.

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