Every Roald Dahl adaptation to check out after Wonka: Find out where to stream them

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Roald Dahl, who penned classics such as Matilda and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, is widely regarded as one of Britain’s most influential children’s book authors. 

Even three decades after his death, Dahl’s darkly comic whimsical best-sellers continue to be reimagined for new generations. With the arrival of Timothée Chalamat as the young chocolatier, Willy Wonka in Wonka, a recent Anne Hathaway-led adaptation of The Witches and Tim Minchin’s musical interpretation of Matilda, Dahl’s stories are having a major revival on the big-screen.

Dahl’s eclectic short stories, Revolting Rhymes, and novels have provided fruitful inspiration for directors to explore the pivotal themes of life, which are often excluded or censored from children’s art, such as community, purpose, hatred, death and grief. Each story boasts the unique ability to intertwine a heart-warming, whimsical quality with darkly comic take on the human experience.

Acclaimed auteurs from Wes Anderson to Tim Burton have adapted the author's rich tales into beloved feature and short films, with Anderson releasing the Academy-award nominated stop-motion animation, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Burton’s live-action take of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Anderson also revisited some of Dahl’s short stories from the 70s in a string of short films for Netflix, including The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Scarlett Johansson.

From Danny Devito in Matilda to Jeremy Irons and Robbie Coltrane in Danny, the Champion of the World, some of the finest actors have appeared in these adaptations of the weirdly, wonderful children’s stories. 

However, the earliest adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was turned into a screenplay by the author himself. In 1971, Dahl transformed his best-selling book into the cherished family film, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory fronted by Gene Wilder.

From the deliciously strange animation in James and the Giant Peach to the endearing live-action version of Esio Trot with Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman, there’s something for everyone in this eclectic list. Here is every Roald Dahl adaptation to catch up with after Wonka and where to stream them.

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  1. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    #1

    When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.

  2. The BFG

    The BFG

    1989

    #2

    Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is soon put at ease, as she learns that BFG's job is to collect, catalog and deliver pleasant dreams to children. She joins him that night, but a mean giants follow them, planning to eat the children of the world.

  3. Danny the Champion of the World

    #3

    Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition.

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  4. The Witches

    The Witches

    1990

    #4

    A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

  5. Matilda

    Matilda

    1996

    #5

    Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia misunderstand her because they think she is so different. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a sadistic headmistress. As she gets fed up with the constant cruelty, she begins to realize that she has a gift of telekinetic powers. After some days of practice, she suddenly turns the tables to stand up to Harry and Zinnia and outwit the headmistress.

  6. James and the Giant Peach

    #6

    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.

  7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    #7

    A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

  8. Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    2009

    #8

    The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

  9. Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

    #9

    Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives below him. Mr. Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony and exchanges polite conversation with Mrs. Silver, but he is too shy to disclose how he feels. Mr. Hoppy longs to express his feelings to Mrs. Silver, but he can never bring his lips to form the words. Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, whom she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew of some way to make her little Alfie grown into a larger, more dignified tortoise. Mr. Hoppy suddenly thinks of a way to give Mrs. Silver her wish and win her affection.

  10. Little Red Riding Hood

    #10

    A Brother Grimm's Horror Version of the Classic Fairytale.

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  11. The BFG

    The BFG

    2016

    #11

    The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!

  12. Revolting Rhymes

    #12

    Based on the much-loved children’s book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, Revolting Rhymes takes classic fairy tales, then mixes them together and serves them with a mischievous twist.

  13. Roald Dahl's The Witches

    #13

    In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered.

  14. Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

    #14

    An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.

  15. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

    #15

    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.

  16. Wonka

    Wonka

    2023

    #16

    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.