Because of Winn-Dixie

A ten-year-old girl named Opal has been moved to a small town in Florida by her father, a preacher, some years after her mother left the family. Lonely in a place where she knows no one, she finds a stray dog at a supermarket and takes him home, naming him Winn-Dixie after the store. The friendship between the girl and the animal draws in the town's residents and helps repair the distance between Opal and her father.

The film is based on Kate DiCamillo's novel and was directed by Wayne Wang, arriving in 2005 between Maid in Manhattan and Last Holiday in his filmography. Joan Singleton wrote the screenplay and produced alongside Trevor Albert. AnnaSophia Robb plays Opal, with Jeff Daniels as the preacher; Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint, Dave Matthews and Courtney Jines appear in supporting roles, among a credited cast of 23. It runs 106 minutes.

Made for about 14 million US dollars, it took roughly 33 million worldwide, a solid return on its budget. On IMDb it holds 6.3 out of 10 from 12,420 votes, and on TMDB 6.5 out of 10 from 258 votes. A critics' rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 121 reviews places it close to the audience scores on both platforms.