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Coraline

"Be careful what you wish for."

2009-02-05 Animation 1hr 40m

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

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Storyline

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

  • Released
    2009-02-05
  • Revenue
    $185,860,104
  • Budget
    $60,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 40m
  • Genre
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Español
  • imdb-logo
    7.8
  • Production
    Laika, Pandemonium, Pandemonium

Crew

Henry Selick
Director
Henry Selick
Screenplay
Mary Sandell
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning
Coraline Jones (voice)
Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher
Mel Jones / Other Mother (voice)
Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders
Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Dawn French

Dawn French
Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Keith David

Keith David
The Cat (voice)
John Hodgman

John Hodgman
Charlie Jones / Other Father (voice)
Robert Bailey Jr.

Robert Bailey Jr.
Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice)
Ian McShane

Ian McShane
Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Aankha Neal

Aankha Neal
Sweet Ghost Girl (voice)
George Selick

George Selick
Ghost Boy (voice)
Hannah Kaiser

Hannah Kaiser
Tall Ghost Girl (voice)
Harry Selick

Harry Selick
Photo Friend (voice)
Marina Budovsky

Marina Budovsky
Photo Friend (voice)
Emerson Tenney

Emerson Tenney
Magic Dragonfly (voice)
Jerome Ranft

Jerome Ranft
Mover (voice)
Christopher Murrie

Christopher Murrie
Toy (voice)
Jeremy Ryder

Jeremy Ryder
Toy (voice)
Carolyn Crawford

Carolyn Crawford
Wybie's Grandmother (voice)
Yona Prost

Yona Prost
Shakespeare Rascal (voice)
John Linnell

John Linnell
Other Father (singing voice) (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Coraline
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A Review by talisencrw 9

Written by talisencrw on 2016-05-03

Neil Gaiman is so contemporarily vital, both in literature and cinema, because he more than anyone else (with the possible exception of Terr... read more

Neil Gaiman is so contemporarily vital, both in literature and cinema, because he more than anyone else (with the possible exception of Terry Gilliam) notes that children and adults alike are fascinated with what lies outside our observable and tangible realms of existence. He realized the reasons storytelling have been significantly important since the dawn of mankind, and devised, as the Brothers Grimm did, that fairy tales and children's stories had to be haunting and entertaining to be both memorable and timeless. This is a great film depicting the growing sense as a child approaches adolescence that their parents and their world aren't exactly as they seem, and that through their trials and tribulations (the 'rites of passage', if you will) they'll reach the 'happy medium' they need to in order to find true happiness in their lifetimes. I definitely hope that all of Gaiman's books and graphic novels are made into movies (I most anticipate the 'Miracleman' graphic novels--both those by him and Alan Moore). Ones so well-written would truly be 'comic book movies' worth watching for me.

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A Review by TheBlah 10

Written by TheBlah on 2019-06-29

Quite dark, but entertaining and very well done. One of the few american animated movies I liked.... read more

Quite dark, but entertaining and very well done. One of the few american animated movies I liked.

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A Review by Kamurai 9

Written by Kamurai on 2020-10-23

Fantastic watch, will watch again, and do recommend. I really wish more movies would follow this simple and great movie structure. Inste... read more

Fantastic watch, will watch again, and do recommend. I really wish more movies would follow this simple and great movie structure. Instead of a typical 3-act structure (not that it isn't technically there), the story is much closer to that of a video game. You have a standard introductory act, but the rest of the movie is split into video game-esque "levels" that develop and unlock as Coraline makes new discoveries and completes different sections of the "map" / house. There is a lot of messaging here as well, mostly concerning relationships between children and parents and how to navigate those in regard to real life events, but everything is "do not tell" levels of subtle so it's not in your face at all. The Beldam itself is a magnificent creation of a "thing that bumps in the night" style of monster. While there is a lot left unexplained, there is plenty that is exampled about the Beldam and her world. The movie also reminds me a lot of "The Wizard of Oz" in a few different ways so its good that there are family friendly movies of this quality that make vague callbacks to classic movies.

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A Review by talisencrw

Neil Gaiman is so contemporarily vital, both in literature and cinema, because he more than anyone else (with the possible exception of Terry Gilliam) notes that children and adults alike are fascinated with what lies outside our observable...

reviewer avatar

A Review by talisencrw 9

Written by talisencrw on 2016-05-03

Neil Gaiman is so contemporarily vital, both in literature and cinema, because he more than anyone else (with the possible exception of Terry Gilliam) notes that children and adults alike are fascinat...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by TheBlah 10

Written by TheBlah on 2019-06-29

Quite dark, but entertaining and very well done. One of the few american animated movies I liked....

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A Review by Kamurai 9

Written by Kamurai on 2020-10-23

Fantastic watch, will watch again, and do recommend. I really wish more movies would follow this simple and great movie structure. Instead of a typical 3-act structure (not that it isn't technical...

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