Coraline

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Coraline

PG

Released Feb 6, 2009

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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While exploring her new home, a girl named Coraline (Dakota Fanning) discovers a secret door, behind which lies an alternate world that closely mirrors her own but, in many ways, is better. She rejoices in her discovery, until Other Mother (Teri Hatcher) and the rest of her parallel family try to keep her there forever. Coraline must use all her resources and bravery to make it back to her own family and life.

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Critics Consensus

With its vivid stop-motion animation combined with Neil Gaiman's imaginative story, Coraline is a film that's both visually stunning and wondrously entertaining.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Entertaining, funny and surprisingly suspenseful a times, Coraline is the perfect movie for your little one...and for the child in all of us.

Rated: A

Sep 12, 2017

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

Coraline never stops taking artistic risks. I hope there's a brave enough audience out there willing to take the plunge.

Nov 17, 2014

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

All involved in this production deserve praise for turning Coraline into a triumph of storytelling and cinematic technology. Whether you're young, middle-age or older, you'll adore it.

Rated: A-

Nov 17, 2014

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Collin Garbarino

WORLD

Coraline seems to have grown into an allegory that it was never meant to be. I honestly can’t think of a better analogy for our current algorithm-driven existence that promises to give us just what we want

Rated: 3/4

Sep 10, 2024

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Calum Cooper

Cinerama Film

Compelling, beautiful, dark, funny, horrifying, and everything in between, Coraline should be recognised for what it is: one of animated cinema’s greatest offerings.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 24, 2024

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Aaron Neuwirth

We Live Entertainment

This film is truly one of the best features ever to incorporate 3D, as it works not only on a visual level (it looks fantastic) but also on a narrative and thematic one.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 21, 2024

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Gavin L

I hate this movie it’s so weird I hate it and the animation is terrible

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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William E

Incredible!!! An exemplary film within this genre

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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Darren D

"Coraline" a family animation from Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) & Laika Studios, perfectly capture elements of dark fantasy & family drama in a story designed to play off a child's fear, the boredom & loneliness of being the new kid in town. The belief of being saved from the so say mundane life she lives, Coraline gets led to world that mimics her own with strange differences, but it's colourful & better... or is it. Visually impressive storytelling that has so much life given to it from Laika's amazing stop-motion animation, wonderful collection of characters & a talented cast providing the voice work.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Tyler P

One of the all time greatest animated films, and the starting film of one of the greatest animated studios of the modern age. A must see for every child, no scratch that, every human.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/11/24

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Finn D

this is one of my favorite movies ITS PERFECT

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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André W

eu gosto desse tipo de desenho trais tipo como se eu voltar a ser criança trais uma atimosfera de frio e animado

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Synopsis

While exploring her new home, a girl named Coraline (Dakota Fanning) discovers a secret door, behind which lies an alternate world that closely mirrors her own but, in many ways, is better. She rejoices in her discovery, until Other Mother (Teri Hatcher) and the rest of her parallel family try to keep her there forever. Coraline must use all her resources and bravery to make it back to her own family and life.

Director: Henry Selick
Producer: Bill Mechanic, Claire Jennings, Henry Selick, Mary Sandell
Screenwriter: Henry Selick
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Laika, Focus Features, Pandemonium
Rating: PG (Some Language|Suggestive Humor|Scary Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 6, 2009, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $94.2M
Runtime: 1h 40m

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