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Coraline

Play trailer 1:44 Poster for Coraline PG Released Feb 6, 2009 1h 40m Kids & Family Fantasy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lenny They messed up and didn't play it in 3D, so we watched it in 2D even though we paid for 3D.. they also didn't play the behind the scenes afterwards that was supposed to play. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Fernando A timeless classic, loved it as a kid and appreciated it even more now as an adult. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Montana L My absolute favorite movie! Watching it in 3D is a must! It is a stop-motion film that you can tell has had so much love poured into creating this film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Scarlett One of my favorite childhood movies, loved seeing it again! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Dani I absolutely loved this movie before it came out in theaters again so it made me very happy to see it again, especially in 3D. the quality was great and the stop motion is one of my favorites. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Sdcdarkraven A wonderful show that held true to the original the 3d effects were well done. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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