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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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Larry K Insane animation and just a really fun story Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/08/25 Full Review HameZz Z Even if the movie's plot sucked I think I'd still give it three stars for how the stop motion blew me away. Some ppl are a sucker for rom-coms, even if they suck. I'm a sucker for stop motion films, even if they suck. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/03/25 Full Review MaryAnn M. Very entertaining. Loved the visuals. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/24/25 Full Review Peter F One of the best horror movies ever made. The story, the animation, the suspense all superb. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/25 Full Review John K An amazing stop-motion film. This was one of those animated movies I grew up with as a kid and now re-watching it as an adult, I still don't know why I liked it as a kid. Very bizarre. The animation is brilliant, the usage of colours makes the film so mysterious and the music was atmospheric. I love the acting in this, my favourite characters are Miss Spink and Forcible, their comedy creates an odd couple vibe that makes them enjoyable to watch. This film shouldn't be a PG, it should be a 12 [PG-13], but I can understand why it was rated this way. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/17/25 Full Review Zuzia m i LOVE this movie its my comfort movie i watched it like 100 times i love how the end is like open so you can make theories.I read the book and I think the movie is better I still love the book tho Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/25 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
Pandemonium, Laika, Focus Features
Rating
PG (Scary Images|Some Language|Suggestive Humor|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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