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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TROYS S

16 Years Later, This Stop-Motion Masterpiece Is Still The Perfect Gateway Horror Movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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Elijah D

Coraline is such a magical and beautiful animation family movie. The characters and the storyline are outstanding. I like how all of the ghosts in the movie makes a little doll to make it a little spy to see what's going on in your life and when you find it outside of your house you don't fully know what the doll is. If there was a doorway to another world that is so magical and beautiful like in the movie, just have fun in there for a little bit but not too long because you don't know what's going to happen and it might be a trap and the people with button eyes want to keep you forever and take your soul. This movie was like giving a little message to the children about don't hate your life, you just got to live with it and when you move to a new town or city, you just got to accept it and move on and let the past be the past.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Raymond C

The animation in this movie is absolutely gorgeous. This is a children's film, but for a kid's film it is surprisingly unsettling. It also has great messages. This may well be one of the greatest animated movies of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Gareth v

Coraline is a visually stunning and deliciously dark stop-motion fantasy that blends gothic horror with childlike wonder in a way that’s both unsettling and captivating. One of 2009's best movies.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Gabriela A

Hello, my name is Ana Alzate, this movie is good. When I was little, I couldn't watch it because the other mother scared me a lot. I didn't feel like it gave me a lot of anxiety, but now that I've seen it, it's very beautiful and full of good messages.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Olivia C

My favorite movie that has ever been made. I love the story, the characters are interesting, and it's visually stunning.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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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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