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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Jorge R

I remember watching Coraline as a kid, it was creepy! but now, it is a Iconic, Halloween stop motion film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Dominique W

Removes some of the darker and more complicated aspects of the source material to make the narrative more accessible for its target audience. Nonetheless, the spell that this film cast upon me as when I was 12-year-old has never been broken by the cynicism of adulthood. A comfort movie if I’ve ever known one.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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aiden k

Possibly the best movie ever made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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Kevin P

Very creative, visually memorable, wonderfully animated, and genuinely creepy with a good message about appreciating what you have in life. Cute references to the Big Red Holland Lighthouse and Michigan State.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Josh L

I found myself a little let down by this offering from Tim Burton. Of course the stop motion animation is impressive, and it shows sparks of that Burton magic. But overall I found the story lacking and full of holes. Still worth a watch, but not on the same level as other Burton films.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Caitlin B

Favorite film since childhood

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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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: 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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