Beautifully animated and solidly scripted, ParaNorman will entertain (and frighten) older children while providing surprisingly thoughtful fare for their parents.
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          Director 
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            Chris Butler , Sam Fell 
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          Producer 
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            Arianne Sutner , Travis Knight 
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          Screenwriter 
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            Chris Butler 
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          Distributor 
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            Focus Features 
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          Production Co 
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            Laika 
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          Rating 
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            PG (Scary Action|Language|Scary Images|Some Rude Humor|Thematic Elements) 
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          Genre 
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            Kids & Family , Comedy , Fantasy , Adventure , Animation 
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          Original Language 
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            English 
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          Release Date (Theaters) 
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            Aug 17, 2012, Wide 
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          Rerelease Date (Theaters) 
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            Oct 25, 2025 
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          Release Date (Streaming) 
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            Oct 19, 2015 
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          Runtime 
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            1h 36m 
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          Sound Mix 
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            DTS , Dolby Atmos , Dolby SR , Dolby Digital , Dolby SRD , SDDS 
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          Aspect Ratio 
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            Scope (2.35:1) 
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