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