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Coraline

PG Released Feb 6, 2009 1h 40m Kids & Family Fantasy Animation TRAILER for List
91% Tomatometer 279 Reviews 74% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
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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Mike P Classic children's tale...Coraline is a lonely, quirky little 11 year old girl who discovers a strange Netherworld while exploring around her new house one afternoon...Filled with Dopplegangers with buttons for eyes...And this is kind of The Chronicles of Narnia by way of Tim Burton; and it's written by American Gods creator Neil Gaiman; this enchantingly dark little children's fable...which is very entertaining and original; with striking visuals. This has been called an animated horror movie for kids...And it's not really that...It's more just a highly unique fairy tale with a very dark and original perspective... Highly recommended. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Seba D this movie freaked me out when a was a kid Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Pillow R Idk idk idk idk idk idk Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Harmony Im not sure abt the website Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Mason M A very good film one of the first films I ever saw that left room for interpretation so it had a big impact on me. I don't like it quite as much now because the dialogue is very weak and immature. But it remains a great film because of it's absolutely beautiful and experimental visuals. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/07/24 Full Review xxSaltyxx C Best movie I’ve ever watched all time favorite !! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/07/24 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
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)
Aug 15, 2024
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$94.2M
Runtime
1h 40m
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