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Summary
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 80Audiences 81GoodWatch 80
Metascore80
Letterboxd · 3.4 M ratings4.2/5
User score8.2
IMDb7.8
Box office
3.1×its budget
- Budget
- $60 M
- Worldwide
- $186 M
Worldwide it earned $126 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 40 min
Longer than most animated movies, +11 min on the typical 89
typical 89100Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 43 more
+5Released
2009
February 5, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyFantasyHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
BAFTA Awards2009
- BAFTA's Children & Young People Award, Feature Film2009Won
Academy Awards2010
- Animated Feature Film2010Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2009
- Best Animated Feature2009Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 10 more20 people
- Dakota FanningCoraline Jones (voice)
- Teri HatcherMel Jones / Other Mother (voice)
- Jennifer SaundersMiss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
- Dawn FrenchMiss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
- Keith DavidThe Cat (voice)
- John HodgmanCharlie Jones / Other Father (voice)
- Robert Bailey Jr.Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice)
- Ian McShaneMr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
- ANAankha NealSweet Ghost Girl (voice)
- GSGeorge SelickGhost Boy (voice)
- HKHannah KaiserTall Ghost Girl (voice)
- HSHarry SelickPhoto Friend (voice)
- MBMarina BudovskyPhoto Friend (voice)
Emerson TenneyMagic Dragonfly (voice)
Jerome RanftMover (voice)
Christopher MurrieToy (voice)- JRJeremy RyderToy (voice)
Carolyn CrawfordWybie's Grandmother (voice)- YPYona ProstShakespeare Rascal (voice)
John LinnellOther Father (singing voice) (uncredited)
Directing · 9
- Henry Selick Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Yona Prost Continuity
- Jodi Clark Third Assistant Director
- Jocelyn Pascall Third Assistant Director
- David J. Rowe Layout
- Matthew Fried Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Neil Gaiman Book
- Ovi Nedelcu Story Artist
Production · 38
- Alex Heineman Executive Producer
- Michael Zoumas Executive Producer
- Bill Mechanic Producer
- Claire Jennings Producer
- Mary Sandell Producer
- Harry Linden Producer
Camera · 1
- Pete Kozachik Director of Photography
Editing · 8
- Ronald Sanders Editor
- Christopher Murrie Editor
- Everette Webber Digital Intermediate
- Anthony Pitone First Assistant Editor
- Terry Claborn Color Timer
- Margaret Lily Andres First Assistant Editor
Sound · 53
- Bruno Coulais Original Music Composer
- Randy Thom Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Ronald Eng Supervising Sound Editor
- Dan O'Connell Foley
- Dennis Sands Scoring Mixer
- Tom Johnson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 47
- Chris Butler Storyboard Artist
- Shannon Tindle Art Department Manager
- Chris Appelhans Art Department Manager
- Andy Schuhler Art Department Manager
- Dan Krall Art Department Manager
- Graham Annable Storyboard Artist
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Margaret Meyer Costume Design
- Michelle Scattergood Costume Consultant
- Shere Coleman Costume Consultant
Visual Effects · 53
- Travis Knight Animation
- Brian Van't Hul VFX Supervisor
- Sarah de Gaudemar Animation
- Justin Kohn Animation
- Rachel Larsen Animation
- Jan-Erik Maas Animation
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