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Facts

1996 · Comedy, Fantasy · English1.4× its budget

Critics vs audiences

Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)

Critics 55Audiences 62GoodWatch 58

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Tomatometer57%

  • Metacritic

    Metascore52

  • Letterboxd

    Letterboxd · 328 K ratings3.3/5

  • IMDb

    IMDb6.4

  • Metacritic

    User score6.4

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Audience score53%

Box office

1.4×its budget

Budget
$70 M
Worldwide
$101 M

Worldwide it earned $31 M more than it cost.

Running time

1 h 46 min

A typical length for comedies, +6 min on the typical 100

Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.

Reach

Streams in 42 countries, rent or buy in 44 more

+32

Released

1996

December 13, 1996

30 years ago

Genres

ComedyFantasyScience Fiction

Language

English

Original language

Also spoken

French

Made in

  • United States

Content

PG-13 · Violence, strong languageYes

Rated

  • PG-13United States

Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

What's in it

  • ViolenceMild
  • Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
  • Frightening scenesMild
  • Sex, nudityLittle or none
  • Dark themesLittle or none
  • Strong languageNamed in the advisories

In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism

Starring

StarringJack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening

71 people

Made by

Directed by Tim Burton, written with Jonathan GemsPeter Suschitzky (camera), Danny Elfman (music), Chris Lebenzon (editing)·73 people in 11 departments

Directing · 7

Writing · 1

Production · 6

Camera · 9

Editing · 2

Sound · 13

Art · 6

Costume & Make-Up · 11

Visual Effects · 2

Lighting · 1

Other crew · 15