Directing
Tim Burton
- Titles
- 112movies20TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19712024
- Directed
- 44titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Faerie Tale Theatre82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Fantasy5.9average 1.8
- Wonder6.4average 3.4
- Uncanny5.2average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor4.3average 2.0
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Dark Humor4.4average 2.9
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.2
- Crime2.3, average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism2.2, average 3.3
- Politics1.6, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 6
- Tim Burton Aesthetic 6
- Stop-Motion Animation 5
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Visual Spectacle 4
- Eccentric Characters 4
- Dark Comedy 3
- Whimsical 3
- Absurdist Humor 3
- Visually Striking 3
- Darkly Humorous 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Danny ElfmanActorWednesday, Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, +14 more
Chris LebenzonEditorCorpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow, +9 more
Johnny DeppActorCorpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, +3 more
Helena Bonham CarterActorCorpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Planet of the Apes, Big Fish, +2 more
Michael KeatonActorBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, Batman Returns, Batman, Beetlejuice, Dumbo
Catherine O'HaraActorThe Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Frankenweenie
Winona RyderActorEdward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Frankenweenie
Caroline ThompsonWriterCorpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Edward Scissorhands
John AugustWriterCorpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Frankenweenie
Jeffrey JonesActorSleepy Hollow, Beetlejuice, Ed Wood
Glenn ShadixActorThe Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, The World of Stainboy
Danny DeVitoActorBatman Returns, Mars Attacks!, Dumbo
Movies and TV shows
62Upcoming
1 titles
Director
2020s
5 titles · average score 76
68
as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
Original Film Writer
81
TV show · as Parrot
80
Executive Producer, Director
2010s
12 titles · average score 65
63
Director, Executive Producer
67
as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
69
Producer, Director
61
Director
69
Characters, Idea
66
as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
65
Director
2000s
12 titles · average score 70
69
Producer
76
Thanks
74
Director, Characters
78
Director
57
Director
66
Writer, Character Designer
1990s
12 titles · average score 66
72
Director
64
Director, Producer
54
Producer
76
Director, Producer
52
Producer
78
as Zero (voice) (uncredited)
70
Director, Producer
65
as Brian
64
as Corpse (uncredited)
77
Director, Story
1980s
9 titles · average score 66
73
Director
73
Director
Director
68
as Thug in Alley (uncredited)
70
Idea, Director
62
Idea, Director
80
Director, Writer
42
as The Supreme Being / Mortie
1970s
11 titles · average score 62
47
as Don Carlo
Producer, Writer
74
as Additional Muppet Performer
Animation
Director, Writer
Director
as Houdini
Director
67as Doctor Agor
as Houdini