Portrait of Henry Selick

Directing

Henry Selick

Titles
25movies2TV shows
Career

Active from 1975 to 2022, with a break from 2010 to 2021, with up to 1 main title a year.

Directed
12
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Henry Selick Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.2
  • Crime
    0.9, average 3.7
  • Historical
    0.3, average 2.6
  • Politics
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Stop-Motion Animation 4
  • Dark Fantasy 3
  • Whimsical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

6
TypeAllMovies6
RoleAnyDirecting12Appearances10Writing7Visual Effects6Production5Acting1Art1Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s21980s32000s1
GenreAnyAnimation4Adventure3Comedy3Fantasy2Drama1Family1Science Fiction1TV Movie1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

1 title · average score 71

1980s

3 titles · average score 61
GoodWatch67
Poster for Twice Upon a Time

Animation Director

Poster for Seepage

Writer, Animation

1970s

2 titles
Poster for Phases

Director, Animation

Poster for Tube Tales

Animation, Writer

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