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Coraline (2009)
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Reviews Counted:219
Fresh:195
Rotten:24
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: 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.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Kids & Family
Theatrical Release: Feb 6, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $75.2M
Synopsis: A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is... [More]
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
Director: Henry Selick
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Coraline is equal parts funny and frightening. This isn't a cute story for kids... but one of the most sophisticated, rewarding works of American fantasy cinema.
May 11, 2010
An amazing stop-motion achievement.
Apr 2, 2010
While Selick's production is not by any stretch graphic or gory, the use of odd and irregular shapes, proportions, and movement creates a dark symphony of macabre images that horrify the psyche and chill the blood all the same.
Jan 6, 2010
Evokes "Beetlejuice" and "Pan's Labyrinth" but is much more of a children's movie and a damned good one at that.
Dec 21, 2009
It might be too sophisticated and scary for children, but it at least never insults their intelligence.
Dec 13, 2009
With Coraline, Henry Selick and his team of stop-motion animators have created a real wonder, one that will entertain children for years to come.
Aug 30, 2009
Coraline has enough exhilaration and dread to remind viewers of the first time they read about Gretel pushing the Witch into the oven
Aug 26, 2009
This is one of those films that works best if you can forget about the source material. Selick’s film is more like a three-ring circus.
Aug 5, 2009
A wonderfully inventive film.
Jul 29, 2009
The 3-D animation is just superb in Coraline; the imagination of Neil Gaiman has taken flight with director Henry Selick.
Jul 29, 2009
Coraline is a genuinely creepy film that employs 3-D trickery to its best affect. A deliciously entertaining mythological adventure.
Jul 29, 2009
LATEST NEWS FOR CORALINE
April 1, 2010:
Disney Signs Henry Selick
Henry Selick, director of "Coraline" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas," has signed a long-term deal to bring his stop-motion genius to Disney.
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December 10, 2009:
Henry Selick Discusses Life After Coraline
He's had a busy 2009, but Henry Selick isn't resting on his laurels -- and as he recently told HitFix, one of the three projects he's working on is a reunion with Neil Gaiman.
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December 2, 2009:
Awards Tour: Annie Nominations, Up and Coraline lead
State of the art CG and stop-motion lead the way in the most well-known animation awards ceremony.
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November 13, 2009:
James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
James Schamus might be a workaholic. If it's not enough that he's the head of Focus Features -- the independent imprint of Universal -- he's also an established producer and screenwriter best known...
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November 2, 2009:
Henry Selick Talks Coraline, Future Projects, and More
If you're a fan of "Coraline" director Henry Selick's work, you won't want to miss this interview, which finds him discussing projects past, present, and future.
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