Coraline

2009
PG
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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Teri Hatcher, Keith David, Dakota Fanning, Dawn French, Ian McShane, Jennifer Saunders, Christopher Murrie-Green, and Harry Selick in Coraline (2009)

Coraline - The first trailer for the upcoming 3D stop-motion animated film.

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Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, a young girl discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life that seems too good to be true.Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, a young girl discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life that seems too good to be true.Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, a young girl discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life that seems too good to be true.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

278K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

982

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 46 nominations total

Mel Jones
(voice)
…

John Hodgman

Charlie Jones
(voice)
…

Jennifer Saunders

Miss April Spink
(voice)
…

Dawn French

Keith David

The Cat
(voice)

Robert Bailey Jr.

Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat
(voice)

Ian McShane

Aankha Neal

Sweet Ghost Girl
(voice)

George Selick

Ghost Boy
(voice)

Hannah Kaiser

Tall Ghost Girl
(voice)

Harry Selick

Photo Friend
(voice)

Marina Budovsky

Photo Friend
(voice)

Emerson Tenney

Magic Dragonfly
(voice)
(as Emerson Hatcher)

Jerome Ranft

Mover
(voice)

Christopher Murrie-Green

Toy
(voice)
(as Christopher Murrie)

Jeremy Ryder

Toy
(voice)

Carolyn Crawford

Wybie's Grandmother
(voice)

Director
- Henry Selick
Writers
- Henry Selick
- Neil Gaiman
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The character Wybie Lovat is not in Neil Gaiman's novel. He exists so Coraline would not have to talk to herself and so she would have a friend her age.

Goofs
The house's living room changes places several times throughout the film.

Quotes
Coraline Jones: How can you walk away from something and then come towards it?
Cat: Walk around the world.
Coraline Jones: Small world.

Crazy credits
At the very end of the credits, the words "For those in the know: jerk wad" appear on the screen. This is a clue that could be used on the Coraline website in order to get an entry in a contest that ran during the movie's US theatrical run.

Alternate versions
There are two versions available. Runtimes are: "1 hr 40 min (100 min), 1 hr 45 min (105 min) (extended cut) (USA)."

Connections
Featured in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Coraline (2009)

Soundtracks
Sirens of the Sea
Performed by Michele Mariana
Written by Henry Selick
Copyright (c) 2007 Henry Selick

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10/10

A masterpiece

"Coraline" is simply one of the best animated films ever made: The plots is brilliantly developed, the animation is detailed and beautiful to look at, the characters are fascinating and interesting, and the world created by Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick it's simply captivating, but mysterious and dangerous and well.

Clearly influenced by "Alice in Wonderland", "Coraline" is charming and macabre at the same time: At first "The Other World" seems like a dream come true, but there is also a constant sense of danger in the air.

Dakota Fanning makes a great work as the main character, and Teri Hatcher is flawless in her role of the Mother (And the Other Mother as well) of Coraline, not to mention the excellent performance of Keith David as the cat.

"Coraline" is one of the best movies of the recent years, and it is the best movie of Henry Selick as director since "The Nightmare before Christmas."