Coraline

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Coraline

PG

2009

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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While exploring her new home, a girl named Coraline (Dakota Fanning) discovers a secret door, behind which lies an alternate world that closely mirrors her own but, in many ways, is better. She rejoices in her discovery, until Other Mother (Teri Hatcher) and the rest of her parallel family try to keep her there forever. Coraline must use all her resources and bravery to make it back to her own family and life.

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Critics 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.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 12, 2017

A

Entertaining, funny and surprisingly suspenseful a times, Coraline is the perfect movie for your little one...and for the child in all of us.

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

Nov 17, 2014

Coraline never stops taking artistic risks. I hope there's a brave enough audience out there willing to take the plunge.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Nov 17, 2014

A-

All involved in this production deserve praise for turning Coraline into a triumph of storytelling and cinematic technology. Whether you're young, middle-age or older, you'll adore it.

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Collin Garbarino

WORLD

Sep 10, 2024

3/4

Coraline seems to have grown into an allegory that it was never meant to be. I honestly can’t think of a better analogy for our current algorithm-driven existence that promises to give us just what we want

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Calum Cooper

Cinerama Film

Aug 24, 2024

5/5

Compelling, beautiful, dark, funny, horrifying, and everything in between, Coraline should be recognised for what it is: one of animated cinema’s greatest offerings.

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Aaron Neuwirth

We Live Entertainment

Aug 21, 2024

8/10

This film is truly one of the best features ever to incorporate 3D, as it works not only on a visual level (it looks fantastic) but also on a narrative and thematic one.

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quinn B

@quinn265 1 day ago

i’ve been watching coraline since i was 4 and it’s my favorite and comfort movie and i watched it so many times that i could literally recite the whole movie in my head. 10/10 def recommend

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Nick F

@NickMovieGuy 1 day ago

I finally conquered my fears. This movie scarred me when I was five years old so I never watched it again until now. It is a fun creepy stop motion movie with great characters and a good story. I think I love it even more because I am so proud of myself for finally finishing it.

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B P

@Bradster69 1 day ago

Definitely Recommend It

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Rayann R

@RT91839288 1 day ago

Coraline Jones is hard to miss, with her blue hair, swampers, and yellow raincoat. Coraline (2009), a stop-motion film from Laika, follows her to the ideal world that’s "perfect" to her. We get to see Coraline’s dull, boring new home as she explores, until she stumbles upon a tiny door. I’ve watched this film a dozen times, and each time I see a new detail that first-time viewers may overlook. Coraline is crafted in a way that allows you feel warmth and lulls you in like The Other Mother does to Coraline, until we’re met with a dark twist. When I first watched Coraline when I was younger, I was so intrigued by the animation style. I’d have to give this movie a 5/5 not just because it holds a special spot in my favorite movies, but because the craft of this movie is so amazing!

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Sophia H.

@sheminger 2 days ago

Such an amazing and classically good movie. A splendid creepy little work, a movie I’m sure I’ll love for a long time. I do hate how mean she is to Wybie at the start though, poor bud- but in the end it suits her character and her emotional state at the time!

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Jason L

@thx421 Oct 6, 2026

Perfect movie, best stop motion movie ever.

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Synopsis

While exploring her new home, a girl named Coraline (Dakota Fanning) discovers a secret door, behind which lies an alternate world that closely mirrors her own but, in many ways, is better. She rejoices in her discovery, until Other Mother (Teri Hatcher) and the rest of her parallel family try to keep her there forever. Coraline must use all her resources and bravery to make it back to her own family and life.

Director: Henry Selick
Producer: Bill Mechanic, Claire Jennings, Henry Selick, Mary Sandell
Screenwriter: Henry Selick
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Pandemonium, Laika, Focus Features
Rating: PG (Scary Images|Some Language|Suggestive Humor|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 6, 2009, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $94.2M
Runtime: 1h 40m

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