Coraline
Coraline

Coraline

2009Movie100 minEnglish

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

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IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic80
Google Users87%
Director: Henry SelickGenres: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Plot Summary

A young girl named Coraline moves into a new house with her parents and discovers a secret door that leads to an idealized version of her life. However, this other world, ruled by an Other Mother, harbors a dark secret and a sinister agenda that Coraline must uncover to save herself and her real family.

Critical Reception

Coraline was widely acclaimed by critics, who praised its stunning stop-motion animation, imaginative storytelling, and dark, atmospheric tone. It was also a commercial success, resonating with both children and adults for its blend of wonder and unsettling horror.

What Reviewers Say

  • Visually stunning and imaginatively crafted stop-motion animation.
  • A dark, atmospheric, and surprisingly spooky fairy tale for all ages.
  • The film balances childlike wonder with genuine thrills and scares.

Google audience: Audiences generally loved Coraline, praising its unique visual style, inventive storyline, and the way it successfully blended elements of fantasy and mild horror. Many found it to be a captivating and memorable cinematic experience.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and Annie Awards.

Fun Fact

The character of the Cat was voiced by two different actors: Sean Patrick Thomas for the real world and Keith David for the Other World. This was done to give the cat a slightly different, more menacing voice in the Other World.

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Kamurai

Kamurai

Fantastic watch, will watch again, and do recommend. I really wish more movies would follow this simple and great movie structure. Instead of a typical 3-act structure (not that it isn't technically there), the story is much closer to t...
ZeBlah

ZeBlah

Quite dark, but entertaining and very well done. One of the few american animated movies I liked.
talisencrw

talisencrw

Neil Gaiman is so contemporarily vital, both in literature and cinema, because he more than anyone else (with the possible exception of Terry Gilliam) notes that children and adults alike are fascinated with what lies outside our observable...