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Coraline

Coraline

Be careful what you wish for.

20097.91h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Henry Selick
Written by Henry Selick, Mike Cachuela, Chris Butler
Produced by Claire Jennings, Harry Linden, Bill Mechanic
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $185.9M

Top Cast

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Coraline Jones (voice)

Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher

Mel Jones / Other Mother (voice)

Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders

Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)

Dawn French

Dawn French

Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

Keith David

Keith David

The Cat (voice)

John Hodgman

John Hodgman

Charlie Jones / Other Father (voice)

Robert Bailey Jr.

Robert Bailey Jr.

Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice)

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)

A

Aankha Neal

Sweet Ghost Girl (voice)

G

George Selick

Ghost Boy (voice)

Themes & Keywords

friendshipdreamsbased on novel or bookvillaineyestuffed animalstop motionparallel worldbuttonnew homesecret doorfemale villainaftercreditsstingerduringcreditsstingerhorror for childrentalking catsomberparallel universecallous

About Coraline

Coraline is a animation, family, fantasy film released in 2009 exploring themes of friendship, dreams, based on novel or book, villain, eye, stuffed animal. Directed by Henry Selick, it stars Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders. 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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