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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 46 nominations total
Dakota Fanning
- Coraline Jones
- (voice)
Teri Hatcher
- Mel Jones
- (voice)
- …
John Hodgman
- Charlie Jones
- (voice)
- …
Dawn French
- Miss Miriam Forcible
- (voice)
- …
Keith David
- The Cat
- (voice)
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)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThe 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 creditsAt 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 versionsThere are two versions available. Runtimes are: "1 hr 40 min (100 min), 1 hr 45 min (105 min) (extended cut) (USA)."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Coraline (2009)
Featured review
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, with caring parents and all her dreams coming true. When the Other Mother invites Coriline to stay in her world forever, the girl refuses and finds that the alternate reality where she is trapped is only a trick to lure her.
"Coraline" is a dark and creepy animation that follows the style of Tim Burton in "Corpse Bride" or "The Nightmare Before Christmas" with non- likable characters. In addition, there is no subtle message for children. Therefore, it seems to be primarily recommended to adult audiences. The nightmarish environment is supported by awesome cinematography and a great music score. None of the characters is totally likable .My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Coraline"
"Coraline" is a dark and creepy animation that follows the style of Tim Burton in "Corpse Bride" or "The Nightmare Before Christmas" with non- likable characters. In addition, there is no subtle message for children. Therefore, it seems to be primarily recommended to adult audiences. The nightmarish environment is supported by awesome cinematography and a great music score. None of the characters is totally likable .My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Coraline"
- claudio_carvalho
- Dec 12, 2009
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
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- Also known as
- Coraline y la Puerta Secreta
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $116,896,576
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,849,640
- Feb 8, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $185,860,104
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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