Coraline
Be careful what you wish for.
2009 | 100m | English
Popularity: 36 (history)
| Director: | Henry Selick |
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| Writer: | Neil Gaiman, Henry Selick |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 05, 2009 |
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| Director: | Henry Selick |
| Writer: | Neil Gaiman, Henry Selick |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, dreams, villain, eye, friendship, stop motion, stuffed animal, parallel world, button, new home, secret door, female villain, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, horror for children, talking cat, somber, parallel universe, callous, ghoulish, gloomy |
| Production Companies | Pandemonium, LAIKA |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $185,860,104
Budget: $60,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 06, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dakota Fanning | Coraline Jones (voice) |
| Teri Hatcher | Mel Jones / Other Mother (voice) |
| Jennifer Saunders | Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice) |
| Dawn French | Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice) |
| Keith David | The Cat (voice) |
| John Hodgman | Charlie Jones / Other Father (voice) |
| Robert Bailey Jr. | Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice) |
| Ian McShane | Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (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) |
| Jerome Ranft | Mover (voice) |
| Christopher Murrie | Toy (voice) |
| Jeremy Ryder | Toy (voice) |
| Carolyn Crawford | Wybie's Grandmother (voice) |
| Yona Prost | Shakespeare Rascal (voice) |
| John Linnell | Other Father (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rich Zim | Animation |
| Ronald Sanders | Editor |
| Phil Brotherton | Art Direction |
| Lee Bo Henry | Art Direction |
| Tom Proost | Art Direction |
| Dawn Swiderski | Art Direction |
| Amy Adamy | Animation |
| Philip Beglan | Animation |
| Rob Bekuhrs | Animation |
| Kim Blanchette | Animation |
| Kent Burton | Visual Effects |
| Billy Cabey | Animation |
| Julianna Cox | Animation |
| Payton Curtis | Animation |
| Phil Dale | Animation |
| Brian Demoskoff | Animation |
| Jennifer Downs | Art Department Manager |
| Teresa Drilling | Animation |
| Robert Ducey | Technical Supervisor |
| Tom Gasek | Animation |
| Kevin Glick | Animation |
| Michelle Gorski | Animation |
| Misha Klein | Animation |
| Justin Kohn | Animation |
| Malcolm Lamont | Animation |
| Eric Leighton | Animation |
| Ken Lidster | Animation |
| Jan-Erik Maas | Animation |
| Martin Meunier | Animation |
| Jeffery Mulcaster | Animation |
| Bartek Prusiewicz | Animation |
| Jeff Riley | Animation |
| David J. Rowe | Layout |
| Andrew Salter | Animation |
| Andy Schuhler | Art Department Manager |
| Anthony Scott | Animation Supervisor |
| Gregory Smith | Technical Supervisor |
| Gabe Sprenger | Animation |
| Trey Thomas | Animation |
| Chris Tichborne | Animation |
| Chris Tootell | Animation |
| Suzanne Twining | Animation |
| Ian Whitlock | Animation |
| Tim Yates | Production Office Assistant |
| John Allan Armstrong | Animation |
| Vera Brosgol | Storyboard |
| Tom Knott | Other |
| Jeannine Berger | Post Production Supervisor |
| Anthony Elworthy | Animation |
| Eric Wachtman | Visual Effects |
| Adam Fisher | Animation Manager |
| Yona Prost | Continuity |
| Alvaro E. Cubillas | Thanks |
| Phil Knight | Thanks |
| Cathy Kalmenson | Casting |
| Christopher Bradach | Administration |
| Patrick Bradach | Administration |
| Scarlet Chamberlin | Administration |
| Joseph Ferguson | Administration |
| Richard Guinan | Administration |
| Leif Jenssen | Administration |
| Brandon Lastomirsky | Administration |
| Rebecca Leiv | Administration |
| Rob Partenheimer | Administration |
| Kathy Radcliffe | Administration |
| Diana Sattley | Administration |
| Jeff Stringer | Administration |
| Jennie Terranova | Administration |
| Anne Adams | Art Department Assistant |
| Ami Goff | Art Department Assistant |
| Bradley Buchanan | Legal Services |
| John R.A. Benson | CG Supervisor |
| Stephanie Choi | Character Designer, Conceptual Design |
| Clay Duncan | Additional Music |
| T.J. Lindgren | Additional Music |
| Bradley Miles | Additional Music |
| Nicholas Childs | Compositors |
| Alain Joutard | Conductor |
| Margaret Meyer | Costume Design |
| Everette Webber | Digital Intermediate |
| Miguel Sandoval | Draughtsman |
| Deborah Albright | Finance |
| Erin Baldwin | Finance |
| Yin-Yee 'Grace' Chung | Finance |
| Glen Gagnon | Finance |
| Paula Garner | Finance |
| Michaele Smith | Finance |
| Donna Tarabella | Finance |
| Madeline Wigen | Finance |
| Cinnamon Williams | Finance |
| Margaret Lily Andres | First Assistant Editor |
| Jon Klassen | Production Illustrator |
| Chris Turnham | Production Illustrator |
| Robb Kramer | Set Designer |
| Bruno Letort | Music Score Producer |
| Paul Archibald | Musician |
| Roger Argente | Musician |
| Mark Berrow | Musician |
| Hélène Breschand | Musician |
| Nicholas Bucknall | Musician |
| Gloria Cheng | Musician |
| Marie-Laura Colombia | Musician |
| Mayless David | Musician |
| Peter Davies | Musician |
| Marianne De Benedetto | Musician |
| Andrew Findon | Musician |
| M.B. Gordy | Musician |
| Christophe Grindel | Musician |
| Dave Hartley | Musician |
| Camille Joutard | Musician |
| Skaila Kanga | Musician |
| Paul Kegg | Musician |
| Gary Kettel | Musician |
| Mike Lovett | Musician |
| Steve Mair | Musician |
| Anna Noakes | Musician |
| Bernard Paganotti | Musician |
| Andy Pask | Musician |
| Mathilde Pellegrini | Musician |
| Steve Schaeffer | Musician |
| Coraline Tassy | Musician |
| James Thatcher | Musician |
| Lucie Thevenet | Musician |
| Bruce White | Musician |
| Jonathan Williams | Musician |
| Andrew Wood | Musician |
| Mélissa Zerbib | Musician |
| George Doering | Musician |
| Maria Newman | Musician |
| Aymeric Letoquart | Music Editor |
| John T. Cucci | Foley |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley |
| Dana LeBlanc Frankley | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Rick Wentworth | Conductor |
| Ronald G. Roumas | Sound Recordist |
| Joan Lucas-Turgeon | Production Accountant |
| Ezra Sumner | Production Manager |
| Tony Travis | Scenic Artist |
| Loren Hillman-Morgan | Scenic Artist |
| Daniel Pascall | Second Assistant Director |
| Dielle Alexandre | Second Assistant Director |
| Ronald Eng | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Richard Hamell | Systems Administrators & Support |
| Jocelyn Pascall | Third Assistant Director |
| Jodi Clark | Third Assistant Director |
| Jennifer Mickelson | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sarah Serata | Art Department Coordinator |
| Morgan Hay | Assistant Art Director |
| Katy Moore-Kozachik | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Linda Overbey | Lead Painter |
| Cynthia Star | Lead Painter |
| Angela De Cristofaro | Painter |
| Dwayne Erickson | Painter |
| Aaron Jarrett | Painter |
| Alicia McDaid | Painter |
| Matvey Rezanov | Painter |
| Jose Solis | Painter |
| Damon Bard | Sculptor |
| Scott Foster | Sculptor |
| Kent Melton | Sculptor |
| Tony Merrithew | Sculptor |
| Leo Rijn | Sculptor |
| Jason Lajka | Set Designer |
| William Sturrock | Set Designer |
| Lorna Cashmore | Set Dresser |
| Katy Clarke | Set Dresser |
| Robert DeSue | Set Dresser |
| Don Lundell | Set Dresser |
| Bridget Phelan | Set Dresser |
| Kieron Thomas | Set Dresser |
| Sarah Wells | Set Dresser |
| Shere Coleman | Costume Consultant |
| Michelle Scattergood | Costume Consultant |
| Steve Molin | Compositors |
| Joe Reese | Compositors |
| Trish Van't Hul | Compositors |
| John Ashlee Prat | Lighting Camera |
| Paul Gentry | Lighting Camera |
| Chris Peterson | Lighting Camera |
| Peter Sorg | Lighting Camera |
| Mark Stewart | Lighting Camera |
| Kathleen Chamberlin | Scenic Artist |
| Yvonne Kowsun | Scenic Artist |
| Richard Pickler | Software Engineer |
| David Schmitz | Software Engineer |
| Sheila McIntosh | Visual Effects Editor |
| Melissa St. Onge | First Assistant Director |
| Matthew Fried | Second Assistant Director |
| Ingrid Schulz | Assistant Editor |
| Cam Williams | Associate Editor |
| Terry Claborn | Color Timer |
| Anthony Pitone | First Assistant Editor |
| Daniel Ackerman | Gaffer |
| Nils Benson | Gaffer |
| Matthew Hazelrig | Gaffer |
| Ted Jackson | Gaffer |
| James WilderHancock | Gaffer |
| Ben Urquhart | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Theresa Braunstein | Production Coordinator |
| Jason Brewer | Production Coordinator, Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Maggie Begley | Publicist |
| Karen Fried | Publicist |
| Steve Emerson | 2D Supervisor |
| Tony Candelaria | Modeling |
| Paul Mack | Modeling |
| Rebecca Stillman | Modeling |
| Huy Vu | Modeling |
| David Waddle | Modeling |
| Brian Van't Hul | VFX Supervisor |
| Michelle Vincig | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Laura Schultz | Visual Effects Producer |
| Tony Sereno | Sound Mix Technician |
| John Linnell | Songs |
| Mike Cachuela | Storyboard |
| Christopher Murrie | Editor |
| Chris Butler | Storyboard |
| Travis Knight | Animation |
| Dan Krall | Art Department Manager |
| Rachel Larsen | Animation |
| Guionne Leroy | Animation |
| Sarah de Gaudemar | Animation |
| Brian Menz | Animation |
| Brad Schiff | Animation |
| Shannon Tindle | Art Department Manager |
| Graham Annable | Storyboard |
| Colette D. Dahanne | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Frank Passingham | Lighting Camera |
| Tom Boyd | Musician |
| Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Edward Shearmur | Additional Music |
| Leonard Lipton | Thanks |
| Neil Gaiman | Book |
| Deborah Lurie | Additional Music |
| Rachel Bolt | Musician |
| Lourri Hammack | Thanks |
| Laurent Petitgirard | Conductor |
| Chris Steele | Gaffer |
| Bruno Coulais | Original Music Composer |
| Andrew Rona | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Dennis Sands | Scoring Mixer |
| Henry Selick | Screenplay, Director |
| Shane Prigmore | Animation, Art Department Manager |
| Linda Lamontagne | Casting |
| Pete Kozachik | Director of Photography |
| Chris Appelhans | Art Department Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harry Linden | Producer |
| Mary Sandell | Producer |
| Michael Zoumas | Executive Producer |
| Claire Jennings | Producer |
| Bill Mechanic | Producer |
| Alex Heineman | Executive Producer |
| Henry Selick | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
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| 2024 | 4 | 123 | 157 | 85 |
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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 and tangible realms of existence. He realized the reasons s ... torytelling have been significantly important since the dawn of mankind, and devised, as the Brothers Grimm did, that fairy tales and children's stories had to be haunting and entertaining to be both memorable and timeless. This is a great film depicting the growing sense as a child approaches adolescence that their parents and their world aren't exactly as they seem, and that through their trials and tribulations (the 'rites of passage', if you will) they'll reach the 'happy medium' they need to in order to find true happiness in their lifetimes. I definitely hope that all of Gaiman's books and graphic novels are made into movies (I most anticipate the 'Miracleman' graphic novels--both those by him and Alan Moore). Ones so well-written would truly be 'comic book movies' worth watching for me.
Quite dark, but entertaining and very well done. One of the few american animated movies I liked. ...
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 that of a video game. You have a standard introductory act ... , but the rest of the movie is split into video game-esque "levels" that develop and unlock as Coraline makes new discoveries and completes different sections of the "map" / house. There is a lot of messaging here as well, mostly concerning relationships between children and parents and how to navigate those in regard to real life events, but everything is "do not tell" levels of subtle so it's not in your face at all. The Beldam itself is a magnificent creation of a "thing that bumps in the night" style of monster. While there is a lot left unexplained, there is plenty that is exampled about the Beldam and her world. The movie also reminds me a lot of "The Wizard of Oz" in a few different ways so its good that there are family friendly movies of this quality that make vague callbacks to classic movies.