Coraline
1 Oscar Nominations
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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.
What critics thought
Coraline earned widespread acclaim on release and has only grown in stature since, now widely regarded as a landmark in stop-motion animation. Critics in 2009 were largely won over by its handcrafted visual imagination and willingness to sit with genuine unease rather than rush toward crowd-pleasing spectacle, though a few felt the story could have matched the atmosphere with a little more momentum. The gap between its modest critical reservations and its current cult standing is itself part of the film's legacy.
“a bona fide fairy-tale”
David Edelstein·New York
“rather than race through ever noisier set pieces toward a hectic climax in the manner of so much animation aimed at kids, Coraline lingers in an atmosphere that is creepy, wonderfully strange, and full of feeling”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“nightmare fodder for children, however brave, under a certain age”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Animation, Drama, Family
Cast & Crew
DirectorHenry Selick
StarringDakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David
ComposerBruno Coulais
Coraline
1 Oscar Nominations
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.
What critics thought
Coraline earned widespread acclaim on release and has only grown in stature since, now widely regarded as a landmark in stop-motion animation. Critics in 2009 were largely won over by its handcrafted visual imagination and willingness to sit with genuine unease rather than rush toward crowd-pleasing spectacle, though a few felt the story could have matched the atmosphere with a little more momentum. The gap between its modest critical reservations and its current cult standing is itself part of the film's legacy.
“a bona fide fairy-tale”
David Edelstein·New York
“rather than race through ever noisier set pieces toward a hectic climax in the manner of so much animation aimed at kids, Coraline lingers in an atmosphere that is creepy, wonderfully strange, and full of feeling”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“nightmare fodder for children, however brave, under a certain age”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Animation, Drama, Family
Cast & Crew
DirectorHenry Selick
StarringDakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David
ComposerBruno Coulais
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