Coraline

2009

1h 40m

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7.9/10

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Fantasy

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.

Directors

Henry Selick

Writers

Henry Selick(screenplay by)

Chris Butler(storyboard by)

Mike Cachuela(storyboard by)

Stars

Dakota Fanning

Teri Hatcher

Jennifer Saunders

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Top cast

Dakota Fanning

Coraline Jones (voice)

Teri Hatcher

Mel Jones …

Jennifer Saunders

Miss April Spink …

Dawn French

Miss Miriam Forcible …

Keith David

The Cat (voice)

John Hodgman

Charlie Jones …

Robert Bailey Jr.

Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice)

Ian McShane

Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky …

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)

Mover (voice)

Toy (voice)

Toy (voice)

Wybie's Grandmother (voice)

Directors

Henry Selick

Writers

Henry Selick(screenplay by)

Chris Butler(storyboard by)

Mike Cachuela(storyboard by)

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9/10

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 storytelling 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.

talisencrw03 May, 2016