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| Dakota Fanning | ... |
Coraline Jones
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| Teri Hatcher | ... | ||
| Jennifer Saunders | ... |
Miss April Spink /
Other Spink
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| Dawn French | ... |
Miss Miriam Forcible /
Other Forcible
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| Keith David | ... |
The Cat
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| John Hodgman | ... |
Charlie Jones /
Other Father
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| Robert Bailey Jr. | ... |
Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat
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| Ian McShane | ... |
Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky /
Other Bobinsky
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Aankha Neal | ... |
Sweet Ghost Girl
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George Selick | ... |
Ghost Boy
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Hannah Kaiser | ... |
Tall Ghost Girl
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Harry Selick | ... |
Photo Friend
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Marina Budovsky | ... |
Photo Friend
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| Emerson Tenney | ... |
Magic Dragonfly
(voice) (as Emerson Hatcher)
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Jerome Ranft | ... |
Mover
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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 Coraline 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. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Henry Selick, the director of " The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant Peach", once again takes us to a world full of imagery and wonder...but this time...some of it is actually frightening. It was filled with such magic and enchantment that I completely forgot that it was a dark tale..until the occasional scares filled the air. It has some highly fun and amusing characters in it also, and that is the strongest thing of the movie. After viewing it, I came to the conclusion it was basically an "Alice in Wonderland" tale (girl entering new and strange world, plus the cat that talks makes it obvious) but this world has a dark twist. Filled with a great cast and terrific visionary, I feel this movie is fun for all ages (who says kiddos shouldn't be scared?)