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
The face on the dollar bill given to the mover for a tip is director, Henry Selick.
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
The first dinner at the "other mother's" is clearly a turkey, but the characters call it chicken.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Coraline Jones:
[after hearing a creature while exploring the hills]
Hello? Who's there? See more »
Crazy Credits
The name "Coraline" seems to be a fairly unusual name, however, there is a "Coraline Tassy" belonging to the Nice Children's Choir mentioned in the credits.
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