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Coraline (2009) -- Coraline - The first trailer for the upcoming 3D stop-motion animated film.
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Coraline (2009) -- Trailer: From Henry Selick (the director of "The Nightmare Before Christmas") comes a world of extraordinary imagination, spooky secrets, and daring discoveries.

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Henry Selick (screenplay)
Neil Gaiman (book)
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Release Date:
6 February 2009 (USA) more
Tagline:
Be careful what you wish for. more
Plot:
An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 20 nominations more
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(527 articles)
News: Neil Gaiman is coming to Doctor Who...
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Pixar’s Up Takes Home Gold at the 37th Annual Annie Awards
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dakota Fanning ... Coraline Jones (voice)

Teri Hatcher ... Mel Jones / Other Mother / Beldam (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 #1 (voice)
Marina Budovsky ... Photo Friend #2 (voice)
Emerson Hatcher ... Magic Dragonfly (voice)
Jerome Ranft ... Mover (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Coraline & the Secret Door (Australia) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor.
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UK:96 min | USA:100 min
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Trivia:
On the back of the moving van at the start of the movie, when they are about to open the van doors the grafitti says 'Stop mo rulz!' more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Coraline falls asleep on the picture frame, at first it is facing down, but when the shot changes it has flipped to facing up. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Coraline Jones: [after hearing a creature while exploring the hills] Hello? Who's there?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "This Morning: (2009-10-28)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Nellie Jean more

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Will the 3-D glasses I got from the 3-D theatrical run work on the 3-D portion of the DVD release?
The Other Mother at one point is referred to as a 'beldam.' What does this mean?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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65 out of 98 people found the following review useful.
Cute., 7 February 2009
8/10
Author: startumbler92 from United States

I had no intention of seeing this, but my friend and I were bored on a Friday night and I had free tickets to a movie theater. The only movie playing at 9:30 at night was Coraline. I had heard of the book before, but I never read it so I didn't know what to expect.

The animation was amazing. Every character looked awesome and had so much detail to them. With the 3-D, nothing really popped out of you, but it just gave it an extra depth that made it more real. I think it was so cool.

The movie was really cute. If you haven't read the book, it'll keep you in suspense. I really enjoyed the movie and recommend you see it. :)

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