Coraline (2009)
Based on Neil Gaiman's novella, Coraline follows Coraline Jones, a lonely young girl who, after moving to a new house with her inattentive parents, discovers a portal to another, more sinister alternate reality behind one of the house's many doors. Written and directed by Henry Selick, the film uses stop-motion animation and stars Dakota Fanning as Coraline.
Coraline
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- Director
- Henry Selick
- Release Date
- February 5, 2009
- Studio(s)
- Focus Features
- Distributor(s)
- Focus Features
- Cast
- Dakota Fanning , Teri Hatcher , Jennifer Saunders , Dawn French , Keith David , John Hodgman
- Writers
- Henry Selick , Neil Gaiman
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Budget
- $60 million
Summary
An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.
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