Tagline: Be careful what you wish for.
Based on Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling book, “Coraline” is the story of a young girl (voiced by Fanning) who unlocks a mysterious door in her new home, and enters into an adventure in a parallel reality. On the surface, this other world eerily mimics her own life – though much more fantastical.
In it, Coraline encounters such off-kilter inhabitants as the morbidly funny Miss Forcible and Miss Spink (French and Ms. Saunders, respectively), and a counterfeit mother (Hatcher) – who attempts to keep her. Ultimately, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home.
A high-definition stop-motion animated feature – the first to be originally filmed in 3-D – with spectacular CG effects, based on Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling book. A young girl (Dakota Fanning) walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life.
On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.
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Coraline
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ian McShane
Directed by: Henry Selick
Screenplay by: Henry Selick
Release Date: February 6, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor.
Studio: Focus Features
Box Office Totals
Domestic: $75,214,000 (80.1%)
Foreign: $18,640,310 (19.9%)
Total: $93,854,310 (Worldwide)