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IMDB: ☆ 7.8/10
Metascore: ☆ 8.0/10
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Coraline Plot Synopsis:
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.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.
Tagline: Be careful what you wish for.
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Coraline Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2009 (more 2009 movies)
Box Office: $116,896,576
Awards: 8
Nominations: 46
Language: English, Russian
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Coraline Release Dates In Theaters: Feb 06, 2009, Netflix: Mar 16, 2017
Writers: Henry Selick, Neil Gaiman
Producers: Alex Heineman, Claire Jennings, Harry Linden, Bill Mechanic, Mary Sandell, Henry Selick, Michael Zoumas
Editors: Christopher Murrie-Green, Ronald Sanders
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Coraline (2009) Cast (Click to Expand)
Coraline Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (voice) |
| Marina Budovsky | ... | Photo Friend (voice) |
| Emerson Tenney | ... | Magic Dragonfly (voice) (as Emerson Hatcher) |
| Jerome Ranft | ... | Mover (voice) |
| Christopher Murrie-Green | ... | Toy (voice) (as Christopher Murrie) |
| Jeremy Ryder | ... | Toy (voice) |
| Carolyn Crawford | ... | Wybie''s Grandmother (voice) |
| Yona Prost | ... | Shakespeare Rascal (voice) |
| John Linnell | ... | Other Father (uncredited) (singingVoice) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Dakota Fanning (b. February 23, 1994) – Coraline Jones (voice)
Sign: Pisces, Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) - Teri Hatcher (b. December 8, 1964) – Mel Jones / Other Mother / Beldam (voice)
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Also known as: Band From TV - Jennifer Saunders (b. July 6, 1958) – Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Also known as: French & Saunders | French and Saunders | Saunders - Dawn French (b. October 11, 1957) – Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' (1.52 m)
Also known as: French | French & Saunders | French and Saunders - Keith David (b. June 4, 1956) – The Cat (voice)
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: David Keith - John Hodgman (b. May 31, 1971) – Charlie Jones / Other Father (voice)
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: John Hodgeman | John K. Hodgman - Robert Bailey Jr. – Wyborne ''Wybie'' Lovat (voice)
Also known as: Robert Bailey - Ian McShane (b. September 29, 1942) – Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m) - Aankha Neal – Sweet Ghost Girl (voice)
- George Selick – Ghost Boy (voice)
- Hannah Kaiser – Tall Ghost Girl (voice)
- Harry Selick – Photo Friend (voice)
- Marina Budovsky – Photo Friend (voice)
- Emerson Tenney (b. November 10, 1997) – Magic Dragonfly (voice) (as Emerson Hatcher)
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: Emerson Hatcher - Jerome Ranft (b. November 23, 1966) – Mover (voice)
Sign: Sagittarius
Also known as: Jerome E. Ranft
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