Coraline
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Metascore
80 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 245 Ratings

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  • Starring: Dakota Fanning, John Hodgman, Teri Hatcher
  • Summary: A young girl 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 (including Other Mother) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - and save her family.m (Focus Features)
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    What a shrewd achievement for writer-director Henry Selick ("The Nightmare Before Christmas"), to have made a movie that everyone will acclaim as beautiful, when perhaps the most beautiful thing about it is the sheer ugliness of it all.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    80
    Coraline is essentially faithful to the spirit of its source material. But it's also so visually inventive, and so elaborately tactile, that it stands apart as its own creation.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Matthew Sorrento
    80
    At the finale of this visual delight, every hired hand and technician also deserve acclaim.
  4. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    60
    Selick has a great fantasy filmmaker's artistry, but he lacks that overflowing Geppetto-esque love that brings puppets to life. In Coraline, he's woozy with his own lyricism.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 104
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 104
  3. Negative: 13 out of 104
  1. MichaelaC.
    10
    The people that said the movie was boring and dull are really saying that they don't want to watch something different and new but just want to stay in their comfort zone of totally predictable movies at least its a fresh change from all those other movies.… Expand
  2. smijatov
    8
    Coraline really provides an interesting story with some very nice visuals! It is very engaging and it definitely involves the viewer to figure out what is happening out. Visually, there are some beautiful scenes, and besides the unusual animation style it is still captivating, but nowhere nearly as beautiful as some new animated films, such as "Up" or "Wall-E". Nevertheless, a very nice animated film.… Expand
  3. Enzop.
    7
    Coraline is a very good movie but don't see it in 3-D its not worth the extra cash. Also at parts in the movie it started to get boring so I started to drift away from the big screen. Other then that Coraline was good.… Expand
  4. xlogan123
    3
    I saw this movie with the family, and there wasn't a single one of us who enjoyed it. Very disappointing given the hype about it. The story was boring, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, regardless of age.… Expand

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