Tim Burton

Biography: Tim Burton was raised in Burbank, California. He is the son of Bill and Jean Burton and has a younger brother named Daniel, an artist. He is estranged from his mother and brother. He was a very quiet person growing up, yet he had a passion for watching movies. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing his own animations and watching old films. In 1976 he received a scholarship for the California Institute of the Arts, a college founded by Walt Disney. He decided that animation was what he wanted to do and in 1979 he began working as an animator on the studio's The Fox and the Hound. His first movie was "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" starring Pee-Wee Herman. Since then he has developed a reputation for his high quality, dark and stylised films, such as Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride. He was married to Lena Gieseke between February 1989 and December 1991, and engaged to Lisa Marie between 1992 and 2001. In 2001, he bought the house next door to his partner, Helena Bonham Carter, and they connected the properties.

He has two children with Helena: Billy Ray (b. October 2003) and Nell (b. December 2007).
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Tim Burton's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 60
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 83
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 21
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 20
  2. Negative: 1 out of 20
20 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 74
Frankenweenie
Oct 5, 2012 Director / Producer / Writer / Based On An Original Idea By / Short Film / Story 7.4
Metascore: 42
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Jun 22, 2012 Producer 6.1
Metascore: 55
Dark Shadows
May 11, 2012 Director 5.5
Metascore: 70
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Mar 26, 2010 Himself 8.6
Metascore: 53
Alice in Wonderland
Mar 5, 2010 Director 5.5
Metascore: tbd
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Oct 23, 2009 Producer / Story And Characters 8.7
Metascore: 60
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Sep 9, 2009 Producer 6.6
Metascore: 83
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Dec 21, 2007 Director 7.5
Metascore: 83
Corpse Bride
Sep 16, 2005 Director / Producer / Characters 7.2
Metascore: 72
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Jul 15, 2005 Director 6.6
Metascore: 58
Big Fish
Dec 10, 2003 Director 8.3
Metascore: 50
Planet of the Apes
Jul 27, 2001 Director 5.3
Metascore: 65
Sleepy Hollow
Nov 19, 1999 Director 7.7
Metascore: 52
Mars Attacks!
Dec 13, 1996 Director / Producer 6.4
Metascore: 51
Batman Forever
Jun 16, 1995 Producer 5.4
Metascore: 70
Ed Wood
Sep 28, 1994 Director / Producer 8.6
Metascore: 21
Cabin Boy
Jan 7, 1994 Producer 6.7
Metascore: 74
Edward Scissorhands
Dec 7, 1990 Director / Producer / Story 8.0
Metascore: 66
Batman
Jun 23, 1989 Director 7.8
Metascore: 67
Beetle Juice
Mar 30, 1988 Director / Writer 8.4
Metascore: 47
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Aug 9, 1985 Director 8.0

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