Coraline
Be careful what you wish for.
Overview
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
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Awards
Won the BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film (2009) and the Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film (2009)
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Animated Feature (2010)
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Box office
Grossed $186M worldwide, about 3.1 times its $60M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Coraline
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Credits scene
Has a mid-credits scene and a post-credits scene
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Setting
Set in Oregon
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Music
Music by Bruno Coulais
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Pete Kozachik
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Henry SelickScreenplay
- Neil GaimanBook
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 5, 2009
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $60M
- Revenue
- $185.9M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Dakota FanningCoraline Jones (voice)
Teri HatcherMel Jones / Other Mother (voice)
Jennifer SaundersMiss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Dawn FrenchMiss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Keith DavidThe Cat (voice)
John HodgmanCharlie Jones / Other Father (voice)
Robert Bailey Jr.Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice)
Ian McShaneMr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)- Aankha NealSweet Ghost Girl (voice)
- George SelickGhost Boy (voice)
- Hannah KaiserTall Ghost Girl (voice)
- Harry SelickPhoto Friend (voice)
- Marina BudovskyPhoto Friend (voice)
Emerson TenneyMagic Dragonfly (voice)- Jerome RanftMover (voice)
Christopher MurrieToy (voice)- Jeremy RyderToy (voice)
Carolyn CrawfordWybie's Grandmother (voice)- Yona ProstShakespeare Rascal (voice)
John LinnellOther Father (singing voice) (uncredited)
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