Coraline (film)
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| Directed by | Henry Selick |
| Produced by | Henry Selick Claire Jennings Bill Mechanic Mary Sandell |
| Screenplay by | Henry Selick |
| Based on |
Coraline by Neil Gaiman |
| Starring |
Dakota Fanning Teri Hatcher Jennifer Saunders Dawn French John Hodgman Ian McShane |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais |
| Cinematography | Pete Kozachik |
| Edited by | Christopher Murrie |
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Laika
Pandemonium |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $124.6 million |
Coraline is a 2009 American 3D stop-motion dark fantasy film based on Neil Gaiman's 2002 novel of the same name. It was produced by Laika and distributed by Focus Features. The film depicts an adventurous girl finding an idealized parallel world behind a secret door in her new home, unaware that the alternate world contains a dark and sinister secret. Written and directed by Henry Selick, the film was made with Gaiman's approval and cooperation.
The film was released widely in United States theaters on February 6, 2009, after a world premiere at the Portland International Film Festival, and received critical acclaim. The film made $16.85 million during opening weekend, ranking third at the box office. At the end of its box office run, the film had grossed over $124.5 million worldwide. Coraline won Annie Awards for best music, character design, production design and received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Animated Feature.
Metallic hands create a button-eyed ragdoll resembling a young girl and send it out into a .
Coraline Jones moves with her family to the Pink Palace Apartments in Ashland, Oregon. The residents include Mr. Bobinsky, Miss Spink, Miss Forcible and Wyborn "Wybie" Lovat, the grandson of the landlady, Mrs. Lovat. Wybie gives Coraline a ragdoll which resembles her. Coraline also encounters a black cat, simply known as the Cat.
Coraline eventually stumbles upon a small brick-sealed door which can be unlocked only with a small key. That night, she follows a mouse through the door, where she discovers the bricks gone, replaced by a corridor. Coraline goes through into the Other World, where doubles of their real-world counterparts have buttons for eyes. Her Other Mother and Father are more warm and attentive than her real parents, who are preoccupied with work. After dinner, she goes to sleep in her Other Bedroom. To her dismay, Coraline wakes up in her real bedroom and is unable to convince her parents that she visited the Other World.
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