Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 17 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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Burton, the man who gave us Batman, Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands, is incapable of a conventional idea. His take on the holiday fairy tale is delightfully off the wall.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
3 Dec 2013
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Visually a macabre knockout, this 75-minute fantasy boasts some of the wittiest, most vigorous stop-motion animation effects in the history of the process.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
3 Dec 2013
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Burton and his collaborators present a movie musical that's like nothing you've ever seen.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Dec 2013
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This full-length animated movie was shot in stop motion, with all the febrile, twittery fascination that the medium exerts; it has a magic-toy shop feeling, with unexpected objects stuttering into life.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Dec 2013
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Part avant-garde art film, part amusing but morbid fairy tale, it is a delightfully ghoulish holiday musical that displays more inventiveness in its brief 75 minutes than some studios can manage in an entire year.