Coraline
2009 · 100 min · Animation / Family / Fantasy / Horror · TMDB 7.9
The short version:A darkly atmospheric stop-motion fairy tale in which an 11-year-old discovers a sinister parallel world and faces a supernatural threat centered on eye mutilation and confinement. It trades creeping dread and deeply unsettling imagery over jump scares, building psychological unease through twisted versions of familiar comfort—a disturbing film that lingers long after viewing.
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Synopsis
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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Children & pregnancy
- Child in dangerHeavy0 reports
Details (may spoil)
- An 11-year-old girl is trapped in a supernatural alternate world and faces direct threats of permanent physical and spiritual harm from a dangerous entity.
Body & medical
- Body horrorModerate0 reports
Details (may spoil)
- The Beldam's true form is revealed as a grotesque, arachnid-like creature with button eyes and elongated limbs.
- Eye traumaModerate0 reports
Details (may spoil)
- The Beldam threatens to sew buttons over Coraline's eyes; ghost children have already had this done, their eyes treated as stolen souls.
Phobias & sensory
- Claustrophobia & confinementModerate0 reports
Details (may spoil)
- Coraline is imprisoned behind a mirror in darkness and trapped within a collapsing parallel dimension she cannot escape.
- Dolls, puppets & mannequinsModerate0 reports
Details (may spoil)
- A life-like rag doll resembling Coraline is used by the Beldam to spy on her life and draw her into the Other World.