
Corpse Bride
2005 · Movie · PG · 77 min · ★ 7.6 · 84% critics
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is swept into the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride. Meanwhile, his real bride waits in the land of the living as he tries to find a way back and sort out what this unexpected marriage means.
Also known as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride · La Mariée cadavérique
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-09-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (10,212 votes)
- Box office
- $118,133,252
- Budget
- $40,000,000
About
If you enjoy dark fairy tales with romance, humor, and colorful life-vs-death worlds, Corpse Bride is for you; Not for you if you want a straightforward, light horror-free story like The Nightmare Before Christmas or Beauty and the Beast.
Pros: stop-motion charm; dark romance tone; catchy musical moments | Cons: rushed character growth; fast pace; some troubling themes
Themes
- skeleton
- love triangle
- cheating
- wedding vows
- shyness
- arranged marriage
- marriage
- grave
- villain
- bride
- musical
- wedding ring
- +16 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2006 · nominated
- Annie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2005 · nominated
- Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2005 · nominated
Cast & crew

Johnny Depp
as Victor Van Dort (voice)

Helena Bonham Carter
as Corpse Bride (voice)

Emily Watson
as Victoria Everglot (voice)

Tracey Ullman
as Nell Van Dort / Hildegarde (voice)

Paul Whitehouse
as William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)

Joanna Lumley
as Maudeline Everglot (voice)

Albert Finney
as Finis Everglot (voice)

Richard E. Grant
as Barkis Bittern (voice)

Christopher Lee
as Pastor Galswells (voice)

Michael Gough
as Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Directed by Tim Burton, Mike Johnson