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Corpse Bride

2005 · Movie · PG · 77 min · ★ 7.6 · 84% critics

RomanceFantasyAnimation

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 AwardBest Animated Feature · 2006 · nominated
  • Annie AwardBest Animated Feature · 2005 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie AwardBest Animated Feature · 2005 · nominated

Cast & crew