The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Movie · PG · 76 min · ★ 7.8 · 89% critics
Tired of the usual Halloween routines, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town kidnaps Santa Claus and tries to deliver ghoulish “gifts” to children on Christmas morning. As Christmas draws near, his rag-doll girlfriend does her best to stop his plan and steer things back toward something better.
Based on The Nightmare Before Christmas
Also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas · The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D · The Special Edition of the Nightmare Before Christmas · Jack and Sally the Nightmare Before Christmas
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-10-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (10,345 votes)
- Box office
- $91,221,845
- Budget
- $24,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this stop-motion musical if you like spooky, holiday mashups with memorable songs and imaginative creatures; Not for you if you want a straightforward kids-only holiday tale, or if you didn’t like The Year Without a Santa Claus or Beauty and the Beast.
Pros: Tim Burton-style whimsy; detailed dark animation; catchy Elfman music | Cons: songs run together; pacing can lag; some find it boring
Themes
- skeleton
- fire
- magic
- holiday
- santa claus
- halloween
- villain
- musical
- christmas tree
- saving christmas
- pumpkin
- woods
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1994 · nominated
- Annie Award — Best Animated Feature · 1994 · nominated
Cast & crew
Danny Elfman
as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
Chris Sarandon
as Jack Skellington (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
as Sally / Shock (voice)
William Hickey
as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
- GS
Glenn Shadix
as Mayor (voice)
Paul Reubens
as Lock (voice)
Ken Page
as Oogie Boogie (voice)
- EI
Edward Ivory
as Santa Claus (voice)
- SM
Susan McBride
as Big Witch / WWD. (voice)
Debi Durst
as Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)
Directed by Henry Selick