Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

PG

2005

1h 16m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria's (Emily Watson) families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous about the ceremony. While he's in a forest practicing his lines for the wedding, a tree branch becomes a hand that drags him to the land of the dead. It belongs to Emily, who was murdered after eloping with her love and wants to marry Victor. Victor must get back aboveground before Victoria marries the villainous Barkis Bittern (Richard E. Grant).

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Critics Consensus

As can be expected from a Tim Burton movie, Corpse Bride is whimsically macabre, visually imaginative, and emotionally bittersweet.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Sep 19, 2025

5/5

It’s close to a perfect musical, and certainly a perfect animation.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Jun 29, 2022

This may be light family entertainment, but it’s also a pleasingly perverse celebration of Victorian morbidity.

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Dave Calhoun

Time Out

Aug 16, 2007

As fun as the film occasionally is, it just plays like a compilation of greatest hits.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 4, 2025

3/4

A fine mix of rot and romance.

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Oct 27, 2025

4/5

[Corpse Bride] is a hilarious, marvelous, and captivating blend of the spirit of fairy tales, children's fables, the macabre ghost stories of horror films, great musicals or small-time music halls, and comedy...[Full review in Spanish]

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Sep 28, 2025

In concert, the narrative elements, the technical elements, and the performative elements combine to create one of the most imaginative and moving gothic love stories in which the best lesson is that loving yourself is the most important thing above all.

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steve

Feb 21, 2026

Classic love tale with a Tim Burton twist.

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customer

Oct 31, 2025

Loved it thank you for bringing this back to theatres it was so special with my dad

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Augusto T

Oct 31, 2025

Great story. I am glad to have gotten this opportunity to experience it in the movie theater decades later

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Jose

Oct 28, 2025

Amazing movie as always. Never get tired of tim burtons movies

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Robert B

Oct 26, 2025

Always a good watch. Laika and Tim Burton have a classic on there hands.

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gibran carrillo

Oct 25, 2025

I LOVED IT!!!! My favorite Tim Burton movie. I missed it as a child in theaters. I rewatched it 2 years ago being the first time since my childhood and man did I enjoy rewatching it. And I told myself that when this movie has a 20th anniversary rerelease in theaters I would watch it in the eaters. Thank God that I did and had this opportunity!!! I loved it so much Beautiful film!! 🎞️ 🎥

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Synopsis

Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria's (Emily Watson) families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous about the ceremony. While he's in a forest practicing his lines for the wedding, a tree branch becomes a hand that drags him to the land of the dead. It belongs to Emily, who was murdered after eloping with her love and wants to marry Victor. Victor must get back aboveground before Victoria marries the villainous Barkis Bittern (Richard E. Grant).

Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Producer: Allison Abbate
Screenwriter: Pamela Pettler, Caroline Thompson
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Tim Burton Animation Co., Will Vinton Studios
Rating: PG (Brief Mild Language|Action|Some Scary Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 21, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.4M
Runtime: 1h 16m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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