Corpse Bride

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Corpse Bride

2005 Directed by Tim Burton, Mike Johnson

There's been a grave misunderstanding.

Set in a 19th-century european village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the living.

Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter Emily Watson Tracey Ullman Paul Whitehouse Joanna Lumley Albert Finney Richard E. Grant Christopher Lee Michael Gough Jane Horrocks Enn Reitel Deep Roy Danny Elfman Stephen Ballantyne Lisa Kay

Directors

Tim Burton Mike Johnson

Assistant Directors

Ezra Sumner Mike Colley

Producers

Tim Burton Allison Abbate Derek Frey Tracy Shaw

Executive Producers

Joe Ranft Jeffrey Auerbach

Writers

John August Caroline Thompson Pamela Pettler

Original Writers

Tim Burton Carlos Grangel

Casting

Michelle Guish Brendan Donnison Gaby Kester

Editors

Chris Lebenzon Jonathan Lucas Claire Dodgson

Cinematography

Lighting

Additional Photography

Production Design

Art Direction

Nelson Lowry Chris Baker

Set Decoration

Visual Effects

Pete Kozachik Anthony Scott Lorea Hoye Portia Wilson Jessica Norman Rohan Claassen

Composer

Sound

Steve Boeddeker Martin Cantwell Eddy Joseph Paul Langwade Sandy Buchanan Michael Semanick Chris Burdon Mike Prestwood Smith Paul Hanks Ian Waggott Simon Chase Phillip Barrett Rupert Coulson

Studios

Tim Burton Productions Laika Entertainment Patalex Productions Warner Bros. Pictures Will Vinton Studios

Countries

Language

Alternative Titles

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Les noces funèbres de Tim Burton, Laibast pruut, Gnijaca panna mloda, La Mariée cadavérique, Mrtva nevjesta, Cosmar inainte de Craciun, Mrtva nevesta, Andregai hilotza, Mŕtva nevesta Tima Burtona, عروس مرده, 怪诞尸新娘, Cô Dâu Ma, Ölü Gəlin, La novia cadáver, Corpse Bride - Hochzeit mit einer Leiche, Les Noces funèbres, La sposa cadavere, Труп невесты, 僵尸新娘, Mrtvá nevěsta Tima Burtona, A Noiva Cadáver, A halott menyasszony, Gnijąca Panna Młoda, Ölü Gelin, Η Νεκρή Νύφη, ティム・バートンのコープスブライド, חתונת הרפאים, Труп нареченої, L'oeuvre de Tim Burton: La mariée cadavérique, El cadáver de la novia, 유령 신부, La núvia cadàver, Булката труп, Мртва невеста, 提姆波頓之地獄新娘, Mirusi nuotaka, คอร์ป ไบรด์ เจ้าสาวศพสวย, 怪誕屍新娘, პატარძლის გვამი, Mireasa moartă

Genres

Animation Fantasy Romance

Themes

Song and dance Holiday joy and heartwarming Christmas Fairy-tale fantasy and enchanted magic Dazzling vocal performances and musicals Catchy songs and hilarious musical comedy Kids' animated fun and adventure Show All…

Premiere

07 Sep 2005

Italy Venice Film Festival

10 Sep 2005

CanadaPG Toronto International Film Festival

19 Sep 2005

Canada Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival

29 Sep 2005

BrazilL Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

07 Oct 2005

Poland Warsaw Film Festival

15 Oct 2005

Austria
Spain

27 Oct 2005

Iceland Iceland International Film Festival

30 Oct 2005

Finland Night Visions Film Festival

07 Nov 2005

Czechia Palace Film Festival

18 Nov 2005

Turkey Istanbul

24 Nov 2005

Greece Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Theatrical limited

12 Sep 2005

Italy

16 Sep 2005

USAPG

13 Oct 2005

UKPG

Theatrical

23 Sep 2005

USA

29 Sep 2005

SingaporePG13

30 Sep 2005

Taiwan

05 Oct 2005

Philippines

13 Oct 2005

Argentina

14 Oct 2005

Panama

19 Oct 2005

FranceU

20 Oct 2005

Chile

21 Oct 2005

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Brazil
Ireland
MexicoA
UKPG

22 Oct 2005

Japan

26 Oct 2005

Belgium

27 Oct 2005

Hong Kong

28 Oct 2005

Denmark
ItalyT
Norway
Poland
Spain12

03 Nov 2005

Germany6
Netherlands6
South KoreaAll
Switzerland

04 Nov 2005

Austria
Finland

11 Nov 2005

Bulgaria
Iceland

17 Nov 2005

AustraliaPG
Hungary12

24 Nov 2005

Czechia
Israel

02 Dec 2005

Sweden7

22 Dec 2005

Greece
PortugalM/12

30 Dec 2005

Estonia

26 Jan 2006

Russian Federation6+

13 Apr 2006

Slovakia

Digital

30 Nov 2011

France

01 Mar 2022

France10

Physical

12 Apr 2006

Sweden7

11 May 2006

France

23 May 2007

Sweden7

30 May 2007

France
Netherlands6

12 Jan 2011

Netherlands6

TV

26 Dec 2008

Netherlands6

Argentina

13 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Australia

17 Nov 2005

TheatricalPG

Austria

15 Oct 2005

Premiere Vienna International Film Festival

04 Nov 2005

Theatrical

Belgium

26 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

21 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Brazil

29 Sep 2005

PremiereL Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

21 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Bulgaria

11 Nov 2005

Theatrical

Canada

10 Sep 2005

PremierePG Toronto International Film Festival

19 Sep 2005

Premiere Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival

Chile

20 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Czechia

07 Nov 2005

Premiere Palace Film Festival

24 Nov 2005

Theatrical

Denmark

28 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Estonia

30 Dec 2005

Theatrical

Finland

30 Oct 2005

Premiere Night Visions Film Festival

04 Nov 2005

Theatrical

France

19 Oct 2005

TheatricalU

11 May 2006

Physical DVD & UMD

30 May 2007

Physical Blu-Ray

30 Nov 2011

Digital VOD

01 Mar 2022

Digital10 Netflix

Germany

03 Nov 2005

Theatrical6

Greece

24 Nov 2005

Premiere Thessaloniki International Film Festival

22 Dec 2005

Theatrical

Hong Kong

27 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Hungary

17 Nov 2005

Theatrical12

Iceland

27 Oct 2005

Premiere Iceland International Film Festival

11 Nov 2005

Theatrical

Ireland

21 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Israel

24 Nov 2005

Theatrical

Italy

07 Sep 2005

Premiere Venice Film Festival

12 Sep 2005

Theatrical limited

28 Oct 2005

TheatricalT

Japan

22 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Mexico

21 Oct 2005

TheatricalA

Netherlands

03 Nov 2005

Theatrical6

30 May 2007

Physical6 DVD

26 Dec 2008

TV6 Net 5

12 Jan 2011

Physical6 Blu ray

Norway

28 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Panama

14 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Philippines

05 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Poland

07 Oct 2005

Premiere Warsaw Film Festival

28 Oct 2005

Theatrical

Portugal

22 Dec 2005

TheatricalM/12

Russian Federation

26 Jan 2006

Theatrical6+

Singapore

29 Sep 2005

TheatricalPG13

Slovakia

13 Apr 2006

Theatrical

South Korea

03 Nov 2005

TheatricalAll

Spain

15 Oct 2005

Premiere Festival de Cinema de Catalunya

28 Oct 2005

Theatrical12

Sweden

02 Dec 2005

Theatrical7

12 Apr 2006

Physical7 DVD release

23 May 2007

Physical7 Blu-ray release

Switzerland

03 Nov 2005

Theatrical

Taiwan

30 Sep 2005

Theatrical

Turkey

18 Nov 2005

Premiere Istanbul

UK

13 Oct 2005

Theatrical limitedPG

21 Oct 2005

TheatricalPG

USA

16 Sep 2005

Theatrical limitedPG

23 Sep 2005

Theatrical

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Review by amaya ★★★ 11

me: she's hot
brain: she is literally dead
me: sexy blue wife
brain: she has NO PULSE
Review by feat. dante from the dmc series ★★★★★ 4

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

not to promote necrophilia or anything but victor should have ended up with emily
Review by alisa🍷 ★★★★★ 53

I’m starting a petition for a live action version with Timothee Chalamet and Laura Harrier
Review by ben wyatt human disaster ★★★★½ 6

great movie for anyone just dipping their toes in stop motion animation or necrophilia
Review by ksenija ★★★½ 9

emily and victoria should've just been girlfriends instead of simping for that lame ass ugly ass cuck victor
Review by ian curtis ★★★½ 4

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

In an alternate ending, Victoria actually marries Emily and they live happily ever after
Review by ✰ diana ✰ ★★★★½ 4

she's pretty, she's dead, she was married to a timothee chalamet lookalike. she's everything i want to be
Review by mj1317 ★★★★½ 1

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

me: :)
emily: I love you victor but you are not mine
me: :(
Review by Will ★★★½ 2

I bet Tim Burton's dreams are mental
Review by issy 🥝

GIRLS SUPPORTING GIRLS
Review by lauren ★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

the ending animation when the corpse bride turns into butterflies was so beautiful
Review by san ★★★½ 9

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

some of yall troubled mfs really be voting for suicide and necrophilia over a happy ending goddamn

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