Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

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  • Home video trailer for this classic from Tim Burton
  • Trailer 1

Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

Bored with his perennial role as Halloween Town's frightening Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington wanders off and discovers the cheerful village of Christmas Town. Determined to shake things up in Halloween Town, he enlists the help of some mischievous trick-or-treaters to kidnap Santa Claus and takes over the job of delivering gifts to the children of the world himself. When his plan goes awry, Jack attempts to restore Santa to his rightful place. But first, he must rescue St. Nick from the clutches of the evil Oogie Boogie!

Cast

  • Danny Elfman
  • Chris Sarandon
  • Catherine O'Hara
  • William Hickey
  • Glenn Shadix
  • Paul Reubens
  • Ken Page
  • Edward Ivory
  • Susan McBride
  • Debi Durst

Atom User Reviews

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Verified Review
#fun
#musical

Saw it in theaters when I was a kid and loved it! So awesome to take my daughter to have the same experience and now she loves it too!

CA
Chase A
Verified Review
#original
#musical
#familyfriendly
#clever

I enjoyed it more when I was a kid....Fell asleep through most of it...Good nap soundtrack though!

DL
David L

Metacritic

83

It’s an aesthetically addicting experience that capitalizes on these seasonal feelings, offering an unlikely escape with the press of a button.

Michael Roffman
Consequence
80

A stop-motion charmer.

Metacritic review by Neil Smith
Neil Smith
Total Film
88

The director of the film, a veteran stop-action master named Henry Selick, is the person who has made it all work. And his achievement is enormous.

Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times