8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Coraline (2009)
Coraline (2009)
Overview
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central narrative focuses on universal themes of a child's journey to appreciate her imperfect reality and family over a seductive, dangerous fantasy, rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or partisan issues.
Coraline incorporates visible diversity through the inclusion of a prominent Black supporting character, Wybie, who was created for the film adaptation. The narrative, however, does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities, focusing instead on a fantastical personal struggle without explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Coraline does not feature explicitly LGBTQ+ characters. However, the cohabiting relationship between Miss Spink and Miss Forcible is often interpreted as queer-coded. Their portrayal is neutral, as their bond is presented with dignity and eccentricity, neither affirming nor denigrating any potential queer identity, and is incidental to the main narrative.
Coraline does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its story. The film's plot centers on a young girl's adventures in a dark fantasy world, without engaging with transgender identity or related issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Coraline" is an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel. All characters adapted from the source material maintain their original gender in the film. The character Wybie Lovat is an original creation for the movie and does not represent a gender swap of an existing character.
The film 'Coraline' is an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novella. All characters with an established race in the source material, such as Coraline and her parents, are portrayed as the same race in the movie. The character Wybie Lovat, who is Black in the film, was an original creation for the movie and did not exist in the source material, thus not constituting a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.1
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