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Caroline Thompson
Writer 70 years old

Caroline Thompson

Washington D.C., USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Caroline Thompson (born April 23, 1956) is an American novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer. She wrote the screenplays for Tim Burton's films Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Corpse Bride. She... Read full bio →

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10 titles
Welcome to Marwen

Welcome to Marwen

Robert Zemeckis 2018 1h 56m 6.8

A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.

City of Ember

City of Ember

Gil Kenan 2008 1h 35m 6.2

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

Tim Burton, Mike Johnson 2005 1h 17m 8.0

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.

Buddy

Buddy

Caroline Thompson 1997 1h 24m

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Caroline Thompson 1994 1h 28m

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Agnieszka Holland 1993 1h 41m 7.7
The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Henry Selick 1993 1h 16m 8.6

Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere!

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Duwayne Dunham 1993 1h 24m 7.2

Remake of the popular Disney classic, this time featuring some well known voices as two dogs and a cat trek across America encountering all sorts of adventures in the quest to be reunited with their owners.

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

Barry Sonnenfeld 1991 1h 40m 7.3

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

Tim Burton 1990 1h 45m 8.7

Edward Scissorhands is a classic Tim Burton and Johnny Depp film about a small suburban town that receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward. A satire on the normality of Middle-America and their fear of outsiders. A magical fairytale story of loneliness, learning, and love; that will make you laugh, curse, and cry.

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