 Batman 1989  PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Palance, Michael Gough, Tracey Walter, Jerry Hall, Lee Wallace, William Hootkins, Mac McDonald
Take Michael Keaton as the brooding, romantic millionaire Bruce Wayne/Batman; add Jack Nicholson as the colorful yet demented criminal mastermind, The Joker; put them in dark and sinister Gotham City; and you have the makings of a good film. The Caped Crusader must stop his evil nemesis (in makeup) from wiping out the entire city with acid. Good fun.
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Batman Returns 1992   PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Murphy, Pat Hingle, Vincent Schiavelli, Cristi Conaway, Paul Reubens, Andrew Bryniarski, Steve Witting, Jan Hooks, Rick Zumwalt, Anna Katarina
Back out of the Bat Cave into gloomy Gotham City comes Batman (Michael Keaton). This time around, he is still fighting evil forces in Gothem City, and he must contend with the Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the seductive Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). As usual, Batman prevails. 1 User Review
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 Beetle Juice 1988 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
aka: Beetlejuice
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, Jeffrey Jones, Sylvia Sidney, Robert Goulet, Annie McEnroe, Maurice Page, Hugo Stanger, Rachel Mittelman, Patrice Martinez, Cindy Daly
This is Tim Burton's wacky film about a dead couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) haunting their own house and trying to rid it of the new owners and their tasteless post-modern renovations. After their own attempts fail, they hire Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), a deranged lunatic of a ghost with an overactive libido. Lots of good special effects and some hilarious scenes.
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 Big Fish 2003  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Matthew McGrory, David Denman, Missi Pyle, Loudon Wainwright III
Will Bloom (Billy Crudup) arrives home to his father Ed's deathbed and is determined to separate fact from fiction by reliving Ed's tall tales of adventure in the past. Young Ed is played by Ewan McGregor and senior Ed is played by Albert Finney.
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 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee, Adam Godley, Franziska Troegner, AnnaSophia Robb
Eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) has hidden in his candy bars five golden tickets, which will allow the owners a tour of Wonka's chocolate factory. Poor, but kind, Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) and four spoiled brats from around the world hold the golden tickets and embark on the unforgettable tour.
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 Ed Wood 1994 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray, Vincent D'Onofrio, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, G.D. Spradlin, Mike Starr, Norman Alden
Edward D. Wood (Johnny Depp) has been called the worst director in Hollywood's history. He also has the dubious honor of being responsible for what many consider to be the worst movie ever made ("Plan 9 from Outer Space"). This is the story behind all of the stinkers Wood directed and features his most utilized star, Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau–who won "Best Supporting Actor"). This movie delivers the message: If you are inept and work really hard, you will still be inept!
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 Edward Scissorhands 1990 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Robert Oliveri, Conchata Ferrell, Caroline Aaron, O-Lan Jones, Susan Blommaert, Linda Perri, John Davidson, Biff Yeager
Edward (Johnny Depp) is a young man living alone whose scissor hands are the result of a weird scientific experiment during which the inventor (Vincent Price) has died before completing his work. An Avon lady, Peg (Dianne Wiest), finds Edward, pities him, and invites him into her home where Edward becomes somewhat of a community celebrity because of his specialized talents, which include hair styling and hedge trimming. Edward is attracted to Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder) whose boyfriend Jim (Anthony Michael Hall) is a bully. But, Edward's happiness proves short-lived when he is accused of a crime, and only Peg and Kim rise to his defense. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | This movie was so sweet and heartwarming. You may never know it from the cover, but this is one of the nicest movies ever created. Johnny Depp strays from his usual cute look into kind of a grunge look, but you still feel for his character. |
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 Mars Attacks! 1996 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Lukas Haas, Tom Jones, Jim Brown, Natalie Portman, Pam Grier, Lisa Marie
Martians in flying saucers invade Lockjaw, Kentucky; Washington, D.C.; and Nevada. President Dale's (Jack Nicholson) science advisor, Prof. Donald Kessler (Pierce Brosnan), tells him the purpose of their arrival is peaceful.. But, General Decker (Rod Steiger) advises the President to annihilate them. Meanwhile, the aliens are actually in the process of "vaporizing" Earth's inhabitants with their ray-guns while President Dale and Nevada land speculator Art Land (also played by Nicholson) rise and fall with the occasion.
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Pee-Wee's Big Adventure 1985 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Diane Salinger, Mark Holton, Judd Omen, Irving Hellman, Lou Cutell, Phil Hartman, James Brolin, Morgan Fairchild, Monte Landis, Damon Martin, Daryl Keith Roach, Starletta DuPois, Jon Harris
Pee-Wee Herman's (Paul Reubens) beloved fire-engine-red bicycle has been stolen, and a fortune teller tells him to look for it in the basement of the Alamo. Now, Pee-Wee begins his cross-country trip to the Alamo. Along the way, he meets an assortment of crazy characters–including a waitress (Diane Salinger) being tracked down by her boyfriend (Jon Harris) who catches up with them and chases Pee-Wee around a park filled with dinosaur models. An entertaining film.
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Planet of the Apes 2001 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Estella Warren, Paul Giamatti, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Erick Avari, Luke Eberl, Evan Parke, David Warner, Glenn Shadix, Chris Ellis, Freda Joh Shen
When astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) is stranded on a strange planet, he is greeted by human-like apes who keep humans as pets. Davidson is saved by a sympathetic chimp, Ari (Helena Bonham Carter), and meets a band of captured humans who want him to lead a revolt against the apes that are led by General Thade (Tim Roth). It isn't long before Davidson takes on the role of a messiah.
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 Sleepy Hollow 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Lee, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Christopher Walken, Richard Griffiths, Marc Pickering, Lisa Marie, Steven Waddington, Claire Skinner
The classic story of Washington Irving's Headless Horseman, who rides through the night on his galloping horse performing his own decapitations, is brought to the screen with Johnny Depp in the starring role of Ichabod Crane who is sent to investigate the crimes. When Ichabod arrives in the small, New York town, he is told that a number of decapitated people have been found, and the townsfolk believe it was the work of the legendary Headless Horseman. Ichabod does not believe the story, and, as he investigates, Ichabod meets and falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) and becomes even more determined to find the murderer as a way to prove his worth to Katrina.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Timothy Spall, Laura Michelle Kelly, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener, Ed Sanders, Lee Whitlock, Jody Halse, Colin Higgins, Gracie and Ava May, Aron Paramor, Nick Haverson
Set in London during the 1800s, this story begins with a barber, Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp), who is sent away to Australia on trumped up charges by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman) who has plans to steal Benjamin's wife Lucy (Laura Michelle Kelly) and baby daughter Johanna. But, Lucy commits suicide, and Judge Turpin spends the next 15 years raising Johanna (Jayne Wisener). Now, Benjamin escapes, returns to London–disguised as Sweeney Todd–and is determined to avenge himself and be reunited with Johanna. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's (Helena Bonham Carter) sidewalk restaurant and begins an affair with her. But the real purpose in Sweeney Todd's life is his revenge as he slits the throats of his barber shop clients, and their bodies are ground into meat to provide the staple for Mrs. Lovett's irresistible meat pies. The film received an Academy Award for Best Art Direction; two other nominations included Best Actor (Johnny Depp).
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride 2005  PG, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
aka: Corpse Bride
Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Jane Horrocks, Deep Roy
On his way home to be married to Victoria (voice of Emily Watson), Victor (voice of Johnny Depp) jokingly puts his wedding ring on what looks like a tree branch and recites his wedding vows. The tree branch is not what it seems; instead, it is the decayed finger of a corpse, Emily (voice of Helena Bonham Carter) who was murdered on the way to her own wedding. Now, the corpse comes to life as a zombie and insists that she and Victor are married. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | This movie was so cute! I really liked it. It had a great story line and funny characters, as well as amazing actors to bring the characters alive with their voices. I love how the characters look (it's my favorite part of Tim Burton movies). I'm 14, but even I enjoyed the creative songs embedded into this adorable (if I can call corpses adorable) animated movie. |
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| 1. Batman (1989)
2. Batman Returns (1992)
3. Beetle Juice (1988)
aka: Beetlejuice
4. Big Fish (2003)
5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
6. Ed Wood (1994)
7. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
8. Mars Attacks! (1996)
9. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
10. Planet of the Apes (2001)
11. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
12. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
13. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
aka: Corpse Bride
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