The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

1993 PG 79 Minutes

Fantasy | Animation | Family

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other gho...

Overall Rating

7 / 10
Verdict: Good
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas feels more like dark fantastical dream. A Christmas film disguised as a Halloween animation with the Easter Bunny tossed in for good measure. A holiday smorgasbord that is sure to frighten children with Burton's sign... Read the full review »
  • WHAT I LIKED: Tim Burton has always had an unbelievable ability to build immersive alternate worlds, but with stop-motion king Henry Selick at the helm, 'Nightmare Before Christmas,' is perhaps the greatest example of that. Every frame is spectacu... Read the full review »