Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.
Directed by Tim Burton
small town
police detective
gothic
new york state
skeptic
autumn
19th century
headless horseman
Rank
#55 in 1999·#3073 overall
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
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Cast
Johnny Depp
Ichabod Crane
Christina Ricci
Katrina Van Tassel
Miranda Richardson
Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Michael Gambon
Baltus Van Tassel
Casper Van Dien
Brom Van Brunt
Jeffrey Jones
Reverend Steenwyck
Richard Griffiths
Bürgermeister Phillipse
Ian McDiarmid
Dr. Lancaster
Michael Gough
Notary Hardenbrook
Christopher Walken
Hessian Horseman
Marc Pickering
Young Masbath
Lisa Marie
Lady Crane
Crew
Tim Burton
Director
Andrew Kevin Walker
Screenplay
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
Larry Franco
Executive Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Andrew Kevin Walker
Co-Producer
Kevin Yagher
Co-Producer
Kevin Yagher
Screenstory
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
2930 reviews
Oskar
8.0★ · 05/13/26
Really good, and genuinely disturbing sometimes. The effects are better than in some movies nowadays.
Helena Bonham Carter isn’t in this and I have a feeling it’s due to scheduling conflicts with Fight Club. She would’ve been perfect here. 😔
I would recommend.
Really good, and genuinely disturbing sometimes. The effects are better than in some movies nowadays.
Helena Bonham Carter isn’t in this and I have a feeling it’s due to scheduling conflicts with Fight Club. She would’ve been perfect here. 😔
I would recommend.
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zara
10.0★ · 04/10/26
why does no one talk about how much aura the headless horseman has
why does no one talk about how much aura the headless horseman has
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Vivi
6.0★ · 10/30/25
Johnny Depp's expressions were hilarious
Johnny Depp's expressions were hilarious
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Tanaya
8.0★ · 10/15/25
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was one of my favourite movies as a kid so I needed this
*“He’s a headless horseman!” “Yes we all told you…” “He’s a horseman without a head!” “Yes we know, that’s why you’re here”*
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was one of my favourite movies as a kid so I needed this
*“He’s a headless horseman!” “Yes we all told you…” “He’s a horseman without a head!” “Yes we know, that’s why you’re here”*
