In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
Directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton
skeleton
love triangle
cheating
wedding vows
shyness
arranged marriage
marriage
grave
villain
bride
musical
wedding ring
money
stop motion
wedding
corpse
wedding ceremony
playing piano
parents
macabre
dark fantasy
bride and groom
ring
scoundrel
19th century
underworld
romantic
ghoulish
Rank
#12 in 2005·#1201 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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Cast
Johnny Depp
Victor Van Dort (voice)
Helena Bonham Carter
Corpse Bride (voice)
Emily Watson
Victoria Everglot (voice)
Tracey Ullman
Nell Van Dort / Hildegarde (voice)
Paul Whitehouse
William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)
Joanna Lumley
Maudeline Everglot (voice)
Albert Finney
Finis Everglot (voice)
Richard E. Grant
Barkis Bittern (voice)
Christopher Lee
Pastor Galswells (voice)
Michael Gough
Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Jane Horrocks
Black Widow Spider / Mrs. Plum (voice)
Enn Reitel
Maggot / Town Crier (voice)
Crew
Tim Burton
Director
John August
Screenplay
Caroline Thompson
Screenplay
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Claire Dodgson
Editor
Pete Kozachik
Director of Photography
Joe Ranft
Executive Producer
Tim Burton
Producer
Allison Abbate
Producer
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Designer
Alex McDowell
Production Design
Popular Reviews
9988 reviews
vi
10.0★ · 02/07/17
not to promote necrophilia or anything but victor should have ended up with emily
not to promote necrophilia or anything but victor should have ended up with emily
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vi
7.0★ · 10/06/18
smacks hand on table victor and emily BELONGED TOGETHER
smacks hand on table victor and emily BELONGED TOGETHER
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Luis
7.2★ · 10/29/25
Absolutely love this movie!!! The way it’s written & the animation.
Side note: I like how funny looking some of them look. 😆
Absolutely love this movie!!! The way it’s written & the animation.
Side note: I like how funny looking some of them look. 😆
4
Güneş
8.8★ · 05/04/26
Bromu cook cokcokcoook seviyorumm dunyanin en harika adami
Bromu cook cokcokcoook seviyorumm dunyanin en harika adami
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sarra ochiPRO
6.5★ · 10/18/25
“ don’t you understand? you’re the other woman “ 💔💔💔💔💔
“ don’t you understand? you’re the other woman “ 💔💔💔💔💔
