Corpse Bride (2005)

PG ★ 7.6/10 77 min Romance, Fantasy, Animation United Kingdom, United States English

Directors: Tim Burton , Mike Johnson

Screenplay by: John August, Caroline Thompson, Pamela Pettler
Storyboards: Brendan Houghton, Mike Cachuela, Kaz, Emily Mantell, Padraig Collins, Tim Watts
Head of Story: Jeffrey Lynch

Streaming: Not available

There's been a grave misunderstanding.

Description

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.

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Top 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)

Corpse Bride Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

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