The Nightmare Before Christmas

Year

1993

Duration

74 minutes

Genres

Animation, Musicals, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Language

English (English subtitles)

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Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, a place where residents are employed to scare humans witless every Halloween. Jack, despite being idolised for his scaring prowess, is bored of his lot in life. One day he takes a stroll into the woods and discovers several doorways, each leading to a different human holiday. He enters into the world of Christmas, and is so overwhelmed by the fun and goodwill that he decides to embark on a plan to kidnap santa and do Christmas himself, Halloween Town style!

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Henry Selick

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Contains some scary scenes.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Cast (in alphabetical order)

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Also available with this film on Into Film+

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Creating Movie Magic - Secondary

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