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Name: ParaNorman
Director: Sam Fell
Genre: adventure, animation, comedy, family
Released: 2012
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 7

ParaNorman has an iRankMovies score of 75.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

ParaNorman (2012)

It's all fun and games until someone raises the dead.

Release:2012

Runtime:1h 33m

Country:United States

Director:Sam Fell, Chris Butler

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationComedy

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Keywords

MediumJockStop Motioncurse zombie ghostCommunicating With The DeadAftercreditsstinger

iRank76

ParaNorman rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 116K votes

Rotten Tomatoes89%

Metacritic72%

TMDb7/10· 3K votes

With 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About ParaNorman

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.

Cast of ParaNorman

Kodi Smit-McPhee
as Norman Babcock (voice)
Tucker Albrizzi
as Neil Downe (voice)
Anna Kendrick
as Courtney Babcock (voice)
Casey Affleck
as Mitch Downe (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
as Alvin (voice)
Leslie Mann
as Sandra Babcock (voice)
Jeff Garlin
as Perry Babcock (voice)
Elaine Stritch
as Grandma Babcock (voice)
Bernard Hill
as Judge Hopkins (voice)
Jodelle Ferland
as Aggie Prenderghast (voice)
Tempestt Bledsoe
as Sheriff Hooper (voice)
Alex Borstein
as Mrs. Henscher (voice)

ParaNorman facts

Budget: $60M
Box office: $107.3M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Empathy and curse themes explore supernatural conflict resolution through compassion
•Stop motion animation showcases technical artistry and creative visual storytelling
•Child protagonist supernatural abilities create unique coming of age adventure perspective

What the audience disliked

•Ghost and communicating with dead concept limits realistic emotional grounding
•Family adventure pacing may feel slow for younger audience members seeking action