What is the scariest part of Coraline?

During the "One, two, three!" scene, the Other Mother is not happy with Coraline's demands. We see her morph into half beldam, half other mother. This is easily the scariest scene of the film. The Beldam can be frightening to some.
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What is scary in Coraline?

The Monstrous Beldam Is A Horrifying Spider Made Of Needles

Perhaps the most horrific aspect of the movie is the Other Mother, a creature living in a world parallel to Coraline's. Known as the Beldam by her victims, the Other Mother is a button-eyed monstrosity that first appears to Coraline in the form of her mother.
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Can Coraline give you nightmares?

Some people didn't have nightmares after seeing Coraline for the first time, and frankly, we don't believe it. Twitter users are debating the horror level of the "family film," and while there are some incredible morals in the 2009 film, it's also scary as heck.
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Is Coraline scary for 11 year olds?

FOR A CHILDREN'S MOVIE, HORRIFYING

This movie is meant for children, but it is creepy and my children were extremely frightened by it, as were others. Don't let anyone who's under 12 watch it, and if they're mature, maybe 10 or 11.
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Are there Jumpscares in Coraline?

Other Father pulls his mouth open grotesquely wide. There are a few jump scares during the scene when Coraline finds the ghost eyes.
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Why Coraline Is So Creepy



Is Coraline 2 coming out?

Due to Coraline's massive success in both the Academy and theatrical arena, it naturally made fans assume there would eventually be a sequel at some point. Unfortunately, it looks as though the likelihood of a sequel ever happening has been shut down by Gaiman.
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Why is Coraline's hair blue?

In the movie Coraline, when Coraline is getting ready to go to bed after not finding her parents there's an old photo that shows her with natural brown hair. This probably means she at one point dyed it to her iconic blue hair.
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What age should you watch Coraline?

It's appropriate for ages 10+
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Is the beldam still alive?

So, Coraline didn't make it out of the Rat Beast limbo world. But she was able to get away from the Other Mother. Without Coraline, the beldam died.
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Is the Beldam a human?

In the novel, the Beldam was implied to be a former human, who somehow became a demonic fae-like creature later on, presumably after death. She hints this to Coraline when she recounts how she buried her own mother alive in a grave as a child.
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What does Coraline's dad call her?

Other Father: "Making up a song about Coraline. She's a peach, she's a doll, she's a pal of mine. She's as cute as a button in the eyes of everyone who ever laid their eyes on Cor-a-line.
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Is Coraline scary for 10 year olds?

There are many scenes and images in “Coraline” that are likely to scare children. This is not a warning but rather a recommendation, since the cultivation of fright can be one of the great pleasures of youthful moviegoing.
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Is Coraline a kids movie or horror movie?

Coraline is a 2009 American stop-motion animated horror film written and directed by Henry Selick and based on Neil Gaiman's novella of the same name.
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Is Coraline a fever dream?

Coraline is like a fairy tale fused with a fever dream, all about illusions and untruths and how terrible it would be to have button eyes sewed into your face. When Coraline steps through the locked door in her family's new flat, she finds a world which caters to her every whim.
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How old is Coraline 2021?

Coraline is 19 years old today.
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Is there violence in Coraline?

This movie contains some violence. For example: Coraline kills heaps of bugs by slapping and smashing them into the walls. Coraline frequently punches Wybie.
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Can I read Coraline as an adult?

It is definitely for children. Children are not as weak-minded as adults seem to believe. Keep in mind it does have a few horror-elements though.
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Why does Coraline's mom have a neck brace?

Mr. Bobinsky, an eccentric Russian man with a circus of dancing mice, has blue skin, the result of contamination from the Chernobyl disaster. Coraline's mother wears a neck brace for the duration of the film, the victim of an unseen car accident.
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Who is the real villain in Coraline?

The Beldam (also known as The Other Mother when disguised as her victims' mothers) is the main antagonist of Neil Gaiman's 2002 dark fantasy young adult novel Coraline, which was adapted into Laika's 1st full-length animated feature film of the same name.
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Is Coraline 2 fan made?

Coraline 2: The Door Reopens is the fan-made sequel by Breslyn It comes out in 2010.
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Does Coraline have happy ending?

Coraline overcomes great odds, defeats the evil other mother, saves her parents, and rescues the trapped souls of three children.
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