Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Dark Shadows (2012), as well as the television series Wednesday (2022). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy films Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Burton has often worked with actors Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie (former girlfriend), Helena Bonham Carter (his former domestic partner) and composer Danny Elfman, who scored all but three of Burton's films. Burton also wrote and illustrated the poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, published in 1997 by British publishing house Faber and Faber, and a compilation of his drawings, sketches, and other artwork, entitled The Art of Tim Burton, was released in 2009. A follow-up to that book, entitled The Napkin Art of Tim Burton: Things You Think About in a Bar, containing sketches made by Burton on napkins at bars and restaurants he visited, was released in 2015. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, and wins for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.811 |
| Birthday | 1958-08-25 |
| Place of Birth | Burbank, California, USA |
| Also Known As | 提姆‧波頓, تیم برتون, |
2022
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
3/1
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1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
6.5/784
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller...
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2012
Men in Black 3
6.523/10399
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Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre
5.8/8
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1982
Luau
3.8/4
A tribute to the surf movies of the early 60's with some touches of visual surrealism.
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2012
The Batmobile
6.7/25
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2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
7.5/37
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2013
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
6.1/7
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2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
7/49
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the mode...
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1994
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
8.1/5
Phil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966 holiday special 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'
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2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.3/108
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2015
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
6.7/130
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A Look Through His Lens
0/0
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Singles
6.4/390
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The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
6.1/14
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2010
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
10/1
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2015
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
8.444/9
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Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
7.9/7
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
7.8/9700
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2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
0/0
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Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
5.9/7
Director Garry S. Grant’s insightful documentary celebrates the work and legacy of auteur filmmaker Mario Bava, the grand master of Italian horror and...
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
6.837/10057
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Hoffa
6.3/318
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Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
6/1
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Mario Bava: Operazione paura
6/1
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Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life
6.8/10
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1979
Doctor of Doom
5/16
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2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
7/34
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A Century of Cinema
8/2
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
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2012
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
7.271/48
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2015
The Making of Big Eyes
7/16
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2010
Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice
7/4
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Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter
7/2
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Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland
6.6/14
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2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
8.533/16
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2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
7.6/37
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2004
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
7.4/4
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Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
0/0
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1990
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
7.9/32
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1979
The Muppet Movie
7.207/625
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
0/0
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Backstage at Disney
0/0
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Joker: Put on a Happy Face
8.2/45
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2011
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
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2021
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
8.462/13
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The Many Faces of Catwoman
8/2
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Houdini: The Untold Story
0/0
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
7.047/2372
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
0/0
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The Sparks Brothers
7.409/82
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2008
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
0/0
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2024
Designing the Burtonesque
0/0
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