List of the best Tim Burton movies: Big Fish(2003), Edward Scissorhands(1990), Ed Wood(1994), Batman(1989), Beetlejuice(1988), Sleepy Hollow(1999), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007), Pee-wee's Big Adventure(1985), Batman Returns(1992), Big Eyes(2014), Frankenweenie(2012), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children(2016) ... ...
Drama
USA
2003
125 Minutes
Director
Ewan McGregor Albert Finney Billy Crudup Jessica Lange Helena Bonham Carter Alison Lohman Robert Guillaume Marion Cotillard Matthew McGrory David Denman Missi Pyle
father son wife doctor circus performer giant emotional creative winsome alabama hospital the south father/son relationship aging fable family feud fantasy witchcraft discovery love
A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
Romance, Drama, Comedy, Other, Fantasy
USA
1990
105 Minutes
Director
Johnny Depp Winona Ryder Dianne Wiest Anthony Michael Hall Alan Arkin Kathy Baker Robert Oliveri Conchata Ferrell Vincent Price
synthetic human scientist mother teen girl bully neighbor creative dreamy heartwarming suburbia castle unrequited love outsider's life deformity small-town life jealousy underdog rivalry love 1980s
An artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
1994
124 Minutes
Director
Johnny Depp Martin Landau Sarah Jessica Parker Patricia Arquette Jeffrey Jones G.D. Spradlin Vincent D'Onofrio Lisa Marie Bill Murray Mike Starr Max Casella
filmmaker actor girlfriend actress orson welles quirky creative moving hollywood, calif. film set ed wood show business aspirations filmmaking friendship underdog quest love 1950s
Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of talent.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
1989
126 Minutes
Director
Jack Nicholson Michael Keaton Kim Basinger Robert Wuhl Pat Hingle Billy Dee Williams Michael Gough Jack Palance Jerry Hall Lee Wallace Tracey Walter
batman journalist crime boss villain butler henchman offbeat amusing thrilling alternate reality gotham city mansion cave corruption good vs. evil poison rivalry forbidden love superheroes sacrifice
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Comedy
USA
1988
92 Minutes
Director
Michael Keaton Alec Baldwin Geena Davis Jeffrey Jones Catherine O'Hara Winona Ryder Sylvia Sidney Robert Goulet Glenn Shadix Dick Cavett Annie McEnroe
ghost husband sculptor daughter wife quirky amusing spirited country house new england small town afterlife ghosts haunted houses death art exploitation quest escape 1980s
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Horror
USA|Germany
1999
105 Minutes
Director
Johnny Depp Christina Ricci Miranda Richardson Michael Gambon Casper Van Dien Jeffrey Jones Christopher Lee Richard Griffiths Ian McDiarmid Michael Gough Christopher Walken
lady lawyer headless horseman townsperson judge eerie offbeat new york state village murder secret small town mystery pursuit 1800s
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, The Headless Horseman.
Musical, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2007
117 Minutes
Director
Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter Alan Rickman Timothy Spall Sacha Baron Cohen Jayne Wisener Jamie Campbell Bower Edward Sanders Laura Michelle Kelly
baker barber judge victim brutal chilling madcap london barbershop bakery murder love revenge quest victorian era
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1985
90 Minutes
Director
Paul Reubens Elizabeth Daily Mark Holton Diane Salinger Tony Bill Cassandra Peterson James Brolin Morgan Fairchild Jan Hooks Judd Omen Monty Landis
pee-wee herman friend rival waitress escaped convict truck driver amusing charming madcap quirky san antonio hollywood, calif. film set diner road trip recovery theft injustice filmmaking bicycles
When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA|UK
1992
126 Minutes
Director
Michael Keaton Danny DeVito Michelle Pfeiffer Christopher Walken Michael Gough Michael Murphy Cristi Conaway Andrew Bryniarski Pat Hingle Vincent Schiavelli Steve Witting
batman villain businessman secretary butler love interest dark melodramatic offbeat striking gotham city slum mansion car sewer resurrection revenge vigilantism heroism alter ego
While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.
Biography, Drama
USA|Canada
2014
106 Minutes
Director
Amy Adams Christoph Waltz Danny Huston Krysten Ritter Jason Schwartzman Terence Stamp Jon Polito Delaney Raye Madeleine Arthur Elisabetta Fantone Farryn VanHumbeck
painter husband wife con artist best friend art critic creative quirky charming california family home art studio art gallery office painting art world con game marriage fall rise
A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2012
87 Minutes
Director
nerd dog science teacher father mother girl quirky playful amusing household town graveyard human-animal friendship scientific experiments resurrection saving the day metamorphosis wretched excess 2010s
When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.
Adventure, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA|UK|Belgium|Canada
2016
121 Minutes
Director
Eva Green Asa Butterfield Samuel L. Jackson Judi Dench Rupert Everett Allison Janney Chris O'Dowd Terence Stamp Ella Purnell Finlay MacMillan Lauren McCrostie
young boy girl headmistress superhuman grandfather student fascinating creative cool house under the sea school yard attic office mysterious strangers super powers self-discovery acceptance danger
When Jacob (Asa Butterfield) discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy
UK|USA
2005
115 Minutes
Director
Johnny Depp Freddie Highmore David Kelly Helena Bonham Carter Noah Taylor Missi Pyle James Fox Deep Roy Christopher Lee Adam Godley Franziska Troegner
willy wonka oompa loompa young boy young girl grandfather father amusing playful dreamy wonka candy company factory household childhood family virtue inventions candy bad behavior adventure discovery
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2010
109 Minutes
Director
Johnny Depp Mia Wasikowska Helena Bonham Carter Anne Hathaway Crispin Glover Matt Lucas Marton Csokas Tim Pigott-Smith Lindsay Duncan Geraldine James Leo Bill
alice mad hatter queen monster rabbit playful engaging fascinating england underland showdown magic conformity growing up transformation quest 19th century
Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Comedy
USA
1996
103 Minutes
Director
Jack Nicholson Glenn Close Annette Bening Pierce Brosnan Danny DeVito Martin Short Sarah Jessica Parker Michael J. Fox Rod Steiger Lukas Haas Natalie Portman
u.s. president first lady congressman scientist military officer alien campy unrestrained playful creative washington, d.c. new york city nevada las vegas kansas alien invasion first contact nuclear war apocalypse world superpowers
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Drama
USA|UK|Australia|Canada
2019
112 Minutes
Director
Colin Farrell Michael Keaton Danny DeVito Eva Green Alan Arkin Nico Parker Finley Hobbins Roshan Seth Lars Eidinger Deobia Oparei Joseph Gatt
elephant circus performer child performer circus owner mouse endearing charming playful sad emotional amusing circus stable train theme park courage elephants flying friendship
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
Comedy, Fantasy
USA|Australia|UK
2012
112 Minutes
Director
Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Helena Bonham Carter Eva Green Jackie Earle Haley Jonny Lee Miller Bella Heathcote Chloƫ Grace Moretz Gulliver McGrath Ray Shirley Christopher Lee
vampire witch matriarch psychiatrist teen girl eerie melodramatic amusing collinwood manor collinsport, maine liverpool, england ship family estate tomb family bloodline curse culture shock vampires immortality mystery
An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2001
120 Minutes
Director
Mark Wahlberg Tim Roth Helena Bonham Carter Michael Clarke Duncan Paul Giamatti Estella Warren Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa David Warner Kris Kristofferson Erick Avari Lucas Elliott
astronaut general human ape activist rebel dark thrilling profound shocking unknown planet jungle temple rebellion crash landing man vs. beast deception militarism space travel adventure
In 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.
Fantasy
1984
27 Minutes
Director
Shelley Duvall Daniel Stern Barret Oliver Joseph Maher Jason Hervey Helen Boll Paul C. Scott
Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family
2005
76 Minutes
Director
Mike Johnson
son daughter dead person lord eerie quirky england forest church arranged marriage enchantment immortality love triangle small town sacrifice love victorian era
In 19th-century Europe, a gifted pianist (Johnny Depp) mistakenly weds a dead woman (Helena Bonham Carter) who takes him to the underworld.