ParaNorman 3D

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  • Opened August 17, 2012 
  • 1 hr 36 min
  • PG | Scary action and images, thematic elements, some rude humor and language
  • Norman (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a boy who can speak with the dead, is the only one who can defend his town against a centuries-old curse that causes zombies, ghosts and witches to attack. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick
  • Director: Chris Butler, Sam Fell
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, 3D

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Fan Reviews

No
Should be PG-13 for sex jokes and implied language.

by siberone

I took my 10-yr old to see this and I thought I would be safe not checking it out prior since it was PG. I am surprised the ratings board didn't make them cut out some of the dialog. Another boy...

So-so
It doesn't leave an impression.

by HoodCritic1

Other than be completely misrated by the MPAA, this is a movie that doesn't exactly leave a lasting impact on audiences. I found the characters completely shallow and underdeveloped, in a story that...

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Exceptional Animation and a Whole Lot of Fun

by Niki_PDX

This movie may be animated but for this adult with no kids it was a whole heck of a lot of fun to watch. The animation was exceptional with its blend of stop motion and computer graphics providing a...

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Critic Reviews

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Charlotte Observer
| Lawrence Toppman

It's freakishly funny, suddenly tender, gleefully macabre, genuinely scary, and full of a moral – fear turns weak people into bullies – which is dosed out so gently that it never tastes like medicine. Read full review

88
New York Post
| Lou Lumenick

ParaNorman is probably the year's most visually dazzling movie so far, and the stunning climax centering on an 11-year-old witch (Jodelle Ferland) is too good to spoil. Read full review

88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| Rick Groen

Norman is the "freak" bullied and ostracized and otherwise degraded by the alive-and-well crowd. Such is the outcast fate of most heroes in the best children's tales. And ParaNorman, a ghoulishly delightful exercise in stop-motion animation, is a very good children's tale indeed. Read full review

75
Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

My advice? Just go with ParaNorman. There's magic in it. Read full review

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A scene from "Paranorman."