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The Nightmare Before Christmas

A holiday film for the whole family... except yours.

8+ 1993 PG

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) runs 1 hour 16 minutes and is recommended for ages 8 and over, with scary moments and fantasy action to be aware of.

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and it's over by 8:16 PM

The film runs 1 hour 16 minutes. Add popcorn time as you like.

What's inside

So you can decide before you press play.

  • Scary moments

    Some frightening scenes or creatures.

  • Fantasy action

    Battles with swords, magic or superpowers.

  • Rated PG in the US, shown here as 8+.
  • Possible flags from the synopsis and keywords: scary moments, fantasy action.
  • This is an automatic first pass: a person reads it before the film goes live.

8+ is our own band, set by a person who checks every film, starting from its US rating of PG. How a film gets in

What's it about?

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning in his place. But, as the holiday approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend Sally tries to foil his well-meaning yet misguided plans.

Directed by Henry Selick

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