The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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

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.

• Released: 1993-10-09
• Genres: Fantasy, Animation, Family
• Runtime: 1h 16m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 10,917 votes

Directed by Henry Selick.

Top cast

• Danny Elfman as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
• Chris Sarandon as Jack Skellington (voice)
• Catherine O'Hara as Sally / Shock (voice)
• William Hickey as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
• Glenn Shadix as Mayor (voice)
• Paul Reubens as Lock (voice)
• Ken Page as Oogie Boogie (voice)
• Edward Ivory as Santa Claus (voice)
• Susan McBride as Big Witch / WWD. (voice)
• Debi Durst as Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas

• United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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