Tim Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, animator, puppeteer, and actor.
He is known for his gothic horror and fantasy 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), Dark Shadows (2012), and Frankenweenie (2012).
He is also known for blockbuster films, such as the adventure-comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the science fiction film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland (2010), and film adaptations of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) and Dumbo (2019).
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Yes | No | No | [1] [2] |
1988 | Beetlejuice | Yes | No | No | [3] [4] |
1989 | Batman | Yes | No | No | [5] [6] |
1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Yes | Yes | Story | [7] [8] |
1992 | Batman Returns | Yes | Yes | No | [9] [10] |
1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | No | Yes | Story | [11] [12] |
1994 | Ed Wood | Yes | Yes | No | [13] [14] |
1996 | Mars Attacks! | Yes | Yes | No | [15] [16] |
1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Yes | No | No | [17] [18] |
2001 | Planet of the Apes | Yes | No | No | [19] [20] |
2003 | Big Fish | Yes | No | No | [21] [22] |
2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Yes | No | No | [23] [24] |
Corpse Bride | Yes [a] | Yes | Characters | [25] [26] | |
2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Yes | No | No | [27] [28] |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Yes | No | No | [29] [30] |
2012 | Dark Shadows | Yes | No | No | [31] [32] |
Frankenweenie | Yes | Yes | Story | [33] [34] | |
2014 | Big Eyes | Yes | Yes | No | [35] [36] |
2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Yes | No | No | [37] [38] |
2019 | Dumbo | Yes | Executive | No | [39] [40] |
2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Yes | Yes | No | Post-production [41] [42] |
Producer only
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | The Muppet Movie | Muppet Performer | Uncredited | [43] [44] |
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Thug in alley | [45] [46] | |
1992 | Singles | Brian | [47] [48] | |
Hoffa | Corpse | Uncredited | [49] [50] | |
2012 | Men in Black 3 | Alien on TV Monitors | [51] [52] | |
2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Passenger on an Attraction | [38] [37] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Inbetween artist | [53] [54] |
1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Animator | [55] [56] |
1982 | Tron | [57] [58] | |
1985 | The Black Cauldron | Animator: The Horned King / Conceptual artist | [59] [60] |
1992 | Stay Tuned | Design consultant | [61] [62] |
1996 | Mary Reilly | Participant | [63] [64] |
2004 | Catwoman | [65] [66] | |
2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | [67] [68] |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | The Island of Doctor Agor | Yes | Yes | No | [69] [70] | |
Prehistoric Caveman | Yes | No | No | [69] [70] | ||
Houdini: The Untold Story | Yes | Yes | No | [69] [71] | ||
1972 | Tim's Dreams | Yes | No | No | [69] [70] | |
1974 | 1997 | Yes | No | No | [69] [70] | |
1979 | Doctor of Doom | Yes | Yes | No | With Jerry Rees | [69] [70] |
King and Octopus Animation | Yes | No | No | [69] [70] | ||
Stalk of the Celery Monster | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also animator | [69] [70] | |
1982 | Luau | Yes | Yes | Yes | [69] [70] | |
Vincent | Yes | Yes | No | Also production designer | [72] [73] | |
1984 | Frankenweenie | Yes | Story | No | Also storyboard artist | [58] [74] |
2013 | Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers | No | No | Yes | [75] [76] |
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1971 | The Island of Doctor Agor | Doctor Agor |
Houdini: The Untold Story | Houdini | |
1972 | Tim's Dreams | Tim |
1979 | Doctor of Doom | Don Carlo |
Stalk of the Celery Monster | Dr. Maxwell Payne | |
1982 | Luau | The Supreme Being / Mortie |
2012 | Vampire's Kiss/Blood Inside [69] [77] | Van Helsing |
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Hansel and Gretel | Yes | No | No | TV special, Also production designer |
[78] [79] |
1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Yes | No | No | Episode: " The Jar" | [69] [80] |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Yes | No | No | Episode: " Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" | [81] [82] | |
2000 | Stainboy | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 web shorts Also character designer |
[83] [84] |
2022 | Wednesday | Yes | Executive | No | Directed 4 episodes | [85] [86] |
Year | Title | Role/notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | Amazing Stories | Animation designer, episode: " The Family Dog" |
[87] [88] |
1989–1991 | Beetlejuice | Executive producer and developer | [89] [90] [91] [92] |
1993 | Family Dog | Executive producer and design consultant | [93] [94] |
2000 | Lost in Oz | Executive producer and story writer, unaired pilot |
[95] [96] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge | Creative consultant | [97] |
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | The Killers: Bones | Yes | No | Yes | [98] [99] |
2012 | Linkin Park: Powerless | No | Yes | No | [100] [101] |
The Killers: Here with Me | Yes | No | No | [102] [103] |
Year | Title | Subject | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | "Garden Gnome" | Hollywood Chewing Gum | [104] [105] |
1999 | "Kung-fu" | Timex wrist watch | [106] [107] |
2000 | "Mannequin" | [106] [107] |
Critical, public and commercial reception to films Burton has directed as of August 2023.
Year | Film | Rotten Tomatoes [108] | Metacritic [109] | CinemaScore [110] | Budget | Box office [111] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | 88% (50 reviews) (7.8/10) |
47 (14 reviews) | — | $7 million | $40.9 million (domestic) |
1988 | Beetlejuice | 86% (63 reviews) (7.2/10) |
70 (18 reviews) | B | $15 million | $84.6 million [112] |
1989 | Batman | 76% (138 reviews) (6.8/10) |
69 (21 reviews) | A | $35 million [113] | $411.5 million |
1990 | Edward Scissorhands | 89% (65 reviews) (7.7/10) |
74 (19 reviews) | A– | $20 million | $86 million |
1992 | Batman Returns | 82% (92 reviews) (6.9/10) |
68 (23 reviews) | B | $80 million [114] | $282.8 million |
1994 | Ed Wood | 93% (68 reviews) (8/10) |
70 (19 reviews) | B+ | $18 million [115] | $5.9 million (domestic) |
1996 | Mars Attacks! | 56% (86 reviews) (6/10) |
52 (19 reviews) | B | $70 million | $101.4 million |
1999 | Sleepy Hollow | 70% (125 reviews) (6.4/10) |
65 (35 reviews) | B– | $100 million [116] | $206.1 million |
2001 | Planet of the Apes | 44% (160 reviews) (5.5/10) |
50 (34 reviews) | B– | $100 million [117] | $362.2 million |
2003 | Big Fish | 75% (220 reviews) (7.2/10) |
58 (42 reviews) | B+ | $70 million [118] | $122.9 million |
2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 83% (228 reviews) (7.2/10) |
72 (40 reviews) | A– | $150 million [119] | $475 million |
2005 | Corpse Bride | 84% (197 reviews) (7.2/10) |
83 (35 reviews) | B+ | $40 million | $118.1 million |
2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 86% (232 reviews) (7.7/10) |
83 (39 reviews) | — | $50 million [120] | $153.4 million |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | 51% (279 reviews) (5.8/10) |
53 (38 reviews) | A– | $200 million [121] | $1.02 billion |
2012 | Dark Shadows | 35% (263 reviews) (5.3/10) |
55 (42 reviews) | B– | $150 million [122] | $245.5 million |
2012 | Frankenweenie | 88% (225 reviews) (7.6/10) |
74 (38 reviews) | B+ | $39 million [123] | $81.5 million |
2014 | Big Eyes | 72% (198 reviews) (6.7/10) |
62 (40 reviews) | — | $10 million | $29.3 million |
2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | 65% (260 reviews) (5.9/10) |
57 (43 reviews) | B+ | $110 million [124] | $296.5 million |
2019 | Dumbo | 46% (371 reviews) (5.55/10) |
51 (54 reviews) | A– | $170 million [125] | $353.2 million [126] |
Total | 71.3% | 64 | $1.434 billion | $4.473 billion |
Sony said it spent an estimated $215 million to make the new "Men in Black" movie
Tim Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, animator, puppeteer, and actor.
He is known for his gothic horror and fantasy 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), Dark Shadows (2012), and Frankenweenie (2012).
He is also known for blockbuster films, such as the adventure-comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the science fiction film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland (2010), and film adaptations of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) and Dumbo (2019).
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Yes | No | No | [1] [2] |
1988 | Beetlejuice | Yes | No | No | [3] [4] |
1989 | Batman | Yes | No | No | [5] [6] |
1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Yes | Yes | Story | [7] [8] |
1992 | Batman Returns | Yes | Yes | No | [9] [10] |
1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | No | Yes | Story | [11] [12] |
1994 | Ed Wood | Yes | Yes | No | [13] [14] |
1996 | Mars Attacks! | Yes | Yes | No | [15] [16] |
1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Yes | No | No | [17] [18] |
2001 | Planet of the Apes | Yes | No | No | [19] [20] |
2003 | Big Fish | Yes | No | No | [21] [22] |
2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Yes | No | No | [23] [24] |
Corpse Bride | Yes [a] | Yes | Characters | [25] [26] | |
2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Yes | No | No | [27] [28] |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Yes | No | No | [29] [30] |
2012 | Dark Shadows | Yes | No | No | [31] [32] |
Frankenweenie | Yes | Yes | Story | [33] [34] | |
2014 | Big Eyes | Yes | Yes | No | [35] [36] |
2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Yes | No | No | [37] [38] |
2019 | Dumbo | Yes | Executive | No | [39] [40] |
2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Yes | Yes | No | Post-production [41] [42] |
Producer only
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | The Muppet Movie | Muppet Performer | Uncredited | [43] [44] |
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Thug in alley | [45] [46] | |
1992 | Singles | Brian | [47] [48] | |
Hoffa | Corpse | Uncredited | [49] [50] | |
2012 | Men in Black 3 | Alien on TV Monitors | [51] [52] | |
2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Passenger on an Attraction | [38] [37] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Inbetween artist | [53] [54] |
1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Animator | [55] [56] |
1982 | Tron | [57] [58] | |
1985 | The Black Cauldron | Animator: The Horned King / Conceptual artist | [59] [60] |
1992 | Stay Tuned | Design consultant | [61] [62] |
1996 | Mary Reilly | Participant | [63] [64] |
2004 | Catwoman | [65] [66] | |
2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | [67] [68] |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | The Island of Doctor Agor | Yes | Yes | No | [69] [70] | |
Prehistoric Caveman | Yes | No | No | [69] [70] | ||
Houdini: The Untold Story | Yes | Yes | No | [69] [71] | ||
1972 | Tim's Dreams | Yes | No | No | [69] [70] | |
1974 | 1997 | Yes | No | No | [69] [70] | |
1979 | Doctor of Doom | Yes | Yes | No | With Jerry Rees | [69] [70] |
King and Octopus Animation | Yes | No | No | [69] [70] | ||
Stalk of the Celery Monster | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also animator | [69] [70] | |
1982 | Luau | Yes | Yes | Yes | [69] [70] | |
Vincent | Yes | Yes | No | Also production designer | [72] [73] | |
1984 | Frankenweenie | Yes | Story | No | Also storyboard artist | [58] [74] |
2013 | Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers | No | No | Yes | [75] [76] |
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1971 | The Island of Doctor Agor | Doctor Agor |
Houdini: The Untold Story | Houdini | |
1972 | Tim's Dreams | Tim |
1979 | Doctor of Doom | Don Carlo |
Stalk of the Celery Monster | Dr. Maxwell Payne | |
1982 | Luau | The Supreme Being / Mortie |
2012 | Vampire's Kiss/Blood Inside [69] [77] | Van Helsing |
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Hansel and Gretel | Yes | No | No | TV special, Also production designer |
[78] [79] |
1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Yes | No | No | Episode: " The Jar" | [69] [80] |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Yes | No | No | Episode: " Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" | [81] [82] | |
2000 | Stainboy | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 web shorts Also character designer |
[83] [84] |
2022 | Wednesday | Yes | Executive | No | Directed 4 episodes | [85] [86] |
Year | Title | Role/notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | Amazing Stories | Animation designer, episode: " The Family Dog" |
[87] [88] |
1989–1991 | Beetlejuice | Executive producer and developer | [89] [90] [91] [92] |
1993 | Family Dog | Executive producer and design consultant | [93] [94] |
2000 | Lost in Oz | Executive producer and story writer, unaired pilot |
[95] [96] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge | Creative consultant | [97] |
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | The Killers: Bones | Yes | No | Yes | [98] [99] |
2012 | Linkin Park: Powerless | No | Yes | No | [100] [101] |
The Killers: Here with Me | Yes | No | No | [102] [103] |
Year | Title | Subject | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | "Garden Gnome" | Hollywood Chewing Gum | [104] [105] |
1999 | "Kung-fu" | Timex wrist watch | [106] [107] |
2000 | "Mannequin" | [106] [107] |
Critical, public and commercial reception to films Burton has directed as of August 2023.
Year | Film | Rotten Tomatoes [108] | Metacritic [109] | CinemaScore [110] | Budget | Box office [111] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | 88% (50 reviews) (7.8/10) |
47 (14 reviews) | — | $7 million | $40.9 million (domestic) |
1988 | Beetlejuice | 86% (63 reviews) (7.2/10) |
70 (18 reviews) | B | $15 million | $84.6 million [112] |
1989 | Batman | 76% (138 reviews) (6.8/10) |
69 (21 reviews) | A | $35 million [113] | $411.5 million |
1990 | Edward Scissorhands | 89% (65 reviews) (7.7/10) |
74 (19 reviews) | A– | $20 million | $86 million |
1992 | Batman Returns | 82% (92 reviews) (6.9/10) |
68 (23 reviews) | B | $80 million [114] | $282.8 million |
1994 | Ed Wood | 93% (68 reviews) (8/10) |
70 (19 reviews) | B+ | $18 million [115] | $5.9 million (domestic) |
1996 | Mars Attacks! | 56% (86 reviews) (6/10) |
52 (19 reviews) | B | $70 million | $101.4 million |
1999 | Sleepy Hollow | 70% (125 reviews) (6.4/10) |
65 (35 reviews) | B– | $100 million [116] | $206.1 million |
2001 | Planet of the Apes | 44% (160 reviews) (5.5/10) |
50 (34 reviews) | B– | $100 million [117] | $362.2 million |
2003 | Big Fish | 75% (220 reviews) (7.2/10) |
58 (42 reviews) | B+ | $70 million [118] | $122.9 million |
2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 83% (228 reviews) (7.2/10) |
72 (40 reviews) | A– | $150 million [119] | $475 million |
2005 | Corpse Bride | 84% (197 reviews) (7.2/10) |
83 (35 reviews) | B+ | $40 million | $118.1 million |
2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 86% (232 reviews) (7.7/10) |
83 (39 reviews) | — | $50 million [120] | $153.4 million |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | 51% (279 reviews) (5.8/10) |
53 (38 reviews) | A– | $200 million [121] | $1.02 billion |
2012 | Dark Shadows | 35% (263 reviews) (5.3/10) |
55 (42 reviews) | B– | $150 million [122] | $245.5 million |
2012 | Frankenweenie | 88% (225 reviews) (7.6/10) |
74 (38 reviews) | B+ | $39 million [123] | $81.5 million |
2014 | Big Eyes | 72% (198 reviews) (6.7/10) |
62 (40 reviews) | — | $10 million | $29.3 million |
2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | 65% (260 reviews) (5.9/10) |
57 (43 reviews) | B+ | $110 million [124] | $296.5 million |
2019 | Dumbo | 46% (371 reviews) (5.55/10) |
51 (54 reviews) | A– | $170 million [125] | $353.2 million [126] |
Total | 71.3% | 64 | $1.434 billion | $4.473 billion |
Sony said it spent an estimated $215 million to make the new "Men in Black" movie