Tim Burton

Tim Burton

1958-08-25 Burbank, California, USA 103 Credits

Biography

Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror 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) and Dark Shadows (2012), as well as the television series Wednesday (2022). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992)...

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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2025

as Self

Acting

THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VHS mixtapes from the crackpots at AGFA—including tw...

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

2024

as Self

8.5
Acting

A look at Hammer’s progression from a back office in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company, started by...

Designing the Burtonesque

Designing the Burtonesque

2024

as Himself

Acting

This film delves into Burton’s unique approach to world-building. From the context of the room – designed to evoke the historic movie palaces that Bur...

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

2024

Story

Writing

In a castle high on a hill lives Edward; a boy created by an eccentric inventor. When his creator dies he is left alone and unfinished with only sciss...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024

as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside ...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024

Director, Producer

7.0
Directing Producing

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside ...

A Look Through His Lens

A Look Through His Lens

2024

as Self

Acting

Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and Glory...

Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre

Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre

2023

as Self (archive footage)

5.8
Acting

Johnny Depp started off as a punk band guitarist, turning to acting to help pay the bills. But his dabbling catapulted him to global fame and there wa...

Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento

Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento

2022

as self

3.0
Acting

Newly edited version of Luigi Cozzi's 1997 documentary "Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento" focusing on the museum-pa...

The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

2021

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.4
Acting

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your fav...

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

2021

as Self

8.5
Acting

A documentary about the history of Catwoman from DC.

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

2020

as Self

8.1
Acting

Featuring interviews with filmmakers and industry legends, discover the origins and evolution of The Joker, and learn why The Clown Prince of Crime is...

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

2020

as Self

Acting

Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #2: LATER IN L.A. is a brand new compilation of the mo...

Dumbo

Dumbo

2019

Director, Executive Producer

6.6
Directing Producing

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 frien...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

2016

as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroyin...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

2016

Director

6.8
Directing

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroyin...

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

Producer

6.6
Producing

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton

Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton

2015

8.4
Acting

Composer and performer Danny Elfman, Tim Burton’s prolific musical collaborator, descends on Lincoln Center with an 88-piece orchestra, 44-voice choir...

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

2015

as Self

6.7
Acting

The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of the ill fated "Superman Lives" movie, that was to b...

The Making of Big Eyes

The Making of Big Eyes

2015

as Himself

7.0
Acting

Behind the scenes of Big Eyes (2014)

Film Adventurer Karel Zeman

Film Adventurer Karel Zeman

2015

as Self

8.1
Acting

A look at the life, work and importance of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman (1910-89), a genius of world cinema, a wizard of special effects, revealing his...

Big Eyes

Big Eyes

2014

Producer, Director

7.0
Producing Directing

In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one real...

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

2013

as Self

6.1
Acting

A look at the life and work of legendary film producer Richard D. Zanuck.

Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers

Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers

2013

Producer

7.0
Producing

Victor and his beloved dog Sparky watch one of their favorite home movies.

Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life

Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life

2012

as Himself

6.8
Acting

Take an in-depth tour of the London set, and meet the filmmakers and artisans whose work, imagination, and heart breathe life into the film.

Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life

Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life

2012

Director

6.8
Directing

Take an in-depth tour of the London set, and meet the filmmakers and artisans whose work, imagination, and heart breathe life into the film.

Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons

Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons

2012

as Self

7.3
Acting

A Look at the Cast of Dark Shadows (2012)

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

2012

Director, Idea, Producer

7.0
Directing Producing

When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" ...

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012

as Self

7.4
Acting

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Foc...

The Batmobile

The Batmobile

2012

as Self

6.7
Acting

Witness all five Batmobiles together for the first time in history. Dive deep into every aspect of the most awe-inspiring weapon in Batman’s arsenal a...

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

2012

Producer

5.8
Producing

President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.

Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

2012

as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes ...

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

2012

Director

6.1
Directing

Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find ...

A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton

A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton

2011

Acting

An extended conversation between Danny Elfman and Tim Burton as they discuss their quarter-century collaboration.

A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton

A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton

2011

Producer

Producing

An extended conversation between Danny Elfman and Tim Burton as they discuss their quarter-century collaboration.

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

2010

as Self

10.0
Acting

A documentary directed by Oliver Schwehm.

Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice

2010

as Self

7.0
Acting

A look at Alice from Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland

2010

as Himself

6.6
Acting

A piece that takes a more general focus on the varied "disciplines" at work in the picture, from the different styles of CG-animation to motion captur...

Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter

2010

as Self

5.5
Acting

A look at The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

Director

6.6
Directing

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...

9

9

2009

Producer

6.9
Producing

When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small comm...

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

2008

as Self

Acting

A 6 part documentary of making of Batman franchise.

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

2008

Writer

7.0
Writing

Tim Burton's original poem narrated by Christopher Lee.

Roy, The Toxic Boy

Roy, The Toxic Boy

2008

Writer

Writing
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

2008

as Self

7.6
Acting

A general making-of piece featuring principal members of the cast and crew. A brief history of the demon barber is provided, as well as the actors' pr...

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007

Director

7.2
Directing

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with...

Sicko

Sicko

2007

Thanks

7.4

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The...

Cinema16: American Short Films

Cinema16: American Short Films

2006

Director

7.5
Directing

CINEMA16 celebrates the short film by showcasing some of the best classic and award-winning shorts on DVD. With over three hours of films CINEMA16: A...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds

2005

as Himself

8.5
Acting

Discover information from Burton, Elfman, Roy, and Jaynes. This one focuses on the movie’s Oompa-Loompa songs and offers one of the disc’s better prog...

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

2005

Director, Characters, Producer

7.6
Directing Producing

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005

Director

7.0
Directing

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

The Many Faces of Catwoman

The Many Faces of Catwoman

2005

as Self

8.0
Acting

History of the character Catwoman

Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

2004

as Self

Acting

Introduced by Jonny Depp, this 14 minute behind the scenes featurette shows the filming of several scenes, without narration or interviews.

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.4
Acting

Production designer Tom Duffield shows how he created the look of the film and talks about the challenges of filming in black and white.

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava

Big Fish

Big Fish

2003

Director

7.8
Directing

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge myste...

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

2002

4.0
Acting

A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history.

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

2001

as Himself

6.9
Acting

The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the mode...

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

2001

Director

5.8
Directing

After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes domi...

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

2000

as Self

5.9
Acting

Director Garry S. Grant’s insightful documentary celebrates the work and legacy of auteur filmmaker Mario Bava, the grand master of Italian horror and...

The World of Stainboy

The World of Stainboy

2000

Director, Producer, Character Designer

6.4
Directing Producing Writing

Local superhero Stainboy hunts down a series of oddball villains harnessing bizarre powers.

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

2000

as Self

7.0
Acting

A behind the scenes look at the making of Sleepy Hollow.

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

1999

Director

7.2
Directing

Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitat...

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996

Director, Producer

6.4
Directing Producing

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim...

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1996

Producer

6.6
Producing

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strang...

Batman Forever

Batman Forever

1995

Producer

5.4
Producing

In the looming shadows of Gotham City, two villainous souls devise twin schemes of revenge against the city's dark guardian. Two-Face, disfigured by c...

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

1994

as Self

8.1
Acting

Phil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966 holiday special 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

1994

Director, Producer

7.5
Directing Producing

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever...

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

1994

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary that gives a voice to the percentage of youth that were outcasts/non-conformists in the 90's. Interviews many famous musicians and other c...

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994

as Self

Acting

Documentary focused on the creation of movie and television special effects, hosted by Roy Scheider and Jonathan Brandis, featuring behind the scenes ...

Cabin Boy

Cabin Boy

1994

Producer

5.1
Producing

A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.

A Century of Cinema

A Century of Cinema

1994

as Self

8.0
Acting

A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

as Zero (voice) (uncredited)

7.8
Acting

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus an...

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

Producer, Characters, Story

7.8
Producing Writing

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus an...

The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

1993

as Self - Producer

Acting

Cast and crew take viewers behind the scenes into the production and creation of his 1993 stop-motion classic The Nightmare Before Christmas

Hoffa

Hoffa

1992

as Corpse (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles w...

Singles

Singles

1992

as Brian

6.4
Acting

A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love and face all the challenges of adulthood.

Batman Returns

Batman Returns

1992

Producer, Director

6.9
Producing Directing

Batman must face The Penguin, a sewer-dwelling gangleader intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Meanwhile, another Gotham resident finds hers...

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

1992

as Self

6.4
Acting

Behind the scenes documentary about the making of Batman Returns.

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

1990

as Self

7.9
Acting

Behind the scenes of Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

1990

Producer, Director, Story

7.7
Producing Directing Writing

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Batman

Batman

1989

Director

7.2
Directing

Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

1988

Director

7.4
Directing

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

1986

Director

5.8
Directing

Based on the story "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", directed by Tim Burton and starring Robert Carradine.

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985

as Thug in Alley (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller ...

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985

Director

6.5
Directing

The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller ...

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

1984

Writer, Director, Idea

6.9
Writing Directing

When young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only...

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

1983

Director, Production Design, Idea

6.4
Directing

Tim Burton's reimagined classic combines live action and stop motion, making for a creepy adventure into the woods. It is known for having aired only ...

Backstage at Disney

Backstage at Disney

1983

as Himself

Acting

The various trials and errors in creating films at Disney, including aspects of "Something Wicked This Way Comes".

Vincent

Vincent

1982

Writer, Production Design, Director

7.9
Writing Directing

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.

Luau

Luau

1982

as The Supreme Being / Mortie

4.0
Acting

A tribute to the surf movies of the early 60's with some touches of visual surrealism.

Luau

Luau

1982

Director, Producer, Writer

4.0
Directing Producing Writing

A tribute to the surf movies of the early 60's with some touches of visual surrealism.

Doctor of Doom

Doctor of Doom

1979

as Don Carlo

5.0
Acting

A doctor goes to a dinner party where he's made fun of and soon afterwards returns home and sends a monster to attack the people.

Doctor of Doom

Doctor of Doom

1979

Writer, Director, Editor

5.0
Writing Directing

A doctor goes to a dinner party where he's made fun of and soon afterwards returns home and sends a monster to attack the people.

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979

as Additional Muppet Performer

7.2
Acting

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp ...

King and Octopus Animation

King and Octopus Animation

1979

Director

4.5
Directing

Tim Burton’s early animation of an octopus and a king.

Stalk of the Celery Monster

Stalk of the Celery Monster

1979

Director, Producer, Writer

6.0
Directing Producing Writing

The only fragments remaining of the film today depict a dentist named Dr. Maxwell Payne making bloody experiments with his patients. He tries a woman,...

Prehistoric Caveman

Prehistoric Caveman

1971

Director

3.0
Directing

An amateur short stop-motion animation about a simple adventure of a caveman, filmed by a young Tim Burton.

Houdini: The Untold Story

Houdini: The Untold Story

1971

as Houdini

Acting

Houdini's life and his problems with the world and people who do not believe in magic

Houdini: The Untold Story

Houdini: The Untold Story

1971

Director

Directing

Houdini's life and his problems with the world and people who do not believe in magic

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

N/A

Director

Directing

A remake of the 1958 film about an abused woman who grows to giant size following an alien encounter and sets out for revenge against her husband who ...

Untitled Tim Burton Animated Film

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

A new animated feature. Plot TBA.