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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Why this pick
Its handcrafted stop-motion world shares Frankenweenie’s monochrome-gothic charm, affectionate monster designs, and sincere emotional core beneath the macabre comedy.
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MOVIE2012 1h 27m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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The Adventures of Mark Twain
Why this pick
Its clay-animated strangeness and playful brush with death, grief, and the supernatural carry the same fascination with old-fashioned gothic imagery filtered through childhood wonder.
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Wendell & Wild
Why this pick
For a more mischievous, darker variation, its expressive stop-motion demons and grief-driven young heroine echo Frankenweenie’s ability to make the macabre heartfelt.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Young scientist Victor Frankenstein lives with his parents, Edward and Susan Frankenstein, and his beloved Bull Terrier dog, Sparky, in the quiet town of New Holland. Victor's intelligence is recognized by his classmates at school, his somber next-door neighbor, Elsa Van Helsing, mischievous Edgar "E" Gore, obese and gullible Bob, overconfident Toshiaki, creepy Nassor, and an eccentric girl nicknamed Weird Girl, but communicates little with them due to his relationship with his dog. Concerned with his son's isolation, Victor's father encourages him to take up baseball and make achievements outside of science. Victor hits a home run at his first game, but Sparky, pursuing the ball, is struck by a car and killed.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Frank Welker
Sparky Frankenstein
Charlie Tahan
Victor Frankenstein
Catherine O'Hara
Mrs. Frankenstein
Atticus Shaffer
Edgar "E" Gore
Martin Short
Mr. Frankenstein
Robert Capron
Bob
Martin Landau
Mr. Rzykruski
Winona Ryder
Elsa Van Helsing