---
title: 'ParaNorman (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chris Butler'
released: '2012-08-03'
runtime_minutes: 92
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/paranorman-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623288/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# ParaNorman (2012)

2012 · PG · 92 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Family · United States


## Synopsis

ParaNorman is a 2012 American independent stop-motion animated comedy horror film produced by Laika. Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler and written by Butler, the film stars the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jodelle Ferland, Bernard Hill, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Tempestt Bledsoe, Alex Borstein, and John Goodman. It is the first stop-motion film to use a 3-D color printer to create character faces. In the film, Norman Babcock (Smit-McPhee), a young boy who can communicate with ghosts, is given the task of ending a 300-year-old witch's curse on his Massachusetts town.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chris Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-butler), [Sam Fell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-fell)
- **Screenplay:** [Chris Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-butler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jon Brion](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-brion)
- **Producer:** [Travis Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/travis-knight), [Arianne Sutner](https://cinepixo.com/people/arianne-sutner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tristan Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/tristan-oliver)

## Cast

- [John Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-goodman)
- [Tempestt Bledsoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/tempestt-bledsoe)
- [Jeff Garlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-garlin)
- [Leslie Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-mann)
- [Casey Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-affleck)
- [Jodelle Ferland](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodelle-ferland)
- [Bernard Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-hill)
- [Anna Kendrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-kendrick)
- [Tucker Albrizzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tucker-albrizzi)
- [Elaine Stritch](https://cinepixo.com/people/elaine-stritch)
- [Christopher Mintz-Plasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-mintz-plasse)
- [Kodi Smit-McPhee](https://cinepixo.com/people/kodi-smit-mcphee)

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Official site: http://www.paranorman.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/paranorman-2012
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