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Director Tim Burton's 10 greatest movies.

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It has an outstanding cast, and has some of my favourite movie quotes of all time. It's a modern masterpiece.

Alice in Wonderland on DVD (2010)
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Matt Lucas
Director: Tim Burton
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Tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice for a fantastical adventure from Walt Disney Pictures and Tim Burton. Inviting and magical, Alice In Wonderland is an imaginative new twist on one of the most beloved stories of all time. Alice (Mia Wasikowska), now 19 years old returns to the whimsical world ..read more »
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Weird... It's just fantastically weird. If you die without seeing this film you have not lived a full life.

Beetlejuice on DVD (1988)
Starring: Duane Davis, Winona Ryder, Glenn Shadix
Director: Tim Burton
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The demonic comedy that put acclaimed film director Tim Burton firmly on the map. The Maitlands (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) are a happy couple who, when killed in a car crash, return as ghosts to their beloved home to wreak havoc on the ghastly yuppie family who have moved in. Being novices at ..read more »
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A wonderfully creepy film with a brilliant cast.

Sleepy Hollow on DVD (1999)
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Martin Landau, Michael Gough
Director: Tim Burton
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Tim Burton's gothic detective story is steeped in the traditions of American myth and the style of Hammer Horror. At the beginning of the 19th Century, New York pathologist Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is sent to the remote town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate the gruesome deaths of a number of the ..read more »
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Nicolson's interpretation as The Joker is simply outstanding - on par with Ledger's in the Dark Knight.

Batman on DVD (1989)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger
Director: Tim Burton
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Tim Burton directs this big screen outing for the caped crusader. The streets of Gotham City are no longer safe for criminals, who are being picked off by a masked vigilante in a rubber suit - dubbed 'Batman' by the press. Reporter Alexander Knox (Robert Wuhl) teams with photographer Vicki Vale (..read more »
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This is a lovely, weird, quirky film. Not as dark as you might expect from Burton, but it's still a masterpiece.

Big Fish on DVD (2003)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Robert Guilla, Billy Crudup
Director: Tim Burton
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Tim Burton's fantasy-drama is based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and adapted for the screen by John August. A dying Edward Bloom (Albert Finney as the old man and Ewan McGregor as the younger) has always had a willing audience to hear the amazing tales from his travels around the world in his ..read more »
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Phenomenal directorial debut from Burton. It's a lovely film. Definitely not just for kids.

Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Starring: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton
Director: Tim Burton
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The love of Pee-wee Herman's life is his bicycle. When it is stolen, he is send on a wild cross country adventure after a fortune teller tells him his bicycle is in the basement of the Alamo. Along the way, Pee-wee encounters an escaped convict, a waitress with wanderlust and a jealous boyfriend, ..read more »
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A quirky, touching, beautiful film that I think everybody can relate to in some way.

Edward Scissorhands on DVD (1991)
Starring: Dianne Wiest, Winona Ryder, Alan Arkin
Director: Tim Burton
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A gothic love story from Tim Burton. When Avon lady Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest) pays a call to the local castle, she discovers Edward (Johnny Depp) - a half-finished, mechanical boy with scissors for hands. She takes him home to her suburban neighbourhood, where his exotic appeal and prodigious ..read more »
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Wickedly funny film. Definitely one for everyone to watch.

Mars Attacks! on DVD (1996)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening
Director: Tim Burton
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This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s science-fiction ..read more »
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Tim Burton at his best. A totally underrated movie.

Ed Wood on DVD (1994)
Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette
Director: Tim Burton
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Hollywood visionary Tim Burton pays homage to another Hollywood visionary, albeit a less successful one, in this unusual fictionalized biography. The film follows Wood (Johnny Depp) in his quest for film greatness as he writes and directs turkey after turkey, cross-dresses, and surrounds himself ..read more »
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My favourite Burton film, and my favourite film of all time. It's wonderfully dark, and who knew Helena Bonham Carter could sing like this?!

Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet... on DVD (2007)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Rickman
Director: Tim Burton
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Based on the hit Broadway musical which tells 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 his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
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