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Tim Burton

Actor · 70 credits · 37 in highly-rated films

Best known for Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Frequent collaborators: Johnny Depp, Danny Elfman, Helena Bonham Carter, Vincent Price, Michelle Pfeiffer

Best Tim Burton movies by genre

Movies (35 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Making of Edward Scissorhands

    1990 · ★ 7.8 (30 votes)

    Documentary, Drama, Fantasy

    1

  2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds

    2005 · ★ 8.9 (13 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy, Fantasy

    2

  3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

    1994 · ★ 8.1 (5 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    3

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

    2008 · ★ 7.6 (38 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. Joker: Put on a Happy Face

    2020 · ★ 8.0 (48 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

    2001 · ★ 6.9 (50 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie, Animation

    6

  7. The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

    2015 · ★ 6.7 (138 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons

    2012 · ★ 7.3 (48 votes)

    Documentary, Horror, Comedy

    8

  9. Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life

    2012 · ★ 6.7 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Backstage at Disney

    1983

    Documentary

    10

  11. Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice

    2010 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary, Fantasy

    11

  12. The Making of Big Eyes

    2015 · ★ 7.0 (14 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    12

  13. A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton

    2011

    Documentary

    13

  14. Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter

    2010 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Fantasy

    14

  15. Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

    2024 · ★ 8.2 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    15

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

    2015 · ★ 8.4 (9 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    16

  17. Doctor of Doom

    1979 · ★ 5.0 (16 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    17

  18. The Many Faces of Catwoman

    2005 · ★ 8.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

    2010 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento

    2022 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Horror

    20

  21. Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

    2000 · ★ 5.9 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    21

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

    2004

    Documentary, Drama, Comedy

    22

  23. Tim Burton : un monstre de cinéma

    2025 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

    2004 · ★ 7.9 (5 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    24

  25. Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland

    2010 · ★ 6.6 (14 votes)

    Documentary, Fantasy

    25

  26. Luau

    1982 · ★ 3.8 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    26

  27. Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

    1992 · ★ 6.4 (15 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    27

  28. Conversations with Vincent

    1994

    28

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

    1993

    Documentary

    29

  30. Becoming Oompa-Loompa

    2005

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.