# Tim Burton filmography

Tim Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, animator, puppeteer, and actor.
He is known for his gothic horror and fantasy 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), Dark Shadows (2012), Frankenweenie (2012), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
He is also known for blockbuster films, such as the adventure-comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the superhero films Batman (1989), and Batman Returns (1992), the science fiction film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland (2010), and film adaptations of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), and Dumbo (2019).

## Short film

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 1971 | The Island of Doctor Agor | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1971 | Prehistoric Caveman | Yes | No | No | |
| 1971 | Houdini: The Untold Story | Yes | No | No | |
| 1972 | Tim's Dreams | Yes | No | No | |
| 1974 | 1997 | Yes | No | No | |
| 1979 | Doctor of Doom | Yes | Yes | No | With Jerry Rees |
| 1979 | King and Octopus Animation | Yes | No | No | |
| 1979 | Stalk of the Celery Monster | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also animator |
| 1982 | Luau | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also animator |
| 1982 | Vincent | Yes | Yes | No | Also production designer |
| 1984 | Frankenweenie | Yes | Story | No | Also storyboard artist |
| 2013 | Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers | No | No | Yes | |

### Acting roles

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1971 | The Island of Doctor Agor | Doctor Agor |
| 1971 | Houdini: The Untold Story | Houdini |
| 1972 | Tim's Dreams | Tim |
| 1979 | Doctor of Doom | Don Carlo |
| 1979 | Stalk of the Celery Monster | Dr. Maxwell Payne (voice) |
| 1982 | Luau | The Supreme Being / Mortie |
| 2012 | Vampire's Kiss/Blood Inside | Van Helsing |

## Feature film

| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Story writer |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Yes | No | No |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice | Yes | No | No |
| 1989 | Batman | Yes | No | No |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1992 | Batman Returns | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | No | Yes | Yes |
| 1994 | Ed Wood | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Yes | Yes | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Yes | No | No |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Yes | No | No |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Yes | No | No |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Yes | No | No |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | Yes | Yes | Characters |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Yes | No | No |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Yes | No | No |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Yes | No | No |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | Dumbo | Yes | Executive | No |
| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Yes | Yes | No |

### Producer only

* Cabin Boy (1994)
* Batman Forever (1995)
* James and the Giant Peach (1996)
* 9 (2009)
* Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
* Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

### Acting roles

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Muppet Performer | Uncredited |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Thug in alley | Uncredited |
| 1992 | Singles | Brian | |
| 1992 | Hoffa | Corpse | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Alien on TV Monitors | Uncredited |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Passenger on an Attraction | Uncredited |
| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Baby Beetlejuice | Uncredited |

### Other roles

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Inbetween artist |
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Animator |
| 1982 | Tron | Animator |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Animator: The Horned King / Conceptual artist |
| 1992 | Stay Tuned | Design consultant |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Participant |
| 2004 | Catwoman | Participant |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Participant |

## Television

| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Writer | Designer | Notes |
| 1983 | Hansel and Gretel | Yes | No | No | Production | TV special |
| 1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Yes | No | No | No | Episode "The Jar" |
| 1986 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Yes | No | No | No | Episode "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" |
| 1987 | Amazing Stories | No | No | No | Animation | Episode "The Family Dog" |
| 1989–1991 | Beetlejuice | No | Yes | No | No | Also developer |
| 1993 | Family Dog | No | Yes | No | Consultant | |
| 2000 | Lost in Oz | No | Yes | story | No | Unaired pilot |
| 2000 | Stainboy | Yes | No | Yes | Character | 6 web shorts; Also producer |
| 2022–present | Wednesday | Yes | Yes | No | No | Directed 8 episodes |

## Other venues
### Commercials

| Year | Title | Subject |
| 1998 | "Garden Gnome" | Hollywood Chewing Gum |
| 1999 | "Kung-fu" | Timex wrist watch |
| 2000 | "Mannequin" | Timex wrist watch |

### Video game

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2004 | The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge | Creative consultant | |

### Music video

| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
| 2006 | The Killers: Bones | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2012 | Linkin Park: Powerless | No | Yes | No |
| 2012 | The Killers: Here with Me | Yes | No | No |

## Critical reception

Critical, public and commercial reception to films Burton has directed as of October 2024.
| Year | Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | Budget | Box office |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | 89% (51 reviews) (7.8/10) | 47 (14 reviews) | — | $7 million | $40.9 million (domestic) |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice | 83% (115 reviews) (7.2/10) | 70 (18 reviews) | B | $15 million | $84.6 million |
| 1989 | Batman | 77% (141 reviews) (6.8/10) | 69 (21 reviews) | A | $35 million | $411.5 million |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | 90% (67 reviews) (7.7/10) | 74 (19 reviews) | A– | $20 million | $86 million |
| 1992 | Batman Returns | 82% (92 reviews) (6.9/10) | 68 (23 reviews) | B | $80 million | $282.8 million |
| 1994 | Ed Wood | 92% (73 reviews) (8/10) | 70 (19 reviews) | B+ | $18 million | $5.9 million (domestic) |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | 56% (86 reviews) (6/10) | 52 (19 reviews) | B | $70 million | $101.4 million |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | 70% (125 reviews) (6.4/10) | 65 (35 reviews) | B– | $100 million | $206.1 million |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | 43% (201 reviews) (5.5/10) | 50 (34 reviews) | B– | $100 million | $362.2 million |
| 2003 | Big Fish | 76% (221 reviews) (7.2/10) | 58 (42 reviews) | B+ | $70 million | $122.9 million |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 83% (228 reviews) (7.2/10) | 72 (40 reviews) | A– | $150 million | $475 million |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | 84% (197 reviews) (7.2/10) | 83 (35 reviews) | B+ | $40 million | $118.1 million |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 86% (232 reviews) (7.7/10) | 83 (39 reviews) | — | $50 million | $153.4 million |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | 51% (279 reviews) (5.8/10) | 53 (38 reviews) | A– | $200 million | $1.02 billion |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | 35% (263 reviews) (5.3/10) | 55 (42 reviews) | B– | $150 million | $245.5 million |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie | 88% (225 reviews) (7.6/10) | 74 (38 reviews) | B+ | $39 million | $81.5 million |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | 72% (198 reviews) (6.7/10) | 62 (40 reviews) | — | $10 million | $29.3 million |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | 64% (259 reviews) (5.9/10) | 57 (43 reviews) | B+ | $110 million | $296.5 million |
| 2019 | Dumbo | 46% (371 reviews) (5.55/10) | 51 (54 reviews) | A– | $170 million | $353.3 million |
| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | 77% (318 reviews) (6.6/10) | 62 (61 reviews) | B | $100 million | $423.5 million |
| Total | Total | 72% | 64 | | $1,534,000,000 | $4,905,915,904 |