Claim: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was directed by a man.

Timothy Walter Burton -LRB- -LSB- ˈbɜrtən -RSB- born August 25 , 1958 -RRB- is an American film director , producer , artist , writer and animator . He is known for his dark , gothic , eccentric and quirky fantasy films such as Beetlejuice -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , Edward Scissorhands -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , the animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , the biographical film Ed Wood -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , the horror fantasy Sleepy Hollow -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and later efforts such as Corpse Bride -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , Dark Shadows -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Frankenweenie -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . He is also known for blockbusters such as the adventure comedy Pee-wee 's Big Adventure -LRB- 1985 -RRB- , the superhero films Batman -LRB- 1989 -RRB- and its first sequel Batman Returns -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , the fantasy drama Big Fish -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , which garnered a worldwide gross of over $ 1 billion .   Burton has worked repeatedly with Johnny Depp , who has become a close friend of Burton since their first film together . He has also worked with musician Danny Elfman , who has composed scores for all but three of the films Burton has directed . Actress Helena Bonham Carter , Burton 's former domestic partner , has appeared in many of his films . He also wrote and illustrated the poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories , published in 1997 by Faber and Faber , and a compilation of his drawings , sketches and other artwork , entitled The Art of Tim Burton , was released in 2009 . A follow-up to The Art of Tim Burton , entitled The Napkin Art of Tim Burton : Things You Think About in a Bar , containing sketches made by Burton in napkins at bars and restaurants he occasionally visits , was released in 2015 . Both compilations were published by Steeles Publishing .