It’s not always easy to identify a classic movie as soon as it is released, with many films having to build a following over years or decades. Take, for example, The Nightmare Before Christmas, which was developed by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Sellick. The idea of a feature-length stop-motion animated movie was ambitious for 1993, which was shortly before the embrace of 3D CGI. Even with strong reviews, the movie didn’t earn the financial response of movies like Beauty and the Beast or Aladdin, but it has definitively earned its place as a staple of the Halloween and Christmas seasons.

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