Directed credits
36
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Tim Burton
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.0
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Directed movies: 34Directed series: 2All crew credits: 56
TMDB ID: 510
IMDb ID: nm0000318
Known for: Directing
Born: August 25, 1958
Age: 68
Place of birth: Burbank, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q56008
Also known as
提姆‧波頓 • تیم برتون • Timothy Walter Burton • Timothy Burton
Frequent jobs
Director (36)Producer (11)Executive Producer (3)Writer (2)Animation (1)Poem (1)Story (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for pioneering goth subculture in Hollywood, with his films employing a distinctive style that blends gothic horror and dark fantasy aesthetics with whimsical and surreal elements. He has received numerous accolades, including one Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three BAFTA Awards. He was honoured with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2010. Burton made his directorial debut with the comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). He gained wider prominence for directing Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990), as well as producing The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which was based on a poem he wrote. He had directed films spanning a variety of genres such as animation, biopic, drama, fantasy, musical, science fiction, superhero, and supernatural horror; these include Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), Frankenweenie (2012), Big Eyes (2014), Dumbo (2019), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Burton has directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday (2022–present), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. He frequently collaborates with musician Danny Elfman, who has scored all but three of his films. He has also published several books, including The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Burton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tim Burton.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Director
2024 Movie
Dumbo
Director
2019 Movie
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Director
2016 Movie
Big Eyes
Director
2014 Movie
Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life
Director
2012 Movie
Frankenweenie
Director
2012 Movie
Dark Shadows
Director
2012 Movie
Alice in Wonderland
Director
2010 Movie
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Director
2007 Movie
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
2006 Movie
Corpse Bride
Director
2005 Movie
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Director
2005 Movie
Big Fish
Director
2003 Movie
Planet of the Apes
Director
2001 Movie
The World of Stainboy
Director
2000 Movie
Sleepy Hollow
Director
1999 Movie
Ed Wood
Director
1994 Movie
Edward Scissorhands
Director
1990 Movie
Batman
Director
1989 Movie
Beetlejuice
Director
1988 Movie
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Director
1986 Movie
The Jar
Director
1986 Movie
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Director
1985 Movie
Frankenweenie
Director
1984 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Tim Burton.
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tim Burton.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Producer
1993 Movie
Vincent
Director
1982 Movie
Big Fish
Director
2003 Movie
Edward Scissorhands
Director
1990 Movie
Corpse Bride
Director
2005 Movie
Ed Wood
Director
1994 Movie
Sicko
Thanks
2007 Movie
Beetlejuice
Director
1988 Movie
Batman
Director
1989 Movie
The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
1979 Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
Sleepy Hollow
Director
1999 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Tim Burton.
Wednesday
Executive Producer • 16 eps
2022 Series
The Grand Tour
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
Beetlejuice
Executive Producer • 109 eps
1989 Series
Amazing Stories
Animation • 1 eps
1985 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tim Burton.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Producer
1993 Movie
Corpse Bride
Director
2005 Movie
Alice in Wonderland
Director
2010 Movie
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Director
2005 Movie
Edward Scissorhands
Director
1990 Movie
Sleepy Hollow
Director
1999 Movie
Batman Returns
Producer
1992 Movie
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Director
2024 Movie
Beetlejuice
Director
1988 Movie
Batman
Director
1989 Movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Producer
2016 Movie
Planet of the Apes
Director
2001 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tim Burton.
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
El hormiguero
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2006 Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
1992 Series
The South Bank Show
1 eps
1978 Series
Wednesday
Executive Producer • 16 eps
2022 Series
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
Amazing Stories
Animation • 1 eps
1985 Series
Beetlejuice
Executive Producer • 109 eps
1989 Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
The Grand Tour
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Culture Show
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Beau geste
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tim Burton.
Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne's Dance Version
Story
2024 Movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Producer
2016 Movie
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
Producer
2013 Movie
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Producer
2012 Movie
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
Producer
2011 Movie
9
Producer
2009 Movie
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
Poem
2008 Movie
Roy, The Toxic Boy
Writer
2008 Movie
Sicko
Thanks
2007 Movie
Mars Attacks!
Producer
1996 Movie
James and the Giant Peach
Producer
1996 Movie
Batman Forever
Producer
1995 Movie
Cabin Boy
Producer
1994 Movie
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Producer
1993 Movie
Batman Returns
Producer
1992 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Tim Burton.
Wednesday
Executive Producer • 16 eps
2022 Series
The World of Stainboy
Writer • 6 eps
2000 Series
Family Dog
Executive Producer • 10 eps
1993 Series
Beetlejuice
Executive Producer • 109 eps
1989 Series
Amazing Stories
Animation • 1 eps
1985 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Tim Burton.
Ritratti di cinema
as Self
2025 Movie
Tim Burton : un monstre de cinéma
as Self
2025 Movie
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self
2024 Movie
Designing the Burtonesque
as Himself
2024 Movie
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
2024 Movie
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
as self
2022 Movie
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
as Self
2021 Movie
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
2020 Movie
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
2020 Movie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020 Movie
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
2016 Movie
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
2015 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Tim Burton.
"Couch" by Lena Situations
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2025 Series
Pee-wee as Himself
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
Superpowered: The DC Story
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2023 Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self • 2 eps
2023 Series
Beau geste
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
Wednesday
as Parrot • 1 eps
2022 Series
Mostra, Venise
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Grand Tour
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
Evening Urgant
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
El hormiguero
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2006 Series
The Culture Show
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series