Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog) provides the voice of Norman in this visually imaginative and surprisingly emotional stop-motion animated feature from Laika. Norman Babcock is a teenage boy with the ability to communicate with the dead, who finds himself forced to save his hometown from a witch’s curse. ParaNorman (2012) was nominated for Animated Feature and features a charming score by Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). 

DIRECTORS: Sam Fell, Chris Butler. WRITTEN BY: Chris Butler. CAST: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck. 2012. 92 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 10+. DCP. 

Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation. 

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