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Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

1999
Romance
Fantasy
1h 45m
The classic story of "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" is brought to life by the gothic film maker Tim Burton. Johnny Depp plays Ichabod Crane, and to win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) he will have to brave the nearby woods, even though several decapitated bodies have been found. And then the legend of the axe wielding headless horsemen come together to make this movie. (imdb)
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Sleepy Hollow

1999
Romance
Fantasy
1h 45m
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Rated 10 Oct 2015
80
77th
Jeffrey Jones in a powdered wig is probably what set police off on "Hey this guy looks like he probably diddles kids let's look into that" OH this movie is good.
Rated 04 Mar 2010
80
72nd
Sleepy Hallow undoubtedly has excellent art direction full of creepy grotesque buildings, characters and landscapes. It has a slightly humourous tone which prevents it from being a "edge of your seat" thiller/horror, which I find makes it even more enjoyable. Depp is superb as the brave, but cowardly, Ichabod Crane and Walken as the Headless Horseman was a really nice touch. I have to say, though, Christina Ricci's blond-dyed eyebrows looked bloody weird.
Rated 26 Jun 2012
4
34th
CSI as done by Tim Burton while simultaneously butchering an old American tale. Nice work, sir. Christopher Walken's role is one of the few positives.
Rated 19 Feb 2010
3
32nd
Raaaahhhh - Christopher Walken's only dialogue, which is still better than every other line uttered by the rest of the cast.
Rated 05 Nov 2008
80
36th
Burton really knows how to make visually enchanting movies. Depp is pleasant as usual. Otherwise unremarkable, but entertaining.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
45th
Good set design and nice atmosphere but long, a tad convuluted and of course; it changed the classic story ending. Unforgiveable. Special bonus points: Mentioned Hessan mercenaries. Cool.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
33rd
Not Burton's best, but Depp is the man and Christopher Walken is scary as hell.
Rated 30 Oct 2010
92
86th
Very satisfying gothic mood piece (not really a horror film as it has been billed). Depp is great fun as Ichabod Crane, perfecting the oddball eccentric persona which would define him in the 00's. Ricci is also fine in an unusally "normal" characterisation, but occasionally seems ill-at-ease in the period setting. Dependable supporting cast of old British pros are in great form, and Burton succesfully evokes the mood and feel of the Hammer horror pictures.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
67
73rd
Probably the tipping point of Burton falling into his own recycled material, but it's still entertaining enough to be watchable. Apart from Walken stealing the show with no lines it's notable how many Brit heavyweights are littered around in bit parts.
Rated 30 Jan 2012
69
54th
How can people hate this? It's so much fun!
Rated 18 Aug 2007
85
94th
Fantastic 18th Century horror/mystery with super-rich environments, a scary over the top baddie and a pleasantly kooky scientist-hero.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
50th
Great set pieces and mood from Burton. The story isn't exactly cohesive, but everything else is in place.
Rated 29 Jul 2014
50
43rd
I remember seeing the trailer and being less than convinced that I would enjoy this movie. It was a surreal feeling. On one hand you had this dated horror story, which stopped scaring kids before the industrial age. On the other you had Tim Burton, who at that point in time could do no wrong, with his wondrous and eerie visual style. I suppose he did alright, and 'Sleepy Hollow' wasn't exactly bad, which can be said about most of his subsequent offerings. But it just wasn't the same after that.
Rated 13 Aug 2009
63
47th
Walken's casting is a stroke of genius, but beyond that there's very little magic to this adaptation of the classic tale. The set design and art direction are luscious and incredible (the film did win an Oscar, lest we forget), but the story never comes to life the way the sets do -- storytelling never was Burton's strong suit. Depp gives the type of performance we've come to expect from him in a Burton picture. He's always good, it's just starting to feel...pedestrian. So does this movie.
Rated 20 Jul 2008
77
61st
A haunting, brooding, grotesque and twisted blood-stained love tale with a couple decapitated bodies thrown in. The acting defines this, with Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci as always turning in fantastic performances. Other than that, a little bit too average of a retelling of the classic headless horsemen.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
43rd
Starring the creepiest looking tree you will see outside of a haunted Romanian lichyard. Needed more tree like an AC DC song needs more cowbell.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
55th
Tim Burton is good, corsets are better. Grim's fairy tales are awsome. Shake and serve in a highball glass.
Rated 24 Aug 2007
55
28th
It does a few things right - the movie is pervaded by a deep, rich, creepy atmosphere, and the mythos of Sleepy Hollow is one of my favorites. Still, the movie just doesn't seem to go anywhere. Johnny Depp gives an oddly average performance, devoid of character, and the plot just seems to meander from point to point without much meaning. Plus, the comic relief is extremely inconsistent with the violent, dark tone. Tim Burton should have figured out what he was doing with this one.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
79th
Christopher Walken
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
50th
Good flick.
Rated 28 Feb 2008
71
74th
Great performance of Depp.
Rated 28 Oct 2008
65
40th
Good direction, a bit on the long side. But really not alot going for it beyond on that.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
81
57th
oohhh johnny
Rated 07 Jan 2011
82
34th
1
Rated 27 Jan 2011
84
88th
Burton's best
Rated 29 May 2007
75
59th
Excellent production design and cinematography. Other aspects are serviceable.
Rated 21 Feb 2009
100
94th
i love he way jonny depp can be so definitional in his films a tough he is alienated from the rest of the world
Rated 27 Oct 2011
50
47th
The atmosphere, the setting, the musical score, and the costumes all allow Sleepy Hollow to be effective, but the mundane plot and uninspired characters wind up undermining their efforts to a great deal. It's still an easily watchable film, and for the good parts alone, I'd suggest giving it a watch, but unfortunately, there are a lot of things wrong with it that keep it from being very good or even great.
Rated 19 Aug 2008
60
11th
Cinematography's absolutely stunning, but it's still Burton & his usual "vision": production design, & "scares" and humor that are kid-friendly. A mystery film, the biggest problem here may be that the suspects are hard as hell to tell apart. Characters can be one-dimensional, but if they're not interesting/relatable it's exceedingly difficult to stay interested in a mystery where the goofy hero is clearly safe for most of the film. Ricci's romantic interest also feels like a required add-on.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
50th
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Rated 29 Dec 2009
76
57th
Depp carries this movie as well as the superb costumes and sets
Rated 02 Nov 2010
99
94th
this movie is a legend!And Johnny Gave another of his unique amazing performances!
Rated 09 Jun 2009
73
72nd
Glittering in the dark.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
25th
I forgot Depp was in this. Regardless, it was a creepy, and dark, and twisted, and was adapted rather well/uniquely from the book. Not a great rating you'll notice, b/c I only give 70's and up to movies that I thought were better than mediocre. This didn't quite make the cut.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
35th
One of my millennial faves of that standout year, but doesn't quite hold up to memory. By 90s standards a lavish gothic fantasy, a few scenes aside, its sound-stage conceit has seen it pale in comparison to later productions. There's still a lot to enjoy in the inversion of genre tropes - eg Depp's Crane being far from the usual 'gifted investigator' archetype, and more of a touched egotist. Subplot involving his and Katrina's childhoods - sort of gets lost in the mix, though. Odd abrupt ending!
Rated 01 Nov 2008
55
18th
wow, creepy and weird. Another crazy Depp adventure.
Rated 29 Jun 2008
37
30th
suspensful but boring.
Rated 20 Jan 2007
85
97th
fantastic
Rated 06 Jan 2014
67
39th
Sleepy Hollow entertains with its stunning visuals and creepy atmosphere.
Rated 31 Oct 2020
74
56th
Lacks a certain coherency at times, but still works as light entertainment. Set design is top-notch.
Rated 05 Nov 2017
91
51st
We expected, with this film, to see a highly stylised, very vivid and visually stunning piece, and we got it. It's beautiful to look at, but then, it's a Burton movie. Johnny Depp and company do well with what they're given, and what they're given isn't bad. What I would say the film suffers from, though, is the lack of a convincing emotional core and a denouement that feels a little tacked-on.
Rated 18 Sep 2008
80
79th
Deep is the movie!!!
Rated 26 Nov 2008
100
85th
Einer meiner liebsten Filme überhaupt. Ich liebe den düsteren Stil von Tim Burton und Johnny Depp spielt den Ichybod Cran so genial schrullig, daß es eine wahre Freude ist ihm zuzuschauen. Christina Ricci hat auch ein gutes Bild gemacht und Christopher Walken ist eh über jeden Zweifel erhaben! Ein Top Film!
Rated 02 Dec 2009
90
79th
Visually very memorable film and a very gruesome story. This film is perfect in terms of presentation of such a fantasy tale. Actors in the film are quite funny and their death scenes are very dramatic. One of Depp/Burton success stories, but usually ignored due it's tight genre execution.
Rated 30 Oct 2015
75
64th
Quite fun and lovely! Tim Burton did create another wonderful world and the cast is funny and effective. Johnny Depp in a good performance and a good adaptation of the tale. Though maybe not Burton's overall biggest fan, this one earns him some new points in my book.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
76th
I generally don't think Burton is that terrific, but this movie does kind of prove otherwise. It's an excellent adaptation of the tale of the headless horseman, and the acting is superb. It's dark in a manner that Burton usually doesn't do, because in this, it works, as opposed to just being weird, a la his other films. Christopher Walken is also a shining point of this great horror movie. Really good!
Rated 18 May 2007
65
35th
Poor adaptation... but Walken is in it... with fangs!
Rated 12 Jul 2008
75
67th
Suprisingly funny and entertaining.
Rated 08 Jun 2009
78
35th
GOOD BUT A BIT BORING TOWARDS THE END!
Rated 20 Sep 2010
70
79th
A silly telling of the classic story but damned if Depp and Walken aren't hilarious.
Rated 26 Jan 2008
40
33rd
Dull as all hell.
Rated 06 Sep 2015
95
63rd
Set in 1799, "Sleepy Hollow" is based on Washington Irving's classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Faithful to the dreamy custom-bound world that Irving paints in his story, the film mixes horror, fantasy and romance and features an extraordinary cast of characters that dabble in the supernatural.
Rated 04 Feb 2008
69
63rd
There was something missing in this movie. Looks good, but...
Rated 30 Dec 2007
65
34th
The beginning of a long appreciation of Emmanuel Lubezki for me.
Rated 12 Apr 2008
80
70th
Dark and fascinating like all Tim Burton and Johnny Depp movies are.
Rated 08 Mar 2009
83
47th
Tim "Noir" Burton, always making us fear the dark... I have a constant feeling that's always about it...
Rated 27 Jul 2007
76
35th
I think I liked this better than most - I was charmed by the steampunk/Hammer aesthetic and the actually reasonably dense plot.
Rated 21 Oct 2008
85
71st
Interesting.
Rated 04 Dec 2011
87
1st
Johnny depp is good in the roll as the investigator that,s gonna solwe some mystilcal murders..Very good movie. The Burgomaster: Constable Crane! This is a song we have heard from you more than once. Now, there are two courses open to me. The first, is to let you cool your heels in the cells until you learn respect for the dignity of my office... Ichabod Crane: I beg pardon. But why am I the only one who can see that to solve crimes, we must use our brains, assisted by reason, using up-to-date
Rated 14 Aug 2007
33
15th
At a set design/special effects/art direction standpoint...this movie is stunning and fabulous. Cinematography/Direction/Dialogue/Plot/Adaption/Storytelling, etc. this movie is horrible. By the time they get into the 'Horseman's' backstory you are so bored with the decapitations that you don't care about the detail and perfection that went into creating the effect. They spend so little time developing the story that during the last fifteen minutes they have to explain everything to try an
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
76th
Solid acting, good script, grand production design. Tim Burton at his under rated finest. Ricci running around in a bustier ain't so bad either...
Rated 19 Sep 2016
3
24th
Some strikingly beautiful scenes here but it's mostly just a boring whodunnit. Not what I want from Tim Burton
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
44th
good
Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
27th
The Tim Burtoniest film in existence, this odd romance/thriller shows both the strengths and weaknesses of Burton's odd obsession with the Gothic period, but often the weaknesses outway the strengths.
Rated 16 Sep 2014
73
37th
The film left me feeling a little sleepy at times, but I'm sick so maybe that's just the meds that I am on. Johnny Depp was a very good Ichabod Crane. He was a little silly but I liked that he was really into the science of crimes. A CSI of ye olden times one might say. Christina Ricci was stunning as Katrina Van Tassel. She looks excellent with the Tim Burton white make-up, blonde hair and the corsets of the times. The film has a good mix of horror and creeping terror...
Rated 03 Nov 2007
93
83rd
Burton brings his warped vision of Ichabod Crane to life and excels with the scary and creepy film
Rated 21 Jul 2011
30
16th
"But perhaps there is a little bit of witch in you, Katrina. Because you have bewitched me. ". Great pick up line.
Rated 27 May 2017
75
84th
(Viewed on 10/10/13): It's neither as good as Irving's classic or the old Disney cartoon, but Sleepy Hollow is a stylish, elaborately produced gothic horror that marked the end of Burton's solid 14 year run. Shot entirely on magnificent sound stages, S.H is like an expensive Hammer film with its dank interiors, misty landscapes and its chilly autumnal mood. It's style over substance, but it's an evocative world that's brilliantly realized, even if Walker's screenplay is a bit routine.
Rated 10 Nov 2009
79
79th
Very interesting with a good Johnny Depp and some fine acting. I liked the mysteriousness around this story and his headless horserider. The only thing I didn't like was the ending, I found it a bit cheap how everything was just told to us.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
55th
Delightfully cheesy at times, but constantly immersing through its atmosphere.
Rated 02 Mar 2008
85
82nd
Depp is good as usual, and the costumes are gorgeous, but the film suffers from some pacing problems.
Rated 04 Nov 2008
80
63rd
Burton does a great job making the film have a very gloomy surreal feal, and adds nicely done intricate twists to a classic horror story.
Rated 22 Aug 2010
64
84th
#00s(e)#, hype, story, reviews, dir Burton, J Depp, (C Walken)
Rated 21 Jun 2011
65
43rd
One of Tim Burton's more forgettable films, but still an enjoyable watch. A good cast, nice set design, and very little CG, which is a great relief after watching some of Burton's more recent output.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
54
22nd
Entertaining and visually interesting... too bad the rest of the movie is pretty average.
Rated 10 Sep 2015
30
19th
Dumb fun after a long, long day. It was entertaining, well-directed, and fairly well acted but it came across as a pale imitation of Coppola's superior "Dracula". Burton needed to let himself off the chain to tell this story properly.
Rated 17 Oct 2014
77
70th
The movie feels a bit padded at times, but overall its an entertaining adaptation of the story, with a good cast.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
45
21st
Mostly Boring. And I stopped counting decapitations at about 30. Ridiculous, but the art direction and cinematography was solid.
Rated 12 Nov 2008
96
88th
Quite simply, the best thing ever...
Rated 22 Jun 2014
61
16th
I love Johnny Depp. Nothing really surprising. The effects were great but it's really nothing more than bringing an old story to life.
Rated 11 Jan 2010
60
23rd
I guess I'm one of the few people still waiting to find out what all the fuss is about with Tim Burton.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
85
52nd
Great scenery and costumes. Johnny Depp is beautiful too.
Rated 25 Dec 2012
91
95th
Actually my favorite from Tim Burton.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
78
76th
Tim Burton's rendition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow works dark, lively wonders, and features a great performance from Johnny Depp as Crane. If anything you must love the tagline "Heads will roll." How inspired...
Rated 17 Oct 2007
25
11th
No Edward Scissorhands but its alright
Rated 30 Jul 2012
4
91st
Fun period supernatural detective caper with great visuals and performances. Brilliant bad guy and some memorable images (that tree!). Time for a sequel.
Rated 05 May 2007
54
53rd
Another deviously creative but predictably flawed Tim Burton production. Beyond the odd visual flair, there's nothing particularly memorable here.
Rated 05 Dec 2015
97
95th
A
Rated 01 Nov 2009
85
65th
Nice twist on the American legend
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
23rd
Johnny Depp great as always. Great look to the film. Ultimatly an empty story though that really loses energy
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
81st
Johnny Depp, Tim Burton and Christina Ricci. Great visuals. I enjoyed it.
Rated 01 Aug 2013
86
56th
Walken - head = awesomesauce
Rated 14 Aug 2007
4
87th
Pretty straight-forward telling of the classic tale, but the visuals and performances lift it up.
Rated 04 Aug 2021
50
37th
Good looking film, fun score. I liked when Johnny Depp got pelted in the face with a pumpkin.
Rated 12 Aug 2014
80
44th
If nobody else knows what to do with cramped, moody sets, Burton does. Depp says he based his performance as Ichabod Crane on Nancy Drew and it shows.
Rated 29 Jan 2008
89
55th
good
Rated 24 Dec 2015
85
66th
Mario Bava goes to Hollywood
Rated 26 Jan 2011
64
14th
Certainly atmospheric, though a tad overblown. The goofiness is reflected in Depp's performance, which is fun and energetic. That might be where it missteps: attempting to combine shock horror with silliness. The latter I enjoyed, and though I didn't wish it would end sooner than it did, I was fairly unimpressed. While Burton was the right choice and he does his thing well, it's a fairly mediocre package.
Rated 18 Jul 2008
80
66th
This is a good one - it's pretty dark, but it's a fun watch.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
43
5th
An impenetrable, dark mess.

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