The Best Tim Burton Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Tim Burton movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Tim Burton based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In August 2025 there are 9 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Tim Burton In Order of Popularity

  1. Edward Scissorhands
  2. Beetlejuice
  3. Batman
  4. Sleepy Hollow
  5. Batman Returns
  6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
  8. Alice in Wonderland
  9. Dark Shadows

Stream the top 9 Movies directed by Tim Burton

1. Edward Scissorhands

Rated: PG-13

7.9/10

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

2. Beetlejuice

Rated: PG

7.5/10

Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the undead newlyweds turn to an expert frightmeister, but he's got a diabolical agenda of his own.

3. Batman

Rated: PG-13

7.5/10

Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.

4. Sleepy Hollow

Rated: R

7.3/10

New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. Locals believe the culprit to be none other than the legendary Headless Horseman.

5. Batman Returns

Rated: PG-13

7.1/10

While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin, an employee of a corrupt businessman transforms into the Catwoman.

6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Rated: PG

6.7/10

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Rated: PG-13

6.7/10

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

8. Alice in Wonderland

Rated: PG

6.4/10

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

9. Dark Shadows

Rated: PG-13

6.2/10

Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.