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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 April 2024 there are 19 films in this list.
List of the Best Movies Directed by Tim Burton In Order of Popularity
- Big Fish
- Edward Scissorhands
- Ed Wood
- Beetlejuice
- Batman
- Sleepy Hollow
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Batman Returns
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure
- Big Eyes
- Frankenweenie
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- Mars Attacks!
- Alice in Wonderland
- Dumbo
- Dark Shadows
- Planet of the Apes
- Vincent
Stream the top 19 Movies directed by Tim Burton
Rated: PG-13
8.0/10
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Rated: PG-13
7.9/10
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Rated: R
7.8/10
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
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.
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.
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.
7. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Rated: R
7.3/10
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
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.
Rated: PG
7.0/10
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
Rated: PG-13
7/10
In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one realizes that his wife, Margaret, is the real painter behind the brush. Although Margaret is horrified to learn that Walter is passing off her work as his own, she is too meek to protest too loudly. It isn't until the Keanes' marriage comes to an end and a lawsuit follows that the truth finally comes to light.
Rated: PG
6.9/10
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.
12. 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.
13. 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.
Rated: PG-13
6.4/10
'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy homage to science fiction films of the '50s and '60s.
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.
Rated: PG
6.3/10
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
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.
Rated: PG-13
5.7/10
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Rated: G
/10
Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.