Sleepy Hollow

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Sleepy Hollow

R

1999

1h 45m

Horror

Fantasy

Mystery & Thriller

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Constable Ichabod Crane is sent to the village of Sleepy Hollow, where a headless horseman is leaving a trail of decapitated bodies.

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Critics Consensus

It isn't Tim Burton's best work, but Sleepy Hollow entertains with its stunning visuals and creepy atmosphere.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Nov 28, 2023

The Washington Irving tale is a perfect fit for the gothic sensibility that characterises Tim Burton as a film-maker.

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Jan Stuart

Newsday

Jan 3, 2018

3.5/4

Pickering's wide, tremulous eyes reflect the film's lurid appeal to youthful terrors.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 28, 2010

2/5

There are lots of slasher movies better than this.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 9, 2025

3/5

Even with an overly complex and convoluted storyline, the vibes alone are enough to make this worth an annual rewatch in the Halloween season.

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

Dec 19, 2024

Sleepy Hollow marked the sunset of Burton’s can’t-miss era—still-able-to-shock preexisting material full of indelible imagery and original design.

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Kristy Strouse

Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying

Dec 10, 2023

A supernatural splendor, gorgeously morose, Sleepy Hollow is a dark horse amid Burton’s filmography.

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Michael P

Nov 1, 2025

Excellent! The best Halloween-season movie. Depp is perfect.

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Cheryl

Oct 13, 2025

Love Tim Burton. Love Danny Elfman. The cinematography was perfect. Having a Coppola as a producer never hurts!

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Nils

Oct 2, 2025

Classic movie. Good cast, love the Headless Horseman

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Mr. Hollywood

Nov 14, 2024

Tim Burton great choice for this interpretation of this classic story. Greta visuals and great film

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DJ F

@RT45381433 3 days ago

I hate musicals. Kills are ok.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 4 days ago

It's an excellent adaptation of the novel by Washington Irving. Great effects and performances by Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Christopher Walken, and Lisa Marie.

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Synopsis

Constable Ichabod Crane is sent to the village of Sleepy Hollow, where a headless horseman is leaving a trail of decapitated bodies.

Director: Tim Burton
Producer: Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder
Screenwriter: Washington Irving
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, American Zoetrope
Rating: R (Graphic Horror Violence|Gore|Scene of Sexuality)
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 19, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.1M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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