All 8 Tim Burton Movies Starring Johnny Depp (Full List + Ratings)

Hollywood has been long credited for having created several truly iconic acting duos, but the movie industry has also paved the way for not less legendary actor/director collaborations.

These last ones include the several-decades-long partnership between Tim Burton and Johnny Depp who started working together back in the 1990s and since then have made several films that helped both reach the stardom.

Their last collaboration, however, dates back to 2012, though Tim Burton is more than positive about him bringing Johnny Depp on board for at least one more movie of his.

How Many Movies Do Tim Burton and Johnny Depp Have Together?

For now, Johnny Depp has starred in eight movies directed by Tim Burton, with some of those bringing both the actor and the filmmaker deserved recognition. Here’s the full list:

‘Edward Scissorhands’ (1990)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Edward Scissorhands holds scores of 90% and 91% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.8/10

In the movie, Depp portrays an unfinished humanoid with scissors instead of hands who is taken by a suburban family and tries to fit in the society.

‘Ed Wood’ (1994)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Ed Wood keeps scores of 92% and 88% from critics and viewers

• On IMDb, the movie rates 7.8/10

This biographical drama stars Depp as the real-life filmmaker Ed Wood known as Hollywood’s worst director.

‘Sleepy Hollow’ (1999)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Sleepy Hollow has scores of 71% and 80% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7.3/10

In this horror, Depp portrays constable Ichabod Crane who embarks on an investigation of a series of murders in the eerie town called Sleepy Hollow.

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ (2005)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory holds scores of 83% and 51% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 6.7/10

In this movie, Depp stars as Willy Wonka, an eccentric candy maker who takes several children on tour around his magical chocolate factory.

‘Corpse Bride’ (2005)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Corpse Bride has scores of 85% and 77% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 7.4/10

In Burton’s animated hit movie, Depp voices Victor Van Dort, a young man who accidentally vows to marry a deceased bride and finds himself in the Land of the Dead.

‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ (2007)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street holds scores of 86% and 81% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie rates 7.3/10

This horror sees Depp portraying the eponymous character that seeks vengeance on the judge who wrongfully imprisoned and exiled him to eventually steal his wife.

‘Alice in Wonderland’ (2010)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Alice in Wonderland keeps scores of 51% and 55% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 6.4/10

In this fantasy family movie, Depp portrays The Mad Hatter, the eccentric hat maker who helps Alice throughout her adventures in Wonderland.

‘Dark Shadows’ (2012)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Dark Shadows has scores of 35% and 46% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 6.2/10

Here, Depp plays Barnabas Collins, a 200-year-old vampire who resurrects in the 1970s and tries to restore his family’s bad reputation.

Will Tim Burton and Johnny Depp Have Another Movie Together?

So far, there’s no news about a potential new film that would reunite Burton and Depp in the near future, but the former has stated in several interviews that he would love to collaborate with the actor again, though he doesn’t yet know which movie he’ll offer to Depp.