Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 stop-motion animated film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who discovers Christmas and attempts to bring the joy of Christmas to his dark and ghoulish town. The film features a mix of live-action and stop-motion animation, and was both a critical and commercial success upon release. It has since become a cult classic and is considered one of the best Christmas movies of all time.