Disney's A Christmas Carol

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Disney's A Christmas Carol

PG

Released Nov 6, 2009

1h 35m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Fantasy

Drama

Animation

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Though London awaits the joyful arrival of Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) thinks it's all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. Later, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will visit him this night. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present and future in the hope of transforming his bitterness.

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Critics Consensus

Robert Zemeckis' 3-D animated take on the Dickens classic tries hard, but its dazzling special effects distract from an array of fine performances from Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman.

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Giles Hardie

Sydney Morning Herald

While for some there is something disconcerting about the lifeless eyes of the otherwise life like characters, it certainly lends itself to large 3D cinemas, with rubber faced characters and grand sweeping movement.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 6, 2018

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

The biggest surprise is that Zemeckis, so often in thrall to his digital palette, here uses it to freshly illuminate a time-honored text.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 16, 2011

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Tim Grierson

The Simon

The greatest tension in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol isn't between Scrooge and those pesky ghosts but within writer-director Robert Zemeckis.

Nov 12, 2009

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Everything poignant and evocative about Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has been rendered flat by Disney’s latest adaptation.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 30, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Morbidly dark and frighteningly realistic - almost as if Tim Burton had a hand in the design.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 28, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Christmas magic never fails to touch the heart and spirit and neither will A CHRISTMAS CAROL. God Bless Us Everyone.

Nov 6, 2019

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Amanda P

Well done 👍 appreciated the animation and the take on a classic👏

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Alec B

Much better than I anticipated. I appreciate Zemeckis leaning into the gothic horror and Carrey gives some really strong performances.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Marcela B

Great movie, the best adaptation of Dickens's original story. Jim Carrey's performance as always is excellent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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LL L

Terrible. Too scary for littles. Just no.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Stefan B

Really doesn't do justice to an otherwise great story. The morals get lost in the over-the-top rendition, that I feel certainly is not suitable for children.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Sean M

One of my favorite Christmas movies! Jim Carrey is amazing as always. Great animation. Storyline is a little more detailed than the average Christmas Carol.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/23/23

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Synopsis

Though London awaits the joyful arrival of Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) thinks it's all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. Later, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will visit him this night. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present and future in the hope of transforming his bitterness.

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Producer: Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke
Screenwriter: Robert Zemeckis
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Imagemovers Digital
Rating: PG (Scary Sequences|Scary Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy, Drama, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 6, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $137.9M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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