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Disney's A Christmas Carol

PG Released Nov 6, 2009 1h 35m Kids & Family Holiday Fantasy Drama Animation TRAILER for List
52% Tomatometer 201 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review LL L Terrible. Too scary for littles. Just no. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/29/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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