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Jack Frost

Play trailer Poster for Jack Frost PG 1998 1h 35m Kids & Family Holiday Fantasy Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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As a touring musician clinging to dreams of stardom, aging rocker Jack Frost (Michael Keaton) never had much time for his wife, Gabby (Kelly Preston), and young son, Charlie (Joseph Cross). A year after Jack's tragic death in a car accident on Christmas Day, Charlie plays a mournful tune on his father's harmonica. Much to his surprise, the elder Frost is magically brought to life as a snowman on the family lawn. Given a second chance, Charlie and Jack struggle to make up for lost time.
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Sentimental schmaltz and uninspired storytelling sink this film.

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Sight & Sound 06/18/2012
It's a modern fairytale, complete with a magic harmonica that brings the snowman to life and a picture-postcard setting, featuring row upon row of twinkling Christmas lights and endless snowy vistas. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 09/07/2011
D+
Jack Frost is so treacly and fake it makes you feel like you're trapped in a winter-wonderland paperweight. Go to Full Review
Ben Falk BBC.com 04/17/2001
3/5
This is a watchable, if by-the-book little movie. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Dec 2
1/5
…misbegotten snowman movie Jack Frost an absolutely terrible film that really has to be seen to be believed…enough to give anyone the cinematic equivalent of acid reflux…ideal for a festive hatewatch... Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 10/24/2020
My least favorite Michael Keaton role Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 12/29/2018
1/4
It took four screenwriters to come up with dialogue so horrendous, it could have single-handedly ushered in a new era of silent cinema. "You the man!" "No, you the man!" "No, I'm the snowman!" Go to Full Review
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Blu B Dec 26 You know I think a big problem here can be summed alone by the soundtrack which has great songs but isn't good for this film or put together as a whole. It's too sentimental and tugs at the heart strings. I was waiting for Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven to come on at some point or Unconditional Love to come on and it would'nt have been out of place. It's no really Christmas like at all. The editing and pacing aren't good and everything else is truly mediocre at best. I will say the sI did like the snowman puppet effects looked great and this has some nice lighting in it at the start. It really feels cozy and Christmas like. Outside of that though and once he becomes a Snowman it just feels like it's a combination of stuff just happens and simliar films like Ghost Dad or any movie where the kid and parent hide a secret from the other parent. It just has a feeling in structure of it's just going through the motions not because it's earned but because it's See more Mickey B @Mickerdoo Dec 26 Childhood hockey nostalgia. Not sure he needs to die and snowman comes in too late. But Cross is good and Preston is world class. See more T G @travtuck Dec 26 This is just a mess of a movie. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 25 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more K G Dec 15 A pathetic heartfelt movie. Michael Keaton stars as Jack Frost, the singer of a rock band. The singer cares for his family yet is so neglectful. This could remind you of those childish shows you grew up with focusing on little children, except their parents are the main focus. He learnt since his death with a soul going a snowman near Charlie - so at least he could no longer be a rock star but positively get to be with his family more. I could focus on my job more than my parents too. A flaw of the movie is that Jack Frost the snowman seems scary looking, especially with the dark eyes. The ending is a tearjerker because Charlie & his mother could see who the snowman was, forming back into the soul human form & whisked away back into the dead. If they rebuild the snowman, does Jack Frosg come back? Everybody deserved a 2nd chance... See more Kirstie W @KLoves Dec 15 I adore this movie. So sad and cute at the same time. Love Michael Keaton too. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis As a touring musician clinging to dreams of stardom, aging rocker Jack Frost (Michael Keaton) never had much time for his wife, Gabby (Kelly Preston), and young son, Charlie (Joseph Cross). A year after Jack's tragic death in a car accident on Christmas Day, Charlie plays a mournful tune on his father's harmonica. Much to his surprise, the elder Frost is magically brought to life as a snowman on the family lawn. Given a second chance, Charlie and Jack struggle to make up for lost time.
Director
Troy Miller
Producer
Irving Azoff, Mark Canton
Screenwriter
Mark Steven Johnson, Steve Bloom, Jonathan Roberts, Jeff Cesario
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Canton Company, Warner Brothers
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 11, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 23, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.5M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby SR, DTS, Surround
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