A Boy Called Christmas

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A Boy Called Christmas

2021

1h 46m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Adventure

Drama

Fantasy

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An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible. Adapted from the bestselling book by Matt Haig.

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Critics Consensus

A Boy Called Christmas offers few surprises, but makes up for its lack of originality with a heaping helping of winsome holiday spirit.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

12/11/2021

3.5/5

This is a big-hearted movie about kindness, which, as Nikolas reminds his dad, costs nothing but is worth so much.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

12/01/2021

It's light, playful, and knowingly anachronistic without being obnoxious.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

11/28/2021

4/5

Kenan has done a better job here of mining the comforts of childhood nostalgia than he did on the recent Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which he co-wrote.

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Aaron Phillips

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

01/16/2023

8.5/10

A Boy Called Christmas was a surprising hit for me, and I urge you and your families to put this film at the top of your must-watch list.

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Tom Beasley

Flickering Myth

12/16/2021

2/5

It's a film that leaves you yearning to delve into the riches of its unknown worlds, but lacks the propulsion to actually get the audience there.

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

12/08/2021

3/5

The concept strikes me as presumptuous and laboured, but the book is popular and Gil Kenan's film adapts it smoothly in snow-dusted fairytale style.

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marcia k

@silllyme 56m

Absolutely wonderful movie. Full of love and hope.

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Daniel F

@mrdan124 2d

Great Christmas movie. Full of heart. Perfect to get you in a festive mood. Kristin Wig is great and the boy is wonderful.

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Abigail H

@AbbyHuang15 2d

Never heard of a boy called Christmas who makes your heartwarmth and joy. That looks wonderful! In the beginning, Aunt Ruth invited to their children to tell a story about Nikolas. I don't know, Nikolas could have been impressed by his father, and a father still alive, they could believe Nikolas could ride with his reindeer named Blitzen and his buddy named Miika. He could always impress by rescuing Little Kip all the way home to Elfhem. Awesome Impressive! I can't believe it, you have to watch it again, anyway.

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H B

@Nalaballa Dec 7

Just an incredibly boring movie. I'm shoked this has the rating it does.

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Nipun S

@ns5682 Dec 6

This is a perfect Christmas movie, it fills you up with hope, happiness, and wonder. Loved the story and the dialogues. It felt well paced and quite real for an eight year old. I watched it as a Christmas movie with my family. If you’re looking for a movie these holidays, this is a must watch !!!!

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Timothy L

Dec 3

Just when you're hoping for a Christmas adventure story that you haven't heard before and without political narrative, this one tricks you into believing you've found one for the first 10 or so minutes if you're gullible enough to "hope" anyone in Hollywood knows what such an endeavor could entail. This movie is like a tweaked out nihilist trying to film a Christmas story with "'believe' and 'hope' messaging" at the request of a corporate office, but they cannot for the life of them come up with any reason to "believe" or "hope", and cannot mentally map why someone might actually have hope or joy about life at all. This is probably why other viewers found it tacitly depressing. Full star for the visuals though.

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Synopsis

An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible. Adapted from the bestselling book by Matt Haig.

Director: Gil Kenan
Producer: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin
Screenwriter: Ol Parker, Gil Kenan, Matt Haig, Ol Parker, Gil Kenan
Production Co: Studio Canal, Netflix, Blueprint Pictures
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2021
Runtime: 1h 46m

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