A Charlie Brown Christmas

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A Charlie Brown Christmas

1965

30m

Animation

Comedy

Kids & Family

Holiday

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Christmastime is here. Happiness and cheer. And for Peanuts fans everywhere, it just wouldn't be Christmas without this classic holiday delight. Christmas lights may be twinkling red and green, but Charlie Brown has the Yuletide blues. To get in the holiday spirit, he takes Lucy's advice and directs the Christmas play. And what's a Christmas play without a Christmas tree? But everyone makes fun of the short, spindly nevergreen Charlie Brown brings back - until the real meaning of Christmas works its magic once again

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The special ends on a joyous note, and the lo-fi charms of its non-professional voice cast and simple-yet-expressive animation retain a pleasantly transportive power.

Nov 29, 2018

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Kevin Fallon

The Daily Beast

No other film just feels like Christmas the way that this one does.

Dec 5, 2022

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

While the core and visuals work well enough, the story just isn't there and at nearly every turn the special alienates itself from modern audiences.

Rated: C+

Aug 28, 2022

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David Grossman

Decider

That kind of earnestness can cut across any culture, any moment in time, and any viewer.

Dec 29, 2021

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

It's my least favorite of these specials. And it makes no sense.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 12, 2020

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

I was thrown off by how slow it felt, even at 25 minutes, and the ending is so randomly thrown together...

Rated: 1/5

Dec 12, 2020

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Kevin P

An amazing heartfelt classic that touches the soul of your inner childhood as it's equally funny and sad with Charlie Brown entertains us with his amusing antics and genuinely heartbreaking seasonal depression. Coupled with amazingly smooth jazz piano music, a greatly talented child actor voice cast, quotable dialogue, and a great moral about faith and perseverance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Ryan J

Greatest Christmas special there is

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Jen T

The movie that almost didn't make it to production. Love it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/23/24

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Dionisis T

Kinda boring but I loved its atmosphere!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Harkeen B

No other movie is quite the same as this one during the Christmas time. The nostalgia from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" when I was a child. I would recommend everyone to watch this during the holidays!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/06/24

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Joel H

Whenever I watched A Charlie Brown Christmas as a kid, I thought it was a little dull and a little sad. And, to be honest, I still think that. However, it's also endearing. I love hearing the child actors piece together sentences. It also has a great message about cutting through the commercialization of the season and focusing on the true meaning of Christmas. The animation is rough and fairly simplistic, but that just adds to the childlike wonder this TV special inspires. So while this movie (especially "Christmas Time is Here") may bring me down a bit, I can see why it has endured for so many years.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Bill Melendez

Director

Phil Roman

Director

Peter Robbins

Charlie Brown

Christopher Shea

Linus Van Pelt

Tracy Stratford

Lucy Van Pelt

Sally Dryer

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Synopsis

Christmastime is here. Happiness and cheer. And for Peanuts fans everywhere, it just wouldn't be Christmas without this classic holiday delight. Christmas lights may be twinkling red and green, but Charlie Brown has the Yuletide blues. To get in the holiday spirit, he takes Lucy's advice and directs the Christmas play. And what's a Christmas play without a Christmas tree? But everyone makes fun of the short, spindly nevergreen Charlie Brown brings back - until the real meaning of Christmas works its magic once again

Director: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
Producer: Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez, Jason Mendelson
Screenwriter: Charles M. Schulz
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Holiday
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Sep 12, 2000
Runtime: 30m