Christmas Carol: The Movie

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Christmas Carol: The Movie

PG

2001

1h 21m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Fantasy

Animation

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In this animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic tale, Ebeneezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) remains the same old curmudgeonly hermit. As he tries to resist the Christmas cheer surrounding him, several ghosts appear to him to show him the error of his ways. The Ghost of Christmas Past (Jane Horrocks), the Ghost of Christmas Present (Michael Gambon), former partner Marley (Nicolas Cage) and an earnest mouse help him change his cold heart just in time for the holiday.

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Genevieve Harrison

Empire Magazine

The narrative is so curiously lacking in audience appeal that kids may find the prospect of spending Christmas in the workhouse more attractive.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

A pity the film as a whole could not match Winslet's singing voice, the only ripe plum in an otherwise rum pudding.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 17, 2001

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Charles Dickens's oft-filmed classic ghost story here suffers the final indignity of being turned into a sentimental and unimaginatively drawn cartoon.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 19, 2019

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

This strange hotch-potch of an animation falls between all stools: failing to honour the seasonal elements to this most famous of Christmas fables while not doing anything new

Rated: 2/5

Nov 10, 2018

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Tracy Moore

Common Sense Media

The animation is competent and reminiscent of late-'90s-era cartoons, and the voice work by Kate Winslet, Simon Callow, and Nicolas Cage up the movie's overall heft.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 14, 2014

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...there's really no reason for this version to even exist.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 16, 2003

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Melissa M

Story of A Christmas Carol has been done so many times. From live action versions to animated ones. This movie combines both action and animation. The story is told from the point of view of Charles Dickens. Which makes this film slightly different. The animation is pretty decent. Nicolas Cage does the voice of Jacob marley. Even as an animated character he is beyond awesome. Kate Winslet also does one of the voices in the film. This particular movie version is probably one of the few that actually sticks closest to Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol. And it's fun for the whole family. It's definitely a family-friendly film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/25

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Laura B

With bland animation and a tasteless style, this version of the timeless classic is definitely something to say “bah humbug” to.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Doc X

Never knew how much dislike there was for this movie. I always enjoyed it especially the mice. It seems for a while in my childhood mice were a big theme in movies (mouse on the mayflower, fido goes west,etc) so maybe as an adult I could still remember that time and didn't mind the mice. The thing I always go back to (except for maybe the Flintstones Carol) this is the only Christmas carol Scrooge gets a second chance with Belle. That always struck me as nice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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ewdaddy

This low budget adaption of the christmas carol story is the one with the scariest visuals, and i thank it for that. i grew up watching it as a child and was always so scared, but loved the thrill. this movie is a part of what made me who i am today

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Joel H

I suppose if Christmas Carol: The Movie were the only film adaptation of Charles Dickens' story, perhaps people might actually like it. But it's not, and it's pretty pitiful compared to any of the other movies. First of all, the animation is atrocious. It looks as if it were made on a shoestring budget in a foreign country in the 70s. And despite the intriguing cast, which includes the likes of Kate Winslet, Nicolas Cage, and Michael Gambon, this movie prefers to focus on pseudo-comic relief mice. It's difficult to hate any adaptation of A Christmas Carol, but this one is definitely the bottom of the barrel.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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Cyrus K

The main problem with this movie is that it doesn't even know what it wants to be tonally.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/03/23

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Synopsis

In this animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic tale, Ebeneezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) remains the same old curmudgeonly hermit. As he tries to resist the Christmas cheer surrounding him, several ghosts appear to him to show him the error of his ways. The Ghost of Christmas Past (Jane Horrocks), the Ghost of Christmas Present (Michael Gambon), former partner Marley (Nicolas Cage) and an earnest mouse help him change his cold heart just in time for the holiday.

Director: Jimmy T. Murakami
Producer: Iain Harvey
Screenwriter: Piet Kroon, Robert Llewellyn
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2018
Runtime: 1h 21m
Sound Mix: Surround

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