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Christmas Story

Play trailer Poster for Christmas Story PG Released Apr 10, 2008 1h 23m Kids & Family Holiday Drama Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Nikolas loses his parents and is looked after by his village and to show his gratitude, he makes toys as goodbye presents and continues the practice for many years.

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Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Tale of how Santa came to be has some emotional intensity. Rated: 3/5 Apr 17, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve M Beautiful settings. Appropriately sparse dialogue from fair acting. Let the good intentions of the holiday just carry you! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review Yelena J One of our favorite Christmas movie! Must watch for the whole family! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review Ginger L Outstanding! My new favorite Christmas film. You can't tell it's dubbed. The acting is perfect. Beautiful winter scenes. Joyous story line. Many themes... everything from overcoming the loss of family, to the joy of being adopted, to the transformation of an old angry cynical man's redemption, to the art and love of giving. Highly recommend for children and families. Note: it's not based on the real St. Nickolas nor is it some fake Hollywood Santa Claus either. It will bring a tear to your eye without it being sappy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review Gary X Dramatic, emotionally intense and more down to earth Christmas Movie - without glitter, magic and dancing elves but a more plausible plot and a heart-warming outcome. I suggest only children of an age above 9-10 years should watch it. Some countries have rated it 6 years and older - although themes include death, moaning and to some degree threats of violence. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Watched this movie every year for Christmas. Extremely touching film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Enjoyable Christmas story to help explain how Santa Claus came to be from childhood to adult. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nikolas loses his parents and is looked after by his village and to show his gratitude, he makes toys as goodbye presents and continues the practice for many years.
Director
Juha Wuolijoki
Producer
Juha Wuolijoki
Screenwriter
Marko Leino, Aku Louhimies, Juha Wuolijoki
Distributor
Delphis Films
Production Co
Snapper Films Oy
Rating
PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Brief Smoking)
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Finnish
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 10, 2008, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 4, 2008
Runtime
1h 23m