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Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer

Play trailer 2:06 Poster for Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer PG 2018 1h 29m Kids & Family Holiday Comedy Adventure Fantasy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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When Blitzen suddenly announces his retirement, Santa needs to find a replacement. Against all odds, Elliot and his best friend, Hazel, set out to prove that he is the horse for the job. As Elliot and Hazel take on the North Pole reindeer try-outs, Hazel learns that Christmas, as we know it, may be headed for disaster. Meanwhile, back at the farm, a sinister lady threatens the lives of their friends, and Elliot is faced with the biggest decision of his life.
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Critics Consensus

On Dancer, on Prancer, on Vixen, on Blitzen -- but off with Elliot: The Little Reindeer, a farcical Christmas romp that's only slightly more entertaining than a heap of coal.

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Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 12/05/2018
2.5/5
Nobody operating on a low budget (roughly, anything less $100 million) has yet worked out how to make human figures look like anything but plastic dummies brought to unsettling half-life. Go to Full Review
Johnny Oleksinski New York Post 11/30/2018
1.5/4
Every line is delivered like the actor is patting a kid on the head, and each eyebrow lift and head turn is scored to obnoxious staccato music. Go to Full Review
Kristy Puchko Pajiba 11/30/2018
This weird holiday movie is not a winner. It's middle of the pack at best. But when your craving holiday cheer and switch-your-brain-off fun, you could definitely do worse. Go to Full Review
Charlotte Harrison VultureHound 01/28/2020
1/5
The entire thing is so misjudged, with a plot that is cloying, saccharine and poorly sketched out. It's like a Frankenstein's Monster of a Christmas animation, picking and mixing the various parts of much loved, and much better, movies. Go to Full Review
Lea Palmieri Decider 01/22/2019
While muddled with some unnecessary minor storylines as well as cliché yet sweet themes, with animation this cute and voice performances this funny, Elliot The Littlest Reindeer is ultimately a bit of a unique take on classic Christmas characters. Go to Full Review
Amyana Bartley Film Inquiry 12/14/2018
From the shaky animation and the no point script to the anemic at best humor and no actual lessons for the viewer or the protagonist, this film simply isn't worth it. Go to Full Review
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Laurie F Nov 29 How can you say this movie is not funny?!? The characters are all relatable - did you not have a childhood? See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 20 Unfunny in 1 hour and 29 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Addy M 12/19/2023 It is not a good Christmas movie because of the characters and the acting voices were annoying and the meat lady was weird and the plot was very generic and the humor sucked so don't give this a watch See more Super Ricky B 11/28/2023 This is a movie that should not have been made. See more Madilin S 10/05/2023 While the animation was horrible, the plot was alright. Josh Hutcherson and the voice actors are the reason this film wasn't horrible. See more 02/01/2021 What in the world was this See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When Blitzen suddenly announces his retirement, Santa needs to find a replacement. Against all odds, Elliot and his best friend, Hazel, set out to prove that he is the horse for the job. As Elliot and Hazel take on the North Pole reindeer try-outs, Hazel learns that Christmas, as we know it, may be headed for disaster. Meanwhile, back at the farm, a sinister lady threatens the lives of their friends, and Elliot is faced with the biggest decision of his life.
Director
Jennifer Westcott
Producer
Lucas Lynette-Krech
Screenwriter
Jennifer Westcott
Distributor
Screen Media Films
Production Co
Awesometown Entertainment, Screen Media Ventures, Elgin Road Productions Ltd, Double Dutch International
Rating
PG (Some Suggestive and Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 30, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2018
Runtime
1h 29m
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