Jingle All the Way

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Jingle All the Way

PG

1996

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

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Workaholic Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wants to make things up to his son, Jamie (Jake Lloyd), and wife, Liz (Rita Wilson). He promises to get Jamie the hottest toy of the season, Turbo-Man -- even though it's Christmas Eve and the toy is practically sold out. As Langston hunts down the elusive gift, he runs into mailman Myron (Sinbad), another father on the same quest. With the clock winding down, Langston's moral code is tested as he starts to learn the real meaning of Christmas.

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Critics Consensus

Arnold Schwarzenegger tries his best, but Jingle All the Way suffers from an uneven tone, shifting wildly from a would-be satire on materialism to an antic, slapstick yuk-fest.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

12/21/2020

B+

That rare family-themed Christmas movie that isn't really aimed at kids. It's actually aimed at adults... It's a family Christmas movie that's completely honest about what family Christmases tend to be like!

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Anne Billson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

11/27/2017

The film is very loud, and festooned with the sort of comic violence far more disturbing than anything in an 18-rated movie.

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

12/18/2006

C

In this formulaic star vehicle, Schwarzenegger gets to fly like Peter Pan, act like Superman--and fulfill all the fantasies kids may have about their fathers.

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Branyan Towe

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/29/2024

3/5

At the end of the day, Jingle All the Way is a holiday classic that kids can take good lessons from, and adults will be able to at least laugh at a bit

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

01/03/2022

Schwarzenegger's charisma helps somewhat. [Full review in Spanish]

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

12/14/2021

2.5/4

...the movie benefits substantially from Schwarzenegger's go-for-broke turn as the progressively frantic central character...

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N B

@12345658 1d

The about side story is the only" bad" part it's good

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Sahana P.

@Ppotato 2d

Classic movie from my childhood! Just the perfect amount of holiday cheer, action and comedy!

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3d

Wholesome with loads of cheesy jokes, a great Christmas movie for kids. All the actors look like they're having so much fun. It's not contending for any awards, don't listen to the bad reviews.

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Mitch C

Dec 17

Always up in the top tier of my Christmas watches - do check out my list below on YouTube to see where this places! Arnie is perfect for this, enough size and ruggedness for the physical scenes and enough realistic decency and everyman energy for the more tender parental moments. Sinbad is a fantastic foil with some great improvised dialogue, never really ever feeling like too much of a villain whilst the star of the show in my eyes is the late great Phil Hartman as sleazy neighbour Ted. It has a terrific underlying, almost protest message about the pressures on parents and also the behaviour created off the back of it. Branching off is the personal journey Howard goes on in recognising family but the biggest turnaround for me is Jamie realising his father is his true hero and the prize gift is simply an item. Will always enjoy it, tremendously fun and quotable and though it goes very silly at the end, I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Nitro H.

@nitrohive Dec 4

This is a really good movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and it’s a funny enjoyable, comedy movie. The plot is interesting and unique, the characters are good and I think like the bomb scene this movie is good.

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Drue M.

@DrueBee Dec 2

It’s an adorable family Christmas classic!

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Synopsis

Workaholic Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wants to make things up to his son, Jamie (Jake Lloyd), and wife, Liz (Rita Wilson). He promises to get Jamie the hottest toy of the season, Turbo-Man -- even though it's Christmas Eve and the toy is practically sold out. As Langston hunts down the elusive gift, he runs into mailman Myron (Sinbad), another father on the same quest. With the clock winding down, Langston's moral code is tested as he starts to learn the real meaning of Christmas.

Director: Brian Levant
Producer: Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe
Screenwriter: Randy Kornfield
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, 1492 Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.6M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround

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