Jingle All the Way

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Jingle All the Way

PG

Released Nov 16, 1996

1h 28m

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

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!

Rated: B+

Dec 21, 2020

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Anne Billson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

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

Nov 27, 2017

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Branyan Towe

Loud and Clear Reviews

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

Rated: 3/5

Jul 29, 2024

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

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

Jan 3, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

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

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 14, 2021

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Michael W

This Christmas movie was pretty good. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The story of the movie was entertaining and goofy. It's about fighting to get a toy for your kid at the last minute. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might like it. It wasn't too bad, but it wasn't great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Nick S

I love this film, I think it epitomises christmas to an absolute tee. Quirky characters, larger the life scenarios but with a real desperation. A situation for parents to find themselves in all too easily. A great family film for everyone

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Greg F

This movie is a Christmas classic. I’ve never heard anyone hate on it until I read the RT reviews.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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Audience Member

Jingle All the Way should be rated way higher. Nearly every scene in this movie makes me laugh. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad play off each other so well, and Phi Hartman is great as Ted as well. I make sure to watch this every Christmas

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Raymond R

The people leaving negative reviews clearly have no Christmas spirit or imagination. This movie wasn't meant to be perfect or realistic, it's a Christmas movie! Having grown up with it, I adore this movie. Obviously it has some faults, weird things and story wise is goofy af, but Christmas itself is a goofy religious Holiday that ultimately means nothing. So I fail to see the problem. Arnold is great, good humor, and at the end of the day it's about a dad trying to do good by his son. I think the ultimate message of the movie makes up for any small nitpicks. I will forever love this classic!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Christopher J

ngl i actually love this movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Brian Levant

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Howard 'Howie' Langston

Sinbad

Myron Larabee

Phil Hartman

Ted Maltin

Rita Wilson

Liz Langston

Robert Conrad

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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 28m
Sound Mix: Surround

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