Jingle All the Way

PG

Released Nov 16, 1996

1 hr. 28 min.

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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Christopher J

ngl i actually love this movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Jeff M

I really wanted to like this movie and made every effort to do so. But when all is said and done, I have to remain true and honest to myself. This is the cinematic equivalent of getting burnt fast food after waiting in line for an hour next to a really smelly and talkative guy named Zeke. This is a tortuous experience, and its 90 minute run time felt longer than GONE WITH THE WIND. I will admit, there was a very small glimmer of hope when I saw my comedy idol Harvey Korman pop up at the beginning; however, he's gone after 12 seconds, and I was left high and dry. Watching Arnold try to be funny is truly one of the most excruciatingly uncomfortable things in movie history. And D-list stand-up comic Sinbad matches him step for step in a truly unbearable performance. I wanted to smack Jake Lloyd as Schwarzenegger's son within minutes of his first appearance. The exaggerated physical comedy is not only unfunny but almost offensive in its lack of tact. If you find stuff like this funny, more power to you, but I just don't get it. I can't think of one inspired moment that made me even crack the faintest of grins. Were it not for the atrocity to mankind that is KIRK CAMERON'S SAVING CHRISTMAS, this could very well have been the worst holiday movie ever made.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Genesis V

THIS MOVIE IS GREAT ESPECIALLY FOR ARNOD FANS THE FIRST TIME I WATCHED THIS MOVIE I LOVED IT I WATCHED IT PRETY MUCH EVERY DAY BUT AFTER I WATCHED THIS MOVIE AND T2 I BECAME A BIGGER ARNOLD FAN. THE MOVIE IS AWSOME PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS DEFFINETLY A COMFORT MOVIE. IT MAY SEEN LIKE A BAD MOVIE BUT IT REALLY ISIN'T YOU JUST HAVE TO WATCH IT YOU WILL WANT TO WATCH IT OVER AND OVER THE MORE TIMES YOU WATCH IT THE "BAD" PARTS DON'T REALLY STICK OUT ANYMORE.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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ÃlÄjÃ¤ÅdrÃ¶ D

Es muy buena esta película es divertida cada vez que la veo me saca demasiadas risas

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Melany T

Ecxelente, la recomiendo mucho la verdad, es muy increíble.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Santiago A

Pues la película es muy interesante y llamativa la verdad es que mi gusto mucho de lo que trata y quede fascinado

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Brian Levant

Director

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Howard 'Howie' Langston

Sinbad

Myron Larabee

Phil Hartman

Ted Maltin

Rita Wilson

Liz Langston

Robert Conrad

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Chris Stuckmann

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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

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Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Mikel Zorrilla

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

Jan 3, 2022

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David Nusair

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...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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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Watching Arnold Schwarzenegger take a stab at light-hearted comedy is often like watching a whale try to maintain its balance on a gymnastics beam.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 29, 2018

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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
Executive Producer: Richard Vane
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
Sound Mix: Surround

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