Noel

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Noel

PG

2004

1h 36m

Holiday

Drama

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48%

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It's nearly Christmas in New York City. Rose (Susan Sarandon) is in the hospital with her elderly mother, who's been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Nina (Penélope Cruz) is ready to call off her upcoming marriage because of fiancé Mike's (Paul Walker) jealous rages, and Mike is being followed by Artie (Alan Arkin), a waiter who believes Mike is the reincarnation of his late wife. Meanwhile, a young man named Jules (Marcus Thomas) wants to re-create his happiest Christmas memory.

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Critics Consensus

Noel strains for holiday uplift, but -- despite the involvement of an outstanding ensemble cast -- settles for treacly sentiment instead.

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Rex Reed

Observer

11/18/2004

One of those unpleasant fiascoes meant to lodge a lump in the throat at Christmas, but it only ends up making you want to bludgeon the elves with their own toy-shop hammers.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

11/15/2004

The nut-ball factor is just too high for these characters.

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Bob Longino

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

11/12/2004

C

The kind of sappy, sadness-turns- to-gladness holiday movie that shows up on cable TV this time of year.

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Andrea Beach

Common Sense Media

12/19/2017

2/5

Christmas tearjerker has mature themes, some sex.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

I had a very hard time displaying malice to this.

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

03/01/2007

Pleasantly watchable.

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Marita I

@MJING Dec 15

Maybe this movie has improved with time! Susan Sarandon is amazing in this film that's not so much about Christmas but about the true meaning of love.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 14

Successful holiday drama in 01 hour, 36 minutes, and 50 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Thematic Material, Some Language and Sensuality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Originally released by Paramount Pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jeff M

02/11/2024

How did this cornucopia of holiday corniness attract not one, not two, but FOUR Oscar winning actors to participate? It blows my mind! Is a good script really that hard to find? This is one of those motion pictures that actually has several ongoing stories occurring simultaneously, and we witness overlapping story lines and characters from one story popping up in one of the other stories to form an overall cohesion. It makes me sad because the basic theme of overwhelming loneliness during the holidays is topical and an important subject this time of year. This movie contains the strangest, most ludicrous plot line in recent memory - a lonely guy whose greatest Christmas memory was spending the holiday in the emergency room after an accident when he was little hires a thug to rough him up so he has an excuse to go back to the hospital for a Christmas celebration. A movie featuring this cast certainly can't be a full-out disaster but whatever credibility can be found is almost entirely due to the talent of the actors involved. A big disappointment!

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Joe B

12/25/2023

Excellent Christmas story line with several sub-stories that intertwine with each other and culminate with feel good conclusions. There are so many great known actors that put in some fantastic acting performances. You won't be sorry watching this movie, in my humble opinion Noel is a classic.

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12/15/2021

Wonderful touching Christmas story that teaches us about love, compassion, and forgiveness of one another

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12/25/2020

I love this movie! I know some see it as treacly but I personal relate to the Rose character so much it just touches me. The gentle kindness between strangers, everyone getting their needs met, some hurts healed.... it just gets to me every dang time!!

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Chazz Palminteri

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Penélope Cruz

Nina

Susan Sarandon

Rose

Paul Walker

Mike

Alan Arkin

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Jules

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Synopsis

It's nearly Christmas in New York City. Rose (Susan Sarandon) is in the hospital with her elderly mother, who's been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Nina (Penélope Cruz) is ready to call off her upcoming marriage because of fiancé Mike's (Paul Walker) jealous rages, and Mike is being followed by Artie (Alan Arkin), a waiter who believes Mike is the reincarnation of his late wife. Meanwhile, a young man named Jules (Marcus Thomas) wants to re-create his happiest Christmas memory.

Director: Chazz Palminteri
Producer: Howard Rosenman, Al Corely, Bart Rosenblatt, Eugene Musso
Screenwriter: David Raynr
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Neverland Films
Rating: PG (Thematic Material|Some Language|Sensuality)
Genre: Holiday, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 5, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2013
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround

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