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Saving Santa

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A stable elf is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using Santa's sleigh and a time globe to go back in time to save Santa.
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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 12/01/2013
1/5
On this evidence, Santa's sadly not worth saving. Go to Full Review
Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard 11/29/2013
1/5
I watched it with a nine-year-old who said: "This film is so annoying I want to kick it!" Go to Full Review
Amon Warmann CineVue 03/06/2019
2/5
Much like a Christmas present you quickly get bored with, Joosen and Seelman festive folly will quickly fade from memory. Go to Full Review
Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media 06/17/2014
3/5
Warm-hearted animated elf story with mild violence. Go to Full Review
Graham Young Birmingham Mail 11/30/2013
3/5
The colourful, simplified computer-generated animation will be easy on the eye for youngsters ( ... ) that the singing is sometimes less polished than parts of Mamma Mia! won't matter to older toddlers. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Tate ViewLondon 11/28/2013
2/5
Voiced by a recognisable cast, Saving Santa is a pleasant and well-timed festive animation, but its unsophisticated storyline, general lack of humour and substandard soundtrack ultimately let it down. Go to Full Review
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Patrick H 11/01/2024 Movie is alright. I used to love it as a kid because of how simple the story was. The attention to detail is good but the humor is lackluster. The songs aren't the best, but the story is good. Good movie for young children, but anyone over the age of 7 are probably not going to enjoy this movie. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 06/17/2024 An animated musical slop that isn’t one of the worst Christmas movies ever made but it’s definitely an terrible one See more Jeff M 02/06/2024 Absolute torture! I would have rather spent 83 minutes scraping the dead skin off of my heels. The plot is incomprehensible for an adult let alone the young target audience. The late Conway was a comic genius but an uninspired choice to voice Santa. The songs are forgettable, the animation mediocre, and not even Scrooge himself wants to watch Old Saint Nick being kidnapped and tied up using Christmas lights. The only saving grace is listening to the accents of such English thespians as Curry and Collins. Nothing like a good British accent! See more 03/20/2021 Why does this need to be made? It's about a deadbeat elf who constantly gets beat down by the archetypes of bureaucratic business men. And to make matters worse, the concept of time travel doesn't need to be in there! Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause did better than that! Are we suppose to sympathize with this deadbeat elf? That trope needs to die like it should've done decades ago! Oh and did I forgot to mention? SANTA SHOULD'VE FIRED THE IDIOTS FOR KICKING THE ELF OUT AND CALLING HIM NAMES! The story itself is like a rehash of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. They are so similar! And I never want to see it again! See more 12/15/2020 My kids and I really enjoyed this one, super cute storyline. See more matt h 11/26/2018 So didn't need to be made. Pretty dumb. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A stable elf is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using Santa's sleigh and a time globe to go back in time to save Santa.
Director
Leon Joosen, Aaron Seelman
Producer
Frank Mannion, Nick Simunek, Terry Stone, Tony Nottage
Screenwriter
Ricky Roxburgh
Production Co
Prana Animation Studios, Prana Studios, Gateway Films
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 26, 2014
Runtime
1h 24m
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