Saving Santa

2013

1 hr. 24 min.

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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17%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

250+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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Jeff M

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!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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Ethan S

This was the most thought out and insane movie I have ever seen. I have never left a review in my life before but this beats all other movies. The attention to detail of the past is insane. I would recommend this to everyone and rate it better than home alone and elf combined. I'm completely serious. My new favorite Christmas movie. I would like to to meet the creators. 100/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/23/22

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Oliver C

The attention to detail is insane!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/23/22

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diuvska q

I actually love it and it's a family year round favorite.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

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!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

My kids and I really enjoyed this one, super cute storyline.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Leon Joosen

Director

Aaron Seelman

Director

Martin Freeman

Bernard

Tim Curry

Nevil Baddington

Noel Clarke

Snowy

Tom Baker

Santa

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

On this evidence, Santa's sadly not worth saving.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 1, 2013

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

I watched it with a nine-year-old who said: "This film is so annoying I want to kick it!"

Rated: 1/5

Nov 29, 2013

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Amon Warmann

CineVue

Much like a Christmas present you quickly get bored with, Joosen and Seelman festive folly will quickly fade from memory.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 6, 2019

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Warm-hearted animated elf story with mild violence.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 17, 2014

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

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.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 30, 2013

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Jennifer Tate

ViewLondon

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.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 28, 2013

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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
Executive Producer: Nicola Fenn, Max Howard
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

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