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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

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Charles Dickens' ageless legend is reborn in this supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of the definitive Christmas story. With his very soul on the line, Scrooge has but one Christmas Eve left to face his past and build a better future. Featuring re-imagined songs from the legendary and two-time Academy Award® winner Leslie Bricusse OBE, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol is one for a new generation to sing.
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Nell Minow RogerEbert.com 12/02/2022
1/4
Close to unwatchable. Go to Full Review
Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic 11/29/2022
2.5/5
“Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” isn’t the best addition to the collection of adaptations, not by a long shot. But it’s surely the glitziest. Go to Full Review
Lauren Mechling Guardian 11/28/2022
1/5
If the underlying message is to be decent before it’s too late, then be nice to yourself and queue up the berserk and brilliant Muppets Christmas Carol, why don’t you? You only live once. Go to Full Review
Chris Wasser Sunday Independent (Ireland) 12/15/2022
2/5
A stiff and alarmingly undercooked presentation that prioritises ugly, Pixar-lite high jinks over traditional Dickensian charm. Go to Full Review
Molly Moss Radio Times 12/09/2022
4/5
With enough charm and visual flair to entertain adults, too, this is a must-see family attraction. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Hallmarkies Podcast 12/09/2022
4/5
There are so many terrible animated versions of A Christmas Carol but fortunately this is well done with good vocal performances, animation and songs Go to Full Review
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poor p @princeofkats Dec 26 this is actually the worst fucking movie i have ever seen in my life jesus christ this is a painful watch See more Mike C Dec 24 Let me preface that I love the original 1970s musical classic. So of course there will be a bias that can not be overlooked. The animation while pretty, is overly done. Everyone in a scene is moving way too much or like background is lifeless. The dog was a pointless addition, oh dog fart in Scrooge's face. I blame Illumination for farts in every animation. The musical moments of the original songs were sung well, but some songs were changed for the worse. The new songs pale in comparison to the originals. It felt like they were trying to Broadway style modernize them. By the end of the movie, it felt rushed, and sloppy. Even if the movie is for kids, I can't see many caring to watch this. I was 5 when I saw the original and loved it. So its been a tradition to watch Scrooge & Scrooged every year. Maybe this movie worked for you, Im glad it did. I still feel that it was one of the poorest attempts of Scrooge or A Christmas Carol ive ever seen. I truly wish I loved this. Oh, well. See more Kyle M @kyleloverr Dec 22 I actually enjoyed watching this, all these people saying it has a "woke narrative" are actually insane. Baby, it's been woke.. like.. it's about changing for the better and learning from the past. I really liked a lot of the songs to be honest, especially "Later Never Comes," it has such a deep and sad meaning to which I personally relate to. To the people saying this is AI, I just wanna say that this came out in 2022 and AI wasn't even that advanced back then. This movie was made with the hard work of human hands. ANYWAYS, I absolutely recommend this movie for the holidays. See more KATHERINE r @drlkai Dec 20 Ugh.. is this what cheap animation and AI is going to cook up for us in the future im crying its so bad. See more Massimo D Dec 18 Mi sono piaciute le canzoni (anche se sono troppe, c'è una canzone ogni 5 minuti) e i personaggi , sopratutto lo spirito del Natale passato. Ma sull'umorismo potevano fare di meglio See more eric t @Hhf13 Dec 9 Music is too loud during singing/ dramatic scenes. Can't understand the dialog during those times. You need to turn the volume down during these comments and then back up when they are over. Quite annoying. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Charles Dickens' ageless legend is reborn in this supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of the definitive Christmas story. With his very soul on the line, Scrooge has but one Christmas Eve left to face his past and build a better future. Featuring re-imagined songs from the legendary and two-time Academy Award® winner Leslie Bricusse OBE, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol is one for a new generation to sing.
Director
Stephen Donnelly
Producer
Ralph Kamp, Andrew Pearce, Leslie Bricusse
Screenwriter
Leslie Bricusse, Stephen Donnelly, Charles Dickens
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Timeless Films
Rating
TV-Y7 (Fear)
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Animation
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 2, 2022
Runtime
1h 36m
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