That Christmas

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That Christmas

PG

Released Nov 27, 2024

1h 31m

Holiday

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

Kids & Family

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Based on the charming trilogy of children's books by beloved multi award-winning writer/director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Yesterday), That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!

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Critics Consensus

More of a stocking stuffer than a proper gift from Santa, That Christmas is an amiable enough addition to the holiday canon.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

I don't particularly care for the doll-like animation, but there's a couple notions in this movie that I like: one, that not everybody likes Christmas, and two, that "naughty" is subjective.

Jan 17, 2025

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

The stories are all individually charming, but overly familiar animation and underwhelming character-design blunt the effect. 

Rated: 3/5

Dec 10, 2024

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Jacob Oller

AV Club

Schmaltz-heavy and wishlist-thin, That Christmas offers very little and doesn’t even have the self-awareness to include the receipt.

Rated: D

Dec 3, 2024

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (LAist)

It's not one of the toxic jollifications we complain about... A perfectly entertaining holiday movie.

Jan 17, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

It’s generally acceptable viewing fodder for families in spite of being mostly forgettable, the movie equivalent of a snowflake that dissolves the instant it drifts into your hot cocoa.

Dec 21, 2024

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Chris Wasser

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Co-written by Richard Curtis and based on his best-selling illustrated children’s books, That Christmas keeps itself busy.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 17, 2024

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Arthur R

Decent cast cant save this from being self indulgent swill. Neither funny nor charming.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/25

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Muhammed D

This movie is absolute amazing. You must watch it. This movie is can be in top 10 animation list. So good for wathcşng with whole family. Some scenes will make you cry and some scenes will make your day good. Animation quality, characters and story is very very good. You don’t bored anyway. This movie must be in your watchlist

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/25

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Lana S

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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Mehran H

It’s a simple but magnificent story. Felt like, life is supposed to be like this. Lookout for each other, a tightly knitted community. Old school, yet charming.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Joaquim M

I really enjoyed this heartfelt christmas film . the story was very touching and you could feel the holiday emotions all around .

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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sarah s

What a absolutely fabulous feel good film . It makes a change to see such innocent entertainment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/25

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Based on the charming trilogy of children's books by beloved multi award-winning writer/director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Yesterday), That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!

Director: Simon Otto
Producer: Nicole P. Hearon, Adam Tandy
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis, Peter Souter
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Locksmith Animation, Double Negative (DNEG)
Rating: PG (Rude Humor|Thematic Elements|Some Language)
Genre: Holiday, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 27, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2024
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos

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