Casper's Haunted Christmas

2000 • 84 min • Animation · Family · Fantasy

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Synopsis

Kibosh, supreme ruler of all ghosts, decrees that casper must scare at least one person before Christmas Day so Casper visits Kriss, Massachusetts where he meets the Jollimore family and sets out to complete his mission. As usual, kindhearted Casper has a ghastky time trying to scare anyone; so The Ghostly Trio, fed up with his goody-boo-shoes behavior, secretly hires Casper's look-alike cousin Spooky to do the job-with hilarious results.

Our family guide

Best from age 4

Movie Knight Score

195 reviews

0 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
54 Audience · 194 · 49%

Casper must scare someone before Christmas to appease the supreme ghost ruler. When his kindhearted nature makes this difficult, his mischievous look-alike cousin, Spooky, is hired to help. This animated holiday adventure is full of cartoon antics and ghostly fun.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Cartoonish ghost antics
Mild mischief and pranks

What it models well

Kindness triumphs over duty
Importance of friendship
Embracing your true self

Talk about it after

Why does Casper struggle to be scary?
What does it mean to be genuinely kind?
How do characters handle expectations from others?

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Top billed cast

Director: Owen Hurley • Crew: Roger Fredericks, Ian Boothby

Trailers & clips

Casper's Haunted Christmas Trailer

Reviewer notes

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers
<em>'Casper’s Haunted Christmas'</em> goes fully animated, which - if you've seen how bad the partial animation has been in the live-action hybrid follow-ups - was obviously going to lead to a far poorer product. This 2000 release drags and overstays its welcome and that's despite an ~80 minute run time - it's a very dull film, to look at and to take in.…
r96sk, TMDB Community