Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

2022 • 97 min • Animation · Family · Fantasy

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Synopsis

On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.

Our family guide

Best from age 7

Movie Knight Score

489 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
68 Audience · 488 · 49%

On a cold Christmas Eve, the notoriously greedy Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by a series of ghosts. They take him on a journey through his past, present, and future, hoping to inspire him to change his miserly ways before it’s too late. It’s a magical, musical retelling of a classic holiday tale.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Some moments with ghosts might be intense for younger or sensitive viewers
Themes of poverty and regret are present

What it models well

Kindness and generosity triumph over greed
The power of empathy and compassion
Redemption and second chances
The importance of family and community

Talk about it after

Why Ebenezer Scrooge was so unhappy at the beginning of the story
How Scrooge
s attitude changed after his ghostly visits
Ways we can show kindness to others during the holidays and beyond

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Top billed cast

Director: Stephen Donnelly • Crew: Leslie Bricusse, Leslie Bricusse, Stephen Donnelly

Trailers & clips

Official Trailer

Reviewer notes

Recommended
I'm not really sure what Leslie Bricusse was trying to achieve here with this animated poor cousin of his far superior 1970 version of the timeless Charles Dickens story. That's not to say that Luke Evans isn't a fine singer - he has those mellifluous tones that would resonate well in musical theatre. The thing is, though, the the catchiest of the songs (not all of them) have been re-versioned, abridged and update...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community