The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992 • 89 min • Music · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Drama

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Synopsis

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during nighttime visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

1188 reviews

100 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
74 Audience · 1184 · 40%

The Muppets bring a warm, musical, and humorous touch to the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. Through the guidance of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, Scrooge learns the importance of kindness, generosity, and the spirit of the holiday season.

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

Heads up

Some mildly spooky ghost imagery
Themes of poverty and loss

What it models well

Redemption and forgiveness
Generosity and compassion
Importance of family and community

Talk about it after

The true meaning of Christmas
How past choices affect the future
Helping those in need

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Top billed cast

Director: Brian Henson • Crew: Jerry Juhl

Trailers & clips

The most CHAOTIC Christmas Movie?! Mapping the Magic | Maddie Moate

Behind the Scene with director and producer Brian Henson

The Muppet Christmas Carol | Original Trailer

When Love Is Gone Widescreen

One More Sleep Til Christmas

Classic Trailer

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
Probably by the top three adaptations This is a grand adaptation of the tale, and one which resonates well. It is technically very proficient, hits its narrative notes well, and as always, with the Muppet productions, flawlessly directed and shot. Then you add onto it Michael Caine onto it, and as the meme says "The reason Michael Caine an Tim Curry are so good in their respective Muppet movies is that Michael...
Sierbahnn, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
EVERYONE TAKES IT SO SERIOUSLY, at least every human. The Muppets don't, but the humans act like they are living in a world without Muppets, they act like they are doing the most serious version of a Christmas Carol as they possibly can... ... and it works. It really works. It's a Muppets movie with Shakespeare quality acting... which makes it one of my favorite adaptations of A Christmas Carol. It's deadly...
GenerationofSwine, TMDB Community

Recommended
There are certainly one or two toe-tappers in this enjoyable Muppetisation of the immortal Charles Dickens tale of Christmas humbug and redemption. "Gonzo" adopts the role of the author/narrator and guides us through this (pretty heavily) abridged version of the story as Michael Caine's arch-miser "Ebenezer Scrooge" is visited by the three kindly spirits on Christmas morning - each trying to point to the errors of...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
It's been a long time since I saw this film. Got to see it at the cinema today, and it brought back joyous memories! Out of all the previous adaptations on A Christmas Carol, this version is my favorite!
Peter89Spencer, TMDB Community