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A Boy Called Christmas

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 46m
  •  (1)
  • 61

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Gil Kenan

Producer:

Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Matt Haig

Release Date:

Nov 24, 2021

Runtime:

1hr 46m

Synopsis

In this origin story of Father Christmas, an ordinary boy--with a loyal pet mouse and a reindeer at his side--sets out on an extraordinary adventure to find his father, who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of Elfhelm.

Cast

  • Maggie Smith
  • Michiel Huisman
  • Kristen Wiig
  • Sally Hawkins
  • Toby Jones
  • Stephen Merchant
  • Jim Broadbent
  • Zoe Margaret Colletti
  • Rune Temte
  • Henry Lawfull

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Metacritic

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Based on 9 Critics
4.6

USER SCORE (14)

Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Reviews
50
Nov 24, 2021

Fascinatingly muddled.

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Metacritic review by Michael Ordoña
Michael Ordoña
Los Angeles Times
70
Nov 24, 2021

“Christmas” is a cut above the usual holiday dross.

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Metacritic review by Michael Nordine
Michael Nordine
Variety
80
Nov 24, 2021

Magic abounds in A Boy Called Christmas, Netflix’s first prestige holiday movie of the season, but pulsing through this winning adventure tale is something even stronger: the immersive power of storytelling.

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Metacritic review by Natalia Winkelman
Natalia Winkelman
The New York Times
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