Buy tickets for Challengers!

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Find Movie Theaters & Showtimes

for
near
in
Hmm... we couldn't find any showtimes for this date and location.

Videos & Photos

  • Official Trailer

Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

The Man Who Invented Christmas tells the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. Directed by Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day), the film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.

Cast

  • Dan Stevens
  • Christopher Plummer
  • Jonathan Pryce
  • Justin Edwards
  • Morfydd Clark
  • Donald Sumpter
  • Miles Jupp
  • Simon Callow
  • Miriam Margolyes
  • Ian McNeice

Atom User Reviews

4.4 out of 5
111
53
20
5
4
POPULAR TAGS
#great
#original
#heartwarming
#insightful
#fun
#clever
#smart
#surprising
#mustseebro
#inspiring
#slow
#beautiful
#<3
#boring
#nextlevel
#blockbuster
#predictable
Verified Review
#uplifting

A story that we've all come to love and cherish, that takes us into the mind, life, and inspiration for the greatest redemption story of all time...

JB
Jim B
Verified Review
#great
#original
#clever
#insightful
#smart
#heartwarming
#surprising
#fun
#inspiring
#beautiful

wonderful!

JC
Jessica C

Metacritic

63
Nov 28, 2017

It’s “A Christmas Carol” riff for those who already know the story, and entirely too on-the-nose for its own good.

Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
75
Nov 21, 2017

It’s a pleasant Christmas-season offering; both mild (read: family-friendly) and sweet.

Metacritic review by Moira Macdonald
Moira Macdonald
The Seattle Times
80
Nov 21, 2017

The Man Who Invented Christmas is a jaunty, amusing patchwork of truths, half-truths and pure fiction that cleverly combine to recount the story of the whirlwind creation of Charles Dickens' famed novella A Christmas Carol.

Metacritic review by Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times