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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

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2022 | 97 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for fantasy fans and families. If you loved The Nightmare Before Christmas or The Muppet Christmas Carol, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 37 min.
What might put you off
Rated G, but scary moments.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    40% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 83K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Stephen Donnelly

  • Luke EvansEbenezer Scrooge (voice)
  • Olivia ColmanGhost of Christmas Past (voice)
  • Jessie BuckleyIsabel Fezziwig (voice)
  • Johnny FlynnBob Cratchit (voice)
  • Fra FeeHarry Huffam (voice)
  • Giles TereraTom Jenkins (voice)
  • Trevor Dion NicholasGhost of Christmas Present (voice)
  • James CosmoMr. Fezziwig (voice)
  • Jonathan PryceJacob Marley (voice)
  • Oliver JenkinsTiny Tim (voice)