Joyeux Noel
Seen it?2005 | 116 min | Drama, War, Romance, History
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (74% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office loss. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and history buffs. If you loved The Zone of Interest or The Longest Day, start here.
- The mood
- Intense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 70 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 Oscar, 1 Golden Globe and 1 BAFTA.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$18 million worldwide on a $22 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 85K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christian Carion
- Diane KrugerAnna Sörensen
- Benno FürmannNikolaus Sprink
- Guillaume CanetAudebert
- Gary LewisPalmer
- Dany BoonPonchel
- Daniel BrühlHorstmayer
- Alex FernsGordon
- Steven RobertsonJonathan
- Frank WitterJörg
- Bernard Le CoqThe General