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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

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2024 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (92% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (6.8 out of 10). A strong pick for the weekend.

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

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh and families. If you loved Elf, start here.
The mood
Funny with heart, feel-good.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 60 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesStrong

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $40 million worldwide on a $10 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 110K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Dallas Jenkins

  • Judy GreerGrace
  • Pete HolmesBob
  • Molly Belle WrightBeth
  • Beatrice SchneiderImogene
  • Sebastian Billingsley-RodriguezCharlie
  • Matthew LambClaude
  • Essek MooreOllie
  • Kirk B.R. WollerReverend Hopkins
  • Ewan WoodLeroy
  • Mason D NelliganRalph