
Christmas Story
Seen it?2007 | 83 min | Fantasy, Family
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz 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 Elf, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Hundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The villagers decide to look after the orphaned boy together. Once a year - at Christmas - Nikolas moves to a new home. To show his gratitude, Nikolas decides to make toys for the children of the families as good-bye presents. Over the years, Nikolas's former adoptive families become many, and soon almost every house has presents on its doorstep on Christmas morning. At thirteen, Nikolas is sent to live and work with Iisakki, a grumpy old carpenter, who forbids Nikolas to continue making presents for Christmas. Gradually, however, Nikolas wins Iisakki's trust. Together they begin to look after the Christmas traditional that Nikolas has begun. When the aged Iisakki has to leave Nikolas and move away, the tradition of Christmas presents is once again at risk. Thankfully, Nikolas comes up with a solution that brings children joy every Christmas, even continuing to today.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Juha Wuolijoki
- Hannu-Pekka BjörkmanNikolas
- Otto GustavssonNikolas 13-vuotiaana
- Jonas RinneNikolas 7-vuotiaana
- Kari VäänänenIisakki
- Minna HaapkyläKristiina
- Mikko LeppilampiHannus
- Mikko KoukiEemeli
- Laura BirnAada
- Matti RistinenEinari
- Antti TuiskuMikko