The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
Seen it?2010 | 91 min | Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone looking for a holiday tradition and fantasy fans. Made to be watched with the tree lit. If you loved Elf, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Lively and easy to follow, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Probably not for a grown-ups-only night in.
When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia and loses his magic sack of presents, he needs help! But the Fox family are a modern and broken family. Can they help him? The parents are preoccupied with work and the kids aren't very festive. But it's up to them to help Santa find his magical bag of toys and the clock is ticking or Christmas will be ruined. Forced to set their own problems aside and work together the Fox family rediscover how much they enjoy being together and realise that maybe they need to reprioritise their lives. The Night Before The Night Before Christmas is a crazy Christmas fantasy for all the family, brimming with festive spirit.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Orr
- Jennifer BealsAngela Fox
- Rick RobertsWayne Fox
- R.D. ReidSanta
- Jordan PrenticeNigel Thumb
- Gage MunroeToby Fox
- Rebecca WilliamsHannah Fox
- Marcia BennettMrs. Claus
- Clé BennettLonnie
- Kim RobertsYolanda
- Sam MalkinHank