# FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)

> A grim, adult-minded reimagining of Dickens's Christmas ghost story turns Ebenezer Scrooge's supernatural reckoning into oppressive Victorian psychological drama.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/462972

## Facts

- Runtime: 173 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Nick Murphy
- Cast: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn, Vinette Robinson, Jason Flemyng, Charlotte Riley, Johnny Harris
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7686464/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: oppressive, brooding, eerie, dark christmas viewing, adult literary drama night

## Synopsis

A haunting retelling of a classic tale that explores the depths of human redemption.

## Movies like FX's A Christmas Carol

- [Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/33495)
- [Great Expectations (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/79646)
- [A Christmas Carol (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/10087)
- [Sweeney Todd (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/23801)
- [Scrooge (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/7596)
- [A Christmas Carol (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/10809)
- [The Christmas Carols (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7511097)
- [Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/860139)
- [Scrooged (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/4822)
- [The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/305755)

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