Overview
A cold-hearted miser is haunted by three supernatural visitors on Christmas Eve, forcing a choice between a grim grave or a second chance at life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- gothic
- melancholic
- christmas viewing
- family movie night
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Release Date
- 2009-11-04
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (5001)
Cast
- Jim Carrey
- Gary Oldman
- Colin Firth
- Robin Wright
- Cary Elwes
- Bob Hoskins
- Daryl Sabara
- Steve Valentine
- Sage Ryan
- Amber Gainey Meade
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Christmas Carol about?
- A miserly Victorian lender is forced by Christmas spirits to relive his past, witness his present, and confront the future he is creating.
- What is A Christmas Carol like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Christmas Carol as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Christmas Carol violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in A Christmas Carol as mild.
- What did critics think of A Christmas Carol?
- Critics broadly found the adaptation visually dazzling and well performed, but felt its motion-capture effects sometimes overwhelmed its emotional warmth and storytelling.
- Which films are like A Christmas Carol?
- Films with a similar feel include The Polar Express, Scrooged, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and A Christmas Carol.
- How long is A Christmas Carol?
- A Christmas Carol runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Christmas Carol?
- In United States, A Christmas Carol streams on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
