Spirited
A selfish modern influencer is escorted through supernatural musical visions by a determined Christmas ghost seeking to prove that even the seemingly irredeemable can change.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- joyful
- christmas viewing
- holiday parties
What critics said
Critics generally found the film entertaining and buoyed by the chemistry between its leads, while considering its familiar story, uneven songs, and overextended runtime limiting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is explicitly a Christmas musical adaptation with original holiday songs and a redemption-centered seasonal narrative.
Present and the other ghostly figures take Clint through past, present, and future to expose the roots and effects of his selfishness.
The film loosely reimagines Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol through a present-day influencer and a bureaucratic ghostly redemption operation.
Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds combine broad humor, original songs, and emotional material involving loneliness, family, lost love, and redemption.
Films like Spirited, and why
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Christmas musical adaptation with comic supernatural encounters, redemption themes, and broad holiday entertainment
Enchanted
Contemporary musical comedy combining fantasy, romance, colorful spectacle, and heartfelt transformation
A Christmas Carol
Modernized Christmas Carol story centered on moral transformation, ghosts, and seasonal sentiment
Elf
High-concept holiday comedy driven by celebrity comic performances, musical numbers, and feel-good redemption
Movie Details
- Director
- Sean Anders
- Release Date
- 2022-11-10
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (812)
Cast
- Will Ferrell
- Ryan Reynolds
- Octavia Spencer
- Patrick Page
- Sunita Mani
- Loren G. Woods
- Tracy Morgan
- Joe Tippett
- Marlow Barkley
- Aimee Carrero
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
- 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 Spirited about?
- A selfish modern influencer is escorted through supernatural musical visions by a determined Christmas ghost seeking to prove that even the seemingly irredeemable can change.
- What is Spirited like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Spirited as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Spirited violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Spirited.
- What did critics think of Spirited?
- Critics generally found the film entertaining and buoyed by the chemistry between its leads, while considering its familiar story, uneven songs, and overextended runtime limiting.
- Which films are like Spirited?
- Films with a similar feel include The Muppet Christmas Carol, Enchanted, A Christmas Carol, and Elf.
- How long is Spirited?
- Spirited runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Spirited?
- In United States, Spirited streams on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel.
