Overview
A struggling writer battles crippling creative block and ghosts from his past to draft a holiday masterpiece against a vanishing deadline.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- warm
- witty
- sentimental
- christmas viewing
- family movie night
Movie Details
- Director
- Bharat Nalluri
- Release Date
- 2017-10-12
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (888)
Cast
- Dan Stevens
- Christopher Plummer
- Jonathan Pryce
- Justin Edwards
- Morfydd Clark
- Donald Sumpter
- Miles Jupp
- Simon Callow
- Miriam Margolyes
- Ian McNeice
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV 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 The Man Who Invented Christmas about?
- Charles Dickens battles debt, family wounds, and a relentless deadline while summoning the characters who will become A Christmas Carol.
- What is The Man Who Invented Christmas like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Man Who Invented Christmas as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Man Who Invented Christmas violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Man Who Invented Christmas.
- What did critics think of The Man Who Invented Christmas?
- Critics generally found the film a sweet, accessible holiday origin story with imaginative literary touches, though some considered its sentimentality and casting misjudged.
- Which films are like The Man Who Invented Christmas?
- Films with a similar feel include Finding Neverland, Shakespeare in Love, A Christmas Carol, and Miss Potter.
- How long is The Man Who Invented Christmas?
- The Man Who Invented Christmas runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Man Who Invented Christmas?
- In United States, The Man Who Invented Christmas streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
