Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion
A comatose Doctor must awaken in time to defend Earth from a Christmas Eve alien invasion.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- festive
- tense
- playful
- christmas viewing
- family science fiction night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Christmas Eve on Earth provides the domestic and seasonal backdrop for the Sycorax threat.
The Doctor lies in a coma while the alien crisis begins, making his eventual recovery a central source of tension.
The Sycorax invasion creates genuine danger, while the Christmas setting and Doctor Who tradition support humor and family-friendly adventure.
David Tennant's Doctor must emerge from his coma and prove himself as the newly regenerated Doctor.
Films like Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion, and why
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
holiday-set science fiction adventure involving an alien threat and a heroic defender of Earth
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
television science fiction adventure centered on an extraterrestrial invasion and a charismatic time-traveling hero
Gremlins
festive genre entertainment combining family-friendly humor, alien peril, and a reluctant hero
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2005-12-25
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 (3)
Cast
- David Tennant
- Billie Piper
- Camille Coduri
- Noel Clarke
- Penelope Wilton
- Daniel Evans
- Adam Garcia
- Sean Gilder
- Seán Carlsen
Common questions
- What is Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion about?
- A comatose Doctor must awaken in time to defend Earth from a Christmas Eve alien invasion.
- What is Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion as mild.
- Which films are like Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion?
- Films with a similar feel include Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, and Gremlins.
- How long is Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion?
- Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion runs 60 minutes.
In Ember's collections
Movies like Doctor Who:The Christmas Invasion
- Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!2012
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor2013
- Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe2011
- Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor2013
- Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride2006
- Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven2014
- Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol2010
- Doctor Who: Resolution2019
- Dr. Who and the Daleks1965
- An Adventure in Space and Time
