Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- cheerful
- sentimental
- mischievous
- family christmas viewing
- school holiday break
What critics said
Critics found cheerful holiday moments but broadly split on the film’s cloying sweetness and crass comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dennis causes repeated neighborhood damage but sincerely tries to restore Mr. Wilson’s Christmas spirit and help the community.
Mr. Wilson occupies a Scrooge-like role while Dennis becomes the child-centered agent of the Christmas Carol structure.
An Angel of Christmas Past, Present and Future intervenes to help save Christmas for the Mitchells, Wilsons, and their neighbors.
The film’s cheerful Christmas comedy and explicit effort to restore holiday spirit emphasize moral uplift over realism.
Films like A Dennis the Menace Christmas, and why
8-Bit Christmas
family Christmas comedy combining child-centered mischief, holiday sentiment, and a Scrooge-inspired transformation
The Santa Clause
family fantasy comedy built around a child trying to restore Christmas spirit through chaotic good intentions
Christmas with the Kranks
holiday family comedy with slapstick, neighborhood conflict, and an uplifting moral transformation
A Christmas Carol
child-friendly Christmas fantasy adapting a familiar holiday redemption story with broad comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Ron Oliver
- Release Date
- 2007-11-13
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (113)
Cast
- Maxwell Perry Cotton
- Robert Wagner
- Louise Fletcher
- Isaac Durnford
- Kim Schraner
- George Newbern
- Jake Beale
- China Anne McClain
- Heidi Hayes
- Marie Matiko
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Dennis the Menace Christmas about?
- A mischievous boy invokes Christmas magic to soften his Scrooge-like neighbor and rescue the holiday spirit of an entire suburban community.
- What is A Dennis the Menace Christmas like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Dennis the Menace Christmas as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is A Dennis the Menace Christmas violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Dennis the Menace Christmas.
- What did critics think of A Dennis the Menace Christmas?
- Critics found cheerful holiday moments but broadly split on the film’s cloying sweetness and crass comedy.
- Which films are like A Dennis the Menace Christmas?
- Films with a similar feel include 8-Bit Christmas, The Santa Clause, Christmas with the Kranks, and A Christmas Carol.
- How long is A Dennis the Menace Christmas?
- A Dennis the Menace Christmas runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Dennis the Menace Christmas?
- In United States, A Dennis the Menace Christmas is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
