A Christmas Carol

2009
PG
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

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Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old moneylender is visited by three Christmas spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge embarks on a journey of self-redemption to mend his miserly waysEbenezer Scrooge, a miserly old moneylender is visited by three Christmas spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge embarks on a journey of self-redemption to mend his miserly waysEbenezer Scrooge, a miserly old moneylender is visited by three Christmas spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge embarks on a journey of self-redemption to mend his miserly ways

Director
- Robert Zemeckis
Writers
- Charles Dickens
- Robert Zemeckis
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

132K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,129

196

Director
- Robert Zemeckis
Writers
- Charles Dickens
- Robert Zemeckis
Stars

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Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations

Tiny Tim
(voice)
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Bobbi Page

Tattered Caroler…

Ron Bottitta

Tattered Caroler…

Samantha Hanratty

Beggar Boy
(as Sammi Hanratty)
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Julian Holloway

Fat Cook…

Cary Elwes

Portly Gentleman #1…

Robin Wright

Fan
(as Robin Wright Penn)
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Bob Hoskins

Fezziwig…

Jacquie Barnbrook

Mrs. Fezziwig…

Lesley Manville

Mrs. Cratchit

Molly C. Quinn

Belinda Cratchit
(as Molly Quinn)

Director
- Robert Zemeckis
Writers
- Charles Dickens
- Robert Zemeckis
All cast & crew
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Trivia
In the Cratchit home, there is a portrait of the story's author, Charles Dickens, hanging by the fireplace.

Goofs
Marley tells Scrooge that one spirit will visit him at 1:00 am for the next three nights, but they all appear to him in the same night. This is repeated verbatim from the book, in which, following all the visits, Scrooge calls them "clever spirits" for doing it all in one night.

Quotes
[from trailer]
Ebenezer Scrooge: What do you want with me?
Jacob Marley: You will be haunted by three spirits.
Ebenezer Scrooge: I'd rather not.

Connections
Featured in The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.30 (2009)

Soundtracks
God Bless Us Everyone
Written and Produced by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
Performed by Andrea Bocelli
Courtesy of Sugar s.r.l.

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7/10

This is a nice, fresh delivery of the classic A Christmas Carol Dickens masterpiece that is definitely worth a viewing.

A Christmas Carol (2009) is a movie that I recently watched with my daughter on Disney+. The storyline delivers the classic Charles Dickens storyline in a fresh animation format with far more intensity and darkness than you'd expect from an animated picture.

This movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future) and contains the voices of Jim Carrey (The Mask), Gary Oldman (True Romance), Colin Firth (The King's Speech), Cary Elwes (Princess Bride), Robin Wright (Forrest Gump) and Bob Hoskins (Who Framed Roger Rabbit).

The animation in this is remarkably good as are the presentation of the ghosts. I was thoroughly impressed by the settings and visualizations. The voices are well selected and Scrooge looked very similar to Carrey. There were many intense and scary elements, especially at the beginning and end. There were a couple elements they went a bit too far, like the scene on the cover, but it didn't detract from the enjoyment of the film.

Overall this is a nice, fresh delivery of the classic A Christmas Carol Dickens masterpiece that is definitely worth a viewing. I would score this a 7/10 and recommend seeing it once.