The Muppet Christmas Carol fingerprintBig heart, funny.
Spectacular
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of sharp wit and slapstick
History, family, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout score
Spectacular
The Muppet Christmas Carol is spectacular.
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and nostalgic. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of sharp wit and slapstick
Expect plenty of sharp wit and slapstick.
History, family, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history, family, and fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
It was culture. They made it pop
You are here: The Muppet Christmas CarolTap a poster to move
You are herePreview
vscompared with The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol1992
Point at a poster to compare itHold a poster to compare it
A chip fills to its level. Tap a full one for titles without that trait, a low one for titles with it.
Open a page:A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)Spirited (2022)Fun and Fancy Free (1947)Mary Poppins Returns (2018)The Circus (1928)Miracle on 34th Street (1947)Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)Topsy-Turvy (1999)Cats Don't Dance (1997)Radio Days (1987)Padosan (1968)Trolls Band Together (2023)The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)Muppet Treasure Island (1996)The Muppets (2011)Almost Famous (2000)Coco (2017)Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)Holiday Inn (1942)Sullivan's Travels (1941)Sing (2016)A Hard Day's Night (1964)The Muppet Show (1976)Anchors Aweigh (1945)Going My Way (1944)The Band Wagon (1953)I Love Lucy (1951)Mary Poppins (1964)Wonka (2023)Song of the South (1946)Auntie Mame (1958)Guys and Dolls (1955)The Three Caballeros (1944)The Princess and the Frog (2009)My Love from the Star (2013)Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)Jour de Fête (1949)The Lego Movie (2014)Cinema Paradiso (1988)Swing Time (1936)Midnight in Paris (2011)The Last Waltz (1978)Scrooge (1970)Hairspray (1988)DuckTales (2017)Wicked (2024)The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)Scrooged (1988)Saving Mr. Banks (2013)Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)Sing 2 (2021)Brigadoon (1954)DuckTales (1987)That Thing You Do! (1996)The Muppet Movie (1979)To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)The Artist (2011)Dumbo (1941)White Christmas (1954)Ed Wood (1994)Funny Face (1957)Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Muppet Christmas Carol is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 26 min
The Muppet Christmas Carol runs 1 h 26 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Muppet Christmas Carol higher (83) than critics (71). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $35 million worldwide, 2.9 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+66GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Muppet Christmas Carol in 80 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 173 storytelling tropes for The Muppet Christmas Carol, including I Take Offense to That Last One, Gift Shake, Why Are We Whispering?.
7.8
