A Christmas Carol fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, history, and family
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
A Christmas Carol is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Fantasy, history, and family
Its world is built around fantasy, history, and family.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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A Christmas Carol is included with a subscription to MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex, Fawesome, and Xumo Play. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 87/100 (IMDb 7.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 98%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 41 min
A Christmas Carol runs 1 h 41 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate A Christmas Carol higher (98) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 75 storytelling tropes for A Christmas Carol, including Younger Than He Looks, Don't You Dare Pity Me!, Starts with Their Funeral.
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