Trailer
Summary
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 80Audiences 85GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer80%
Audience score91%
IMDb8.2
Letterboxd · 65 K ratings4.1/5
Reach
Streams in 10 countries
Released
1982
December 26, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Academy Awards1983
- Short Film (Animated)1983Nominated
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Directing · 1
- Dianne Jackson Director, Storyboard, Animation
Writing · 4
- Howard Blake Lyricist, Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Raymond Briggs Book
- Joanna Fryer Storyboard, Background Designer, Animation
- Hilary Audus Storyboard, Animation
Production · 2
- Iain Harvey Executive Producer
- John Coates Producer
Editing · 1
- John Cary Editor
Sound · 2
- John Richards Sound Engineer
- Peter Auty Vocals
Art · 4
- Michael Gabriel Background Designer
- Tancy Baran Background Designer
- Jill Brooks Supervising Art Director
- Paul Shardlow Background Designer
Visual Effects · 8
- Roger Mainwood Animation
- Jimmy T. Murakami Supervising Animation Director
- John Offard Animation
- Dave Livesey Animation
- Arthur Button Animation
- Tony Guy Animation
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