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Summary
Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.6
Audience score65%
Letterboxd · 503 ratings3.1/5
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than most family movies, −11 min on the typical 95
typical 9584Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 20 more
Released
2012
December 9, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
FamilyFantasyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
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 scenesLittle or none
- 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
and 12 more15 people
- Summer GlauChristine Prancer
- Dan GauthierScott Vancamp
- Eva LaRueSara Vancamp
- Izabela VidovicAlly Vancamp
- Mason CookWill Vancamp
- Jessie LandeGabby
- John BrothertonDave Gabriel
- Steve LarkinSanta
Tom DeTrinisVillage Elf
Ben AdamsDoorman
Jesse BeanPhotographer
Loren LesterDaniel
Jerome V. GreenHot Dog Man
Valorie HubbardHannah
Madison Dae ClarionClassmate (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Bradford May Director
- Dora Hopkins Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Abbey Cleland Writer, Story
- Bob Sáenz Writer
Production · 4
- Larry Levinson Executive Producer
- Lincoln Lageson Producer
- Amanda Phillips Co-Executive Producer
- Randy Pope Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Maximo Munzi Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Craig Bassett Editor
Sound · 1
- Lawrence Shragge Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Scott H. Campbell Production Design
- Linda Louise Sheets Set Decoration
- Vahn Armstrong Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Evan Waters Costume Design
- Michael Spezzano Makeup Department Head
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