A Christmas Carol was a 1949 syndicated, black and white television special narrated by Vincent Price.
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GoodWatch score 73
GoodWatch score 86
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GoodWatch score 73December 25, 1949 · 25 min · Fantasy, Drama, TV Movie
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In the United States, The Christmas Carol streams on FlixFling, Dove, and Artiflix, and it is free with ads on Hoopla, FlixHouse, Shout! Factory TV, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from FlixFling. It also streams in 137 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58 (IMDb 5.9).
Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (8 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.
Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for hopefulness and 8 for wholesome.
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