Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Wholesome and moving
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, history, and class and money
Standout performances and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is calm and low-intensity.
Wholesome and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's wholesome, moving, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Family, history, and class and money
Its world is built around family, history, and class and money.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is included with a subscription to Bloodstream in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, FlixHouse, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Bloodstream. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48/100 (IMDb 3.7). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 22 min
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol runs 1 h 22 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
It was made in English. Produced in Ireland.
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TV Tropes lists 89 storytelling tropes for Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, including Adaptational Heroism, Wham Shot, Ebenezer.
3.7
