Trailer
Summary
Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, goes on trial for mental competency in Small Town U.S.A.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 41GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.6
Audience score25%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most comedies, −13 min on the typical 100
typical 10087Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
2013
November 24, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
ComedyFamilyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
- United States
and 8 more13 people
- Dean CainSheriff Scott Hanson
- Jud TylorSarah Walker
- John SavageJudge Willis
- Gary HudsonRobert Nielson
- Eric Scott WoodsWilliam
- Bill LewisKris Kringle
- JMJamie McRaeSusan Hanson
- Cooper BarnesDeputy Sam Bryant
- Jodie SweetinBeth
- SMSeth MenachemMark
Cole SandAlex
Blanca BlancoAna, Spanish News Reporter
Denise PooleBetty
Directing · 3
- Brian Skiba Director
- John Milton Branton First Assistant Director
- David Michael Harwell Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- George Erschbamer Writer
Production · 9
- Kirk Shaw Executive Producer
- Keith Shaw Executive Producer
- Devi Singh Executive Producer
- Alexander Tabrizi Executive Producer
- Jamie R. Thompson Executive Producer
- Stan Spry Producer
Camera · 3
- Russell Bell Director of Photography
- Pawel Pogorzelski Camera Operator
- Aaron Neal Trout Steadicam Operator
Editing · 2
- Helen Tzoutis Editor
- Andrea Bottigliero Editor
Sound · 1
- Abbott Miller Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
- Spencer Brennan Production Design
- Chris Prange Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Chintamani Lila Costume Design
- Austyn Cuccia Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Scott D. Wheeler Visual Effects Producer
- Christian McIntire VFX Supervisor
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