Ernest Saves Christmas fingerprintFunny.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Everyday modern life, fantasy, and family
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Ernest Saves Christmas is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and wondrous. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Expect plenty of slapstick and situational comedy.
Everyday modern life, fantasy, and family
Its world is built around everyday modern life, fantasy, and family.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Ernest Saves Christmas is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48/100 (IMDb 5.8, Rotten Tomatoes 40%, and Metacritic 44). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 31 min
Ernest Saves Christmas runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Ernest Saves Christmas higher (53) than critics (42). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $28 million worldwide, 4.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+32GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Ernest Saves Christmas in 46 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 72 storytelling tropes for Ernest Saves Christmas, including No Antagonist, The Quiet One, Overly Long Gag.
5.8
