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A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

2017Movie50 min

ComedyTV Movie
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4

A campy, hopeful comedy movie about show business.

Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

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Not for scares, romance or big ideas.

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Story

The Mischief Theatre Company return as the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society who are this time determined to ignore a BBC blacklisting by hijacking a live production of Charles Dickens' famous festive fable. Yet they struggle with studio direction and special effects, and trying to keep a professional cast at bay.

Feels like

  • Slapstick Comedy
  • Meta-theatrical
  • Christmas Special
  • British Humor
  • Family-Friendly
  • Farce
  • Show-Within-a-Show
  • Holiday Chaos

Cast

12 of 12

Crew

Directed by
Richard Boden
Written by
Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields
Produced by
Alex Walsh-Taylor
Music by
Grant Olding

Everyone

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Facts

December 30, 2017 · 50 min · Strong Language

Released
December 30, 2017
Runtime
50 min
Content
Strong Language
Genres
Comedy, TV Movie
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
29 countries

Tropes

Running Gag, Dead to Begin With, Instantly Proven Wrong +9

  • Running Gag
  • Dead to Begin With
  • Instantly Proven Wrong
  • Inverted Trope
  • Brick Joke
  • Behind the Black
  • The Eeyore
  • Comedic Sociopathy
  • Wacky Marriage Proposal
  • Mistaken for Cheating
  • Overly Long Gag
  • The Klutz

12 of 54 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong?"

Questions about A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong?

PlexLionsgate+Tubi TV

In the United States, A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong streams on Lionsgate+, and it is free with ads on Plex and Tubi TV. It also streams in 28 other countries.

Is A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong worth watching?

75
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75 (IMDb 7.4).

Is A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong a sequel?

  1. Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016)
  2. A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017)

Yes: it's movie 2 of 2 in its series, after Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016).

Is A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong okay for kids?

Strong language

Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Will A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong make me laugh?

Very funny

Yes, a lot: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and slapstick (9 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong?

BleakHopeful

Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for hopefulness and 6 for wholesome.

What tropes does A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong use?

Running GagDead to Begin WithInstantly Proven WrongInverted TropeBrick JokeBehind the BlackThe EeyoreComedic SociopathyWacky Marriage ProposalMistaken for CheatingOverly Long GagThe Klutzand 42 more

TV Tropes lists 54 tropes for it, including Running Gag, Dead to Begin With, and Instantly Proven Wrong.