Summary
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+22)
Critics 31Audiences 53GoodWatch 42
Box office
98%of its budget back
- Budget
- $100 M
- Worldwide
- $98 M
Worldwide it made back $98 M of the $100 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for action movies, +7 min on the typical 108
typical 108115Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 53 countries, rent or buy in 34 more
+43
Released
2007
November 9, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 130
Vince VaughnFred Claus
Paul GiamattiNick (Santa) Claus
John Michael HigginsWillie
Miranda RichardsonAnnette Claus
Rachel WeiszWanda Blinkowski
Kathy BatesMother Claus
Trevor PeacockPapa Claus
LudacrisDJ Donnie
Elizabeth BanksCharlene
Jeremy SwiftBob Elf
Elizabeth BerringtonLinda Elf
Kevin SpaceyClyde Archibald Northcutt
Rio HackfordLeon
Bobb'e J. ThompsonSamuel 'Slam' Gibbons
Allan CordunerDr. Goldfarb- JHJordon HullYoung Fred - 6 Yrs Old
Liam JamesYoung Fred - 12 Yrs Old
Theo StevensonYoung Nick - 6 Yrs Old- ASAllison SparrowGirl with Plasma TV
- FZFred ZimmermanCaroler
Danny McCarthySalvation Army Santa
Keith KupfererSalvation Army Santa
Craig J. HarrisJermaine Santa- PMPeter McCabeScary Thug
Directing · 6
- David Dobkin Director, Producer
- Jonathan McGarry First Assistant Director
- Lisa Vick Script Supervisor
- Shaun O'Dell Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
- Stewart Hamilton Third Assistant Director
- Adrian Toynton Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Dan Fogelman Story, Screenplay
- Jessie Nelson Story, Producer
Production · 16
- Paul Hitchcock Executive Producer
- Joel Silver Producer
- Jina Jay Casting
- Lisa Beach Casting
- Sarah Katzman Casting
- Natalya Krimenskaya Casting
Camera · 6
- Remi Adefarasin Director of Photography
- Simon Finney "A" Camera Operator
- Dave Wightman First Assistant Camera
- Jaap Buitendijk Still Photographer
- Dean M. Simmon First Assistant Camera
- David Cozens First Assistant Camera
Editing · 6
- Mark Livolsi Editor
- Stefan Sonnenfeld Digital Intermediate Colorist
- Erik Rogers Digital Intermediate Producer
- Rob Pizzey Digital Intermediate Colorist
- Erin McGookin Digital Intermediate Producer
- Todd Zongker First Assistant Editor
Sound · 25
- Christophe Beck Original Music Composer
- Tim Chau Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Lisa J. Levine ADR Editor
- Eric Thompson ADR Mixer
- John T. Reitz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Thomas J. O'Connell ADR Mixer
Art · 13
- Allan Cameron Production Design
- Richard Roberts Set Decoration
- Giles Masters Supervising Art Director
- Mike Stallion Art Direction
- Marc Homes Assistant Art Director
- Gary Baugh Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Anna B. Sheppard Costume Design
- Lisa Westcott Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Julie Dartnell Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Morag Ross Makeup Artist
- Duncan Jarman Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Jane Clive Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 6
- Alex Bicknell Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ben Shepherd Visual Effects, Visual Effects Designer
- Neil Corbould Special Effects Supervisor
- Richard Baker Compositing Artist
- Arthur Windus Visual Effects Producer
- Jason Ivimey Animation
Lighting · 2
- Liam McGill Rigging Gaffer
- Jimmy Wilson Gaffer
Other crew · 19
- Dion Lam Stunt Coordinator
- Greg Powell Stunt Coordinator
- George Cottle Stunts
- Joe Bucaro III Stunt Double, Stunts
- Marc Mailley Stunts
- Lynne Page Choreographer
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