Summary
Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 63Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer70%
Metascore55
Audience score80%
IMDb6.6
User score6.2
Letterboxd · 119 K ratings2.9/5
Running time
2 h 7 min
Longer than most comedies, +27 min on the typical 100
typical 100127Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 60 more
+16Released
2022
November 10, 2022
4 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, 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
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 41 more93 people
- Will FerrellPresent
- Ryan ReynoldsClint Briggs
- Octavia SpencerKimberly
- Patrick PageMarley
- Sunita ManiPast
- Loren G. WoodsYet-To-Come
- Tracy MorganYet-To-Come (voice)
- Joe TippettOwen
Marlow BarkleyWren / Young Carrie
Aimee CarreroNora
Andrea AndersCarrie
Jen TullockWendy
Adam GrupperMr. Bryan
Rose ByrneMs. Blansky- MCMatt CardenesNeighbor Dad
- ABAva Bernstine-MitchellNeighbor Mom / Costume Ghost #1
- CACharlene AndersNeighbor Girl
Naheem GarciaHarlan- JRJayme Rae DaileySecurity Ghost
Nico TirozziEight-Year-Old Clint- CAChloe ArnoldSenator
Ian Dolley1800s London Boy- AWAlison Weller1800s Street Vendor
Candi MarieZoe
Directing · 1
- Sean Anders Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 2
- John Morris Writer, Producer
- Charles Dickens Original Concept
Production · 10
- Justin Paul Executive Producer, Songs
- Benj Pasek Executive Producer, Songs
- Diana Pokorny Executive Producer
- Will Ferrell Producer
- Jessica Elbaum Producer
- George Dewey Producer
Camera · 1
- Kramer Morgenthau Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Brad Wilhite Editor
- Myron Kerstein Additional Editor
Sound · 5
- Dominic Lewis Original Music Composer
- Linda Cohen Music Supervisor
- Liz Caplan Vocal Coach
- Justin Goldner Musician
- Eric Vetro Vocal Coach
Art · 4
- Clayton Hartley Production Design
- Lori Mazuer Set Decoration
- Heiko von Drengenberg Storyboard Artist
- Masha Kurenkov Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Erin Benach Costume Designer
- Shannon Bakeman Hair Designer
- Becky Bodurtha Assistant Costume Designer
- Kim Ayers Key Makeup Artist
- Karen Asano-Myers Key Hair Stylist
- Melinda Abreu Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Sam Evenson Digital Compositor
- Josephine Allegretti Visual Effects
Other crew · 4
- Liv Ullmann Thanks
- Shawnna Thibodeau Stunts
- Chloe Arnold Choreographer
- Ian Eisendrath Executive Music Producer
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