Name: FX's A Christmas Carol
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2019-12-19
Duration: 2 h 53 min
Cast: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn, Vinette Robinson

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A Holiday classic reimagined.

London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future.

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Dark Adaptation
Victorian London
Ghost Story
Social Critique
Moral Redemption
Gothic Horror
Christmas Classic
Bleak Atmosphere
Psychological Drama

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Directed by: Nick Murphy
Written by: Steven Knight, Charles Dickens
Produced by: Julian Stevens
Music by: Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O'Halloran

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Facts

December 19, 2019 · 2 h 53 min · R

Released: December 19, 2019
Runtime: 2 h 53 min
Age rating: R
Content: Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Original language: English
Made in: United Kingdom, United States
Keywords: based on novel or book

Tropes

A Flintstones Christmas Carol, Adaptation Name Change, A Christmas Carol +9

A Flintstones Christmas Carol
Adaptation Name Change
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
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Show Within a Show
Disneyfication

12 of 87 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Is FX's A Christmas Carol worth watching?

72

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7.3).

Will FX's A Christmas Carol scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.

What tropes does FX's A Christmas Carol use?

A Flintstones Christmas CarolAdaptation Name ChangeA Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolShow Within a ShowDisneyficationand 75 more

TV Tropes lists 87 tropes for it, including A Flintstones Christmas Carol, Adaptation Name Change, and A Christmas Carol.