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57% Critic Match
The Christmas Star
“Two kids made a believer out of him.”
5.7 / 10• 1986• 1h 34m•NR• English
DramaFamilyTV Movie
Storyline
A counterfeiter finds the true meaning of the holidays.
Cast & Crew
Ed Asner
Horace McNickle
Lead
René Auberjonois
Sumner
Jim Metzler
Stuart Jameson
Susan Tyrrell
Sara
Alan North
Captain Whittaker
Fred Gwynne
Waters
Frank C. Turner
Sad Sack Santa
KL
Karen Landry
Clara Jameson
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Shapiro's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Christmas Star is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
