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68% Critic Match
Arthur Christmas
“Ever wonder how 2 Billion presents get delivered all in 1 night?”
6.8 / 10• 2011• 1h 37m•PG• English
DramaAnimationFamilyComedy
Storyline
For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
Cast & Crew
James McAvoy
Arthur (voice)
Lead
Hugh Laurie
Steve (voice)
Bill Nighy
Grandsanta (voice)
Jim Broadbent
Santa (voice)
Imelda Staunton
Mrs Santa (voice)
Ashley Jensen
Bryony (voice)
Marc Wootton
Peter (voice)
Laura Linney
North Pole Computer (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sarah Smith's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Arthur Christmas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
