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Arthur Christmas

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6.8/10 • 1.5K

2011-11-101h 37m

DramaAnimationFamilyComedy

Ever wonder how 2 Billion presents get delivered all in 1 night?

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.

Directors
Sarah Smith
Editors
James Cooper

Top Billed Cast

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  1. James McAvoy

    James McAvoy

    Arthur (voice)

  2. Hugh Laurie

    Hugh Laurie

    Steve (voice)

  3. Bill Nighy

    Bill Nighy

    Grandsanta (voice)

  4. Jim Broadbent

    Jim Broadbent

    Santa (voice)

  5. Imelda Staunton

    Imelda Staunton

    Mrs Santa (voice)

  6. Ashley Jensen

    Ashley Jensen

    Bryony (voice)

  7. Marc Wootton

    Marc Wootton

    Peter (voice)

  8. Laura Linney

    Laura Linney

    North Pole Computer (voice)

  9. Eva Longoria

    Eva Longoria

    Chief De Silva (voice)

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r96sk

Dec 18, 2020

7/10

A good watch. I had a fine time watching 'Arthur Christmas'. The plot is a little light, with a fairly simple event taking a relative while to resolve itself, but it's still a pleasant festive animated film - with neat animation. There are a number of familiar names on the voice cast, too many to name in actual fact. My personal standout is Hugh Laurie as Steven, though James McAvoy, Bill Nighy and Jim Broadbent are all enjoyable too.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10,000,000.00
Revenue
$151,300,000.00
Keywords
sleighelvesholidayassistantsanta clauswishreindeerfamilynorth polehigh techclumsinessduringcreditsstingerletter to santa clauswoman directorchristmasfather son relationshipbrother brother relationship