Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

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

Directed by Sarah Smith

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation

201197 min6.8 / 10

A heartwarming family adventure that celebrates kindness, redemption, and the bonds between fathers and sons through a high-tech Christmas delivery mission.

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.

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  • Does Arthur Christmas end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Arthur Christmas easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is Arthur Christmas scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Arthur Christmas sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Arthur Christmas violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise41

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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