It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Every year he rises from the pumpkin patch...

Directed by Bill Melendez

Produced by United Feature Syndicate, Bill Melendez Productions

196625 min7.5 / 10

A gentle, whimsical Halloween special celebrating childhood wonder, friendship, and the bittersweet magic of believing in something unseen.

Join the Peanuts gang for a timeless adventure as Charlie Brown preps for a party, Snoopy sets his sights on the Red Baron, and Linus patiently awaits a pumpkin patch miracle.

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  • Is It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity55

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Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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