As Complete of a list as I can make of ALL adaptations of a Christmas Carol
by tazalynsilvercat | created - 19 Sep 2019 | updated - 20 Dec 2021 | PublicFilm and Movie adaptations of Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol
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1. The Family Man (2000)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven
Votes: 119,366 | Gross: $75.79M
2. A Christmas Carol (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine
Votes: 129,508 | Gross: $137.86M
3. A Christmas Carol (1951)
TV-PG | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns
Votes: 25,725
4. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 70,636 | Gross: $27.28M
5. A Christmas Carol (1984 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward
Votes: 18,337
6. Scrooge (1970)
G | 113 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More
Votes: 12,585 | Gross: $3.70M
7. A Christmas Carol (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Ian McNeice
Votes: 10,922
8. Christmas Cupid (2010 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A supernatural comedy in which a ruthless PR executive is forced to reconsider her life choices when her number one client suffers an untimely death during the Christmas season.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Christina Milian, Kenny Alfonso, Cynthia Evans, Burgess Jenkins
Votes: 4,093
9. A Christmas Carol (1938)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn
Votes: 8,749
10. Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988 TV Movie)
43 min | Comedy, History
After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.
Director: Richard Boden | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry
Votes: 13,959
11. A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jesse L. Martin, Jane Krakowski, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Votes: 2,237
12. Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
PG | 77 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Simon Callow, Kate Winslet, Nicolas Cage, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 2,174
13. A Christmas Carol (1997 Video)
PG | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Misanthropic miser Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley's ghost is followed by three more spirits from Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Each has a lesson Scrooge must learn.
Director: Stan Phillips | Stars: Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael York, Edward Asner
Votes: 928
14. A Carol Christmas (2003 TV Movie)
TV-G | 92 min | Family, Comedy, Fantasy
An ego-maniacal TV talk show host is determined to destroy the festive fun in the studio.
Director: Matthew Irmas | Stars: Tori Spelling, Dinah Manoff, William Shatner, Gary Coleman
Votes: 1,302
15. A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007 Video)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
To make sure that his beloved neighbour, Mr Wilson, has the perfect Christmas, the neighbourhood's lively six-year-old boy, Dennis Mitchell, makes a long list of things one needs to make it work. However, is Mr Wilson willing to change?
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Maxwell Perry Cotton, Robert Wagner, Louise Fletcher, Isaac Durnford
Votes: 2,234
16. Ebbie (1995 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
In this updated retelling of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," ruthless businesswoman and shop owner Elizabeth "Ebbie" Scrooge is taught the true meaning of Christmas by three Spirits who visit her.
Director: George Kaczender | Stars: Susan Lucci, Wendy Crewson, Ron Lea, Molly Parker
Votes: 759
17. A Christmas Carol (1971 TV Short)
28 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Williams | Stars: Alastair Sim, Michael Redgrave, Melvyn Hayes, Michael Hordern
Votes: 1,924
18. A Christmas Carol (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas, but then gets a visit from his companion Jacob Marley, who has been dead for seven years. He urges Scrooge to change his life.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Michael Hordern, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Lee, Patricia Quinn
Votes: 604
19. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962 TV Movie)
Approved | 53 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano
Votes: 3,262
20. Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006 Video)
TV-G | 46 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Greedy duck hates Christmas but loves money. Throughout the night, he gets visited by three ghosts.
Director: Charles Visser | Stars: Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, Billy West, June Foray
Votes: 1,440
21. Scrooge & Marley (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Family, Music
Scrooge & Marley is a modern variation on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Recounted from a gay sensibility with heart, comedy & music, the magic of Dickens' timeless tale of a man's redemption comes alive from a fresh perspective.
Directors: Richard Knight Jr., Peter Neville | Stars: David Pevsner, Tim Kazurinsky, Rusty Schwimmer, Bruce Vilanch
Votes: 192
22. Ms. Scrooge (1997 TV Movie)
G | 87 min | Drama, Fantasy
A retelling of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
Director: John Korty | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Katherine Helmond, Michael Beach, John Bourgeois
Votes: 458
23. Ebenezer (1998 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Western
A Wild West retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol," with Scrooge as a land baron, gunfighter, and card cheat who is visited by three spirits who attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Ken Jubenvill | Stars: Jack Palance, Ricky Schroder, Amy Locane, Albert Schultz
Votes: 293
24. Detached (2009)
Not Rated | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Detached is a contemporary Scrooge tale set in the Hollywood Hills that follows Chadh Campbell, an unscrupulous mortgage broker, as he receives a stream of anonymous holiday greetings ... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Bessounian, Tianna Majumdar-Langham | Stars: Sascha Rosemann, Kris Lezetc, Mieke Buchan, Ryan McGee
Votes: 43
25. Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000 TV Special)
52 min | Comedy
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Victoria Wood, Caroline Aherne, Susie Blake, James Bolam
Votes: 252
26. Christmas Carol (1978 TV Movie)
55 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In this one-man show starring Rich Little, Ebeneezer Scrooge (played by Rich as W.C. Fields) hates Christmas, and it's up to the Ghosts of Christmas Past (played by Rich as Humphrey Bogart)... See full summary »
Director: Trevor Evans | Star: Rich Little
Votes: 413
27. A Christmas Carol (2012)
82 min | Drama, Fantasy
On the anniversary of Jacob Marley's death, his business partner Ebenezer Scrooge finds unwelcome company in the form of three spirits from Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. If he ... See full summary »
Director: Jason Figgis | Stars: Karl Argue, Lara Belmont, David Browne, Kathryn Browne
Votes: 214
28. Christmas Snow (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Family
A shop owner who is being evicted at Christmas rescues her Scrooge-like landlord from an accident.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Katherine Helmond, Sid Caesar, Melissa Joan Hart, Kimble Joyner
Votes: 413
29. Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost (1901)
6 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
It's Christmas Eve. The miser Scrooge and his assistant Bob Cratchit finish their work in the office and go home. When Scrooge is going to open his front door, he sees the face of Marley's ... See full summary »
Director: Walter R. Booth | Star: Daniel Smith
Votes: 595
30. The Muppet Christmas Carol: Frogs, Pigs and Humbug - Unwrapping a New Holiday Classic (2002 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Director Brian Henson takes a retrospective look at the making of The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Stars: Brian Henson, Steve Whitmire, Michael Caine, Jerry Juhl
Votes: 79
31. Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979 TV Short)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When nasty Ebenezer Scrooge (Yosemite Sam) fires Bob Crachit (Porky Pig) on Christmas Eve, Bugs Bunny sets out to change the miser's mind that night.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 429
32. A Mr Shelton Christmas Special (2016)
7 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
John is a Blogger and Vlogger for Youtube, His short films are made for entertainment, but this year, he has been very bad. Will he learn his lesson? Will he find his Christmas spirit or ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Shelton | Stars: John H. Shelton, Sarah Musson, Anita Dashwood, Ward Parker-Wingate
Votes: 93
33. The Energy Carol (1975)
11 min | Short, Animation, Family
An unconventional version of The Christmas Carol. In this one, Ebenezer Stooge runs a power company, and he's actually nice to his employee, Bob Scratchet. But he's also incredibly wasteful... See full summary »
Director: Les Drew | Stars: Grant Munro, George Geertsen, Gerald Budner, Don Arioli
Votes: 45
34. A Very Daddy Issues Christmas (2011)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Christmas day gets off to a bad start for Richie and Junior when they visit their scrooge of a father.
Directors: Luke Asprey, Matt Dibbayawan | Stars: Donny Muntz, Gary Young, Colin Huxley, Taylor Beadle-Williams
35. Misandry: A Valentine's Day Story (2013)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
"Misandry: A Valentine's Day Story" is a comedy. The Valentine's Day Scrooge is visited by three "friends" who try to convince her to give love a chance.
Director: Daren Taylor | Stars: Christina Marie Leonard, Anna Akana, Rachel Emerson, Lacey Hannan
36.
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978)
Episode:
A Bionic Christmas Carol
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After an accident at a NASA contractor, Steve uses his bionic abilities to convince the gruff, penny-pinching head of the company to change his callous ways.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Sheldon Allman
Votes: 125
37.
Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959– )
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1959)
25 min | Drama
Basil Rathbone stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in a short television Christmas Carol performance. Spare, but elementally complete, its host, Fredric March, provides connecting narratives between the scenes.
Directors: Ross MacKenzie, Neil McGuire | Stars: Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, Alexander Gauge, Michael McCarthy
Votes: 72
38.
Shower of Stars (1954–1958)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1954)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A mean and miserly proprietor of a counting house in 1840's London is taken by ghosts to Christmas scenes of his youth, contemporary ones involving his family and employee, and lastly, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: William Lundigan, Mary Costa, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone
Votes: 166
39.
Mr. Belvedere (1985–1990)
Episode:
A Happy Guy's Christmas
(1989)
TV-G | Comedy, Family
Tis the season not to be jolly - Mr. Belvedere is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a local community production of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol.'
Director: Don Corvan | Stars: Christopher Hewett, Ilene Graff, Rob Stone, Tracy Wells
Votes: 53
40.
Family Ties (1982–1989)
Episode:
A Keaton Christmas Carol
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
With Christmas just around the corner. Alex finds himself lacking holiday spirit as the rest of the Keaton clan prepares for the celebration. On Christmas Eve Alex is visited in a dream by ... See full summary »
Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman
Votes: 187
41.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam and Al scare the Dickens out of a rich Scrooge character who wants to tear down a mission and build a high rise.
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Charles Rocket, Melinda McGraw
Votes: 511
42.
Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode:
Another Song for Christmas
(1984)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy
Jonathan and Mark become involved in their own version of Dickens' classic "Christmas Carol" ... only their "Scrooge" is a heartless used car salesman.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Jeff Doucette, Bill Quinn
Votes: 190
43.
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982)
Episode:
Bah, Humbug
(1980)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Mr Carlson eats one of Johnny's special brownies and falls asleep at the station. He has a Christmas Carol dream about being a Scrooge for not giving the radio staff a Christmas bonus.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders
Votes: 145
44.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Christmas Story
(1960)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Crotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 773
45.
Cimarron City (1958–1960)
Episode:
Cimarron Holiday
(1958)
Approved | 60 min | Western
Cimarron City's businessmen hopes of organizing the big Founders' Day celebration without their wives' knowledge are soon dashed. The women determine that a little culture is need for the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Bartlett | Stars: George Montgomery, Audrey Totter, John Smith, Tim Hovey
Votes: 18
46.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas
(2017)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Paying tribute to A Christmas Carol, Peter is visited by the ghost of Patrick Swayze, who takes him on a journey around Quahog.
Directors: Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum, Jerry Langford | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,201
47.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Ebenezer Morloch
(1985)
TV-14 | Drama, Music, Musical
With Mr. Morloch's strict enforcement of school board regulations, he is seen as a "Scrooge." On Christmas eve, while working on the school's budget, Mr. Morloch falls asleep in his office ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Sgarro | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Loretta Chandler, Cynthia Gibb
Votes: 16
48.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
Ebenezer Sanford
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Tightfisted Fred gets a ghostly wake-up call in this spoof of "A Christmas Carol."
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Lynn Hamilton, LaWanda Page
Votes: 153
49.
A Different World (1987–1993)
Episode:
For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls
(1989)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
It is Christmas time at Hillman and Whitley is acting as bitter as the Grinch. One night Whitley is visited by the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future and told to change her ways, or else.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Jasmine Guy, Dawnn Lewis, Kadeem Hardison, Lou Myers
Votes: 39
50.
Who's the Boss? (1984–1992)
Episode:
Inherit the Wine
(1990)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Tony is delighted to take Billy and the Bowers along to his family's Sicilian home when summoned for the reading of an uncle's will. Tony is pleasantly surprised to learn he inherited a ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro
Votes: 73
51.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode:
Jangle Bells
(1960)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Maynard throws a Christmas party for his friends, but status seeker Zelda persuades Dobie it would be better to attend Chatsworth's posh party. Troubled, Dobie is haunted by ghosts in this spoof of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver
Votes: 33
52.
Kenny vs. Spenny (2002–2010)
Episode:
Kenny vs. Spenny Christmas Special
(2010)
TV-MA | Comedy, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Directors: Sebastian Cluer, Ian MacDonald, Kenny Hotz | Stars: Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice, Lori Alter, Ann Holloway
Votes: 127
53.
Alice (1976–1985)
Episode:
Mel's Christmas Carol
(1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
On Christmas Eve Mel is haunted by a former partner after he fires the waitresses.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Linda Lavin, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland, Philip McKeon
Votes: 73
54.
Martin (1992–1997)
Episode:
Scrooge
(1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Miserly Martin is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. Jackie Chan makes a special appearance as himself.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Thomas Mikal Ford, Tichina Arnold, Carl Anthony Payne II
Votes: 54
55.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
Scrooge Gets an Oscar
(1970)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
After Oscar refuses to be Scrooge in a children's play, his poker buddies come to him in a dream giving him the Christmas Carol treatment.
Director: George Tyne | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Larry Gelman, Ryan MacDonald
Votes: 169
56.
The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode:
Xmas Marks the Spot
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The fate of Christmas depends on the Ghostbusters filling in for the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future while Egon attempts to retrieve the real ghosts from the containment unit.
Director: Richard Raynis | Stars: Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Lorenzo Music, Laura Summer
Votes: 180
57. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
While attending his brother's wedding, a serial womanizer is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone, Michael Douglas
Votes: 94,610 | Gross: $55.25M
58. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,355 | Gross: $21.00M
59. Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 Video)
G | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Sequel to Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Directors: Theresa Cullen, Carole Holliday, Peggy Holmes, Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings
Votes: 5,940
60.
DuckTales (2017–2021)
Episode:
Last Christmas!
(2018)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Scrooge avoids the pressures of the holidays by traveling back in time with a trio of fun-loving ghosts to crash history's greatest Christmas parties; time-lost Dewey teams up with young Donald Duck to find his mother on Christmas.
Director: Jason Zurek | Stars: David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz, Bobby Moynihan
Votes: 785
61.
American Dad! (2005– )
Episode:
The Best Christmas Story Never Told
(2006)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Stan goes to the past to keep Jane Fonda from ruining Christmas, but he winds up creating an alternate future where the United States has been taken over by the Soviet Union.
Directors: Albert Calleros, Ron Hughart, Anthony Lioi | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane
Votes: 919
62. It's Christmas, Carol! (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve in Chicago, heartless publishing-exec tyrant Carol is haunted by her dead ex-boss--who is the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Emmanuelle Vaugier, Carrie Fisher, Olivia Cheng, Tygh Runyan
Votes: 1,069
63. The Christmas Carol (1949 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy
Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and three Christmas Ghosts that change his perception of life. Narrated by Vincent Price.
Director: Arthur Pierson | Stars: Vincent Price, Taylor Holmes, Patrick Whyte, Robert Clarke
Votes: 441
64.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
A Christmas They Never Forgot
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Snowbound on the Ingalls homestead on Christmas eve, Caroline, Laura and Hester Sue share memories of Christmases past.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 345
65. A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994 TV Movie)
G | 69 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Fred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaptation of the story, but is acting a bit stingy in real-life.
Director: Joanna Romersa | Stars: Henry Corden, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, B.J. Ward
Votes: 1,631
66.
The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2015)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(2012)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Lola decides to stage her own version of A Christmas Carol to renew the town's holiday spirit. Plus, the cast sings about why Christmas is such a wonderful holiday.
Directors: Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone, Swinton O. Scott III | Stars: Jeff Bergman, Fred Armisen, Bob Bergen, Barry Corbin
Votes: 160
67.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
A Vision of Sugar Plums
(1964)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When an orphan visits the Stevens' for Christmas who doesn't believe in Santa Claus, Samantha takes him to the North Pole to visit the man himself.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Alice Pearce
Votes: 487
68.
I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode:
The I Love Lucy Christmas Show
(1956)
TV-Y | 26 min | Comedy, Family
On Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes.
Directors: James V. Kern, William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 558
69. Dickensian (2015–2016)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Drama set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens critically acclaimed novels, bringing together some of his most iconic characters as their lives intertwine in 19th century London.
Stars: Tuppence Middleton, Sophie Rundle, Alexandra Moen, Joseph Quinn
Votes: 4,049
70. Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008 Video)
TV-Y | 76 min | Animation, Family
Barbie stars in her first holiday movie in this heart-warming adaptation of the classic Dickens story filled with cherished Christmas carols, fabulous fashions and lots of laughs!
Director: William Lau | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Morwenna Banks, Melissa Lyons, Prudence Edwards
Votes: 3,319
71. Carol for Another Christmas (1964 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy
Daniel Grudge, a wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who lead him to reconsider his attitude toward his fellow man.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Percy Rodrigues, Sterling Hayden, Ben Gazzara, Barbara Ann Teer
Votes: 1,453
72. Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (1977 TV Special)
60 min | Family, Music
Bing Crosby and his family spend Christmas at the estate of distant relative in England.
Director: Dwight Hemion | Stars: Bing Crosby, Stanley Baxter, David Bowie, Harry Crosby
Votes: 107
73. A Christmas Carol (1943 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An early experimental television broadcast of Dickens's famous novel.
Director: George Lowther | Stars: Lon Clark, Roger De Koven, Noah Julian, Consuela Lembke
Votes: 51
74. Scrooge (1935)
PG | 78 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean old miser who wants nothing to do with Christmas. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come visit Scrooge on Christmas Eve, taking him on a journey into the very spirit and magic of Christmas itself.
Director: Henry Edwards | Stars: Seymour Hicks, Donald Calthrop, Robert Cochran, Mary Glynne
Votes: 2,643
75. Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001 Video)
TV-G | 65 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Mickey and all his friends hold their own Christmas party at the House of Mouse, after being snowed in.
Directors: Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway, Burny Mattinson, Rick Calabash | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett
Votes: 3,823
76. Marley (2017)
90 min | Drama, Fantasy
Jacob Marley , a despised man by most , cheated and lied to gain fortune. He stepped on most people on his way to prosperity. Six people had the means and the motive to kill Jacob Marley. ... See full summary »
Directors: Greg Pursino, Violetta Anna Licari | Stars: Vesta Millard, Frank Moran, Keith McMahon, Anngeannette Pinkston
Votes: 28
77. A Christmas Carol: The Concert (2013 TV Special)
86 min | Music, Musical
A brand new dramatic concert version of the Dickens novella, "A Christmas Carol" with full symphonic orchestra, chorus , rhythm section and 5 actor/singers.
Directors: Matt Hoffman, David Kersnar | Stars: E. Faye Butler, Scott Coulter, Arya Daire, Michael Aaron Lindner
Votes: 41
78. Christmas Visitations (2015)
Short, Drama
Director: Gareth Fient | Stars: Paul Howard, Jacob Greener-Tofts, Karen Brace, Barbara D'Alterio
Votes: 6
79.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Unquiet Dead
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor has great expectations for his latest adventure when he and Rose join forces with Charles Dickens to investigate a mysterious plague of zombies.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Alan David, Huw Rhys
Votes: 8,574
80.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Too Many Christmas Trees
(1965)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Steed has been having bad dreams involving Christmas trees and a man dressed as Santa Claus. At a party given by publisher and Dickens fan Brandon Storey, two telepathic spies attempt to ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Mervyn Johns, Edwin Richfield
Votes: 451
81. A Christmas Carol (1923)
25 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, as well as the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, in order to help... See full summary »
Director: Edwin Greenwood | Stars: Russell Thorndike, Nina Vanna, Forbes Dawson, Jack Denton
Votes: 113
82. Old Scrooge (1913)
40 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, who tries to help him change his selfish ways and redeem his soul by showing ... See full summary »
Director: Leedham Bantock | Stars: Seymour Hicks, William Lugg, Leedham Bantock, J.C. Buckstone
Votes: 168
83. Scrooge (1922)
18 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge ... See full summary »
Director: George Wynn | Star: H.V. Esmond
Votes: 101
84. Screw Scrooge (2011)
22 min | Short, Comedy
Short film comedy version of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol". Follow Scrooge as he goes on his adventure to find out what kind of man he really is... with a few twists and turns along the way.
Director: Adam Carbone | Stars: Manuel D. Baez Jr., Ray Boutin, David Carbone Jr., David Carbone Sr.
Votes: 19
85. A Christmas Carol (IV) (2018)
51 min | Animation
Ebenezer Scrooge gets a visit from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, who work in order to change him from his greedy ways.
Director: Seth Hamm | Stars: Seth Hamm, Jimmie Hamm, Felicia Hamm, Jennifer Harrell
Votes: 22
86. A Frozen Christmas Carol (2018 Video)
213 min | Animation, Fantasy
Hop on Santa's sleigh for a ride of a lifetime. Santa and his trusty sidekick, Lear the reindeer, tell the magical classic tale of A Christmas Carol. Join all your Christmas favorite characters.
Director: Evan Tramel | Star: Kj Schrock
Votes: 21
87. A Christmas Carol (I) (2018)
81 min | Drama
Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly man, is visited by 3 ghosts on Christmas Eve who reveal his past mistakes, present selfishness and grim future if he doesn't change. He transforms into a caring man.
Director: Tom Cairns | Star: Simon Callow
Votes: 165
88. A Christmas Carol (II) (2017)
57 min | Fantasy
Playing over 20 characters, Martin Prest brings Charles Dickens's timeless story of redemption to life.
Director: Jack Spring | Star: Martin Prest
Votes: 37
89. A Christmas Carol (2019)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy
In Steven Knight's gothic adaptation of Charles Dickens' iconic ghost story, Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a dark night of the soul - past, present and future.
Stars: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn
Votes: 12,549
90. A Christmas Carol (2020)
94 min | Animation, Drama
A radical animated retelling of the holiday classic that starts with a Victorian performance of the Charles Dickens tale before diving into the imagination of one of the children in the audience, taking the story to a darker fantasy realm.
Director: Jacqui Morris | Stars: Thea Achillea, Ruby McMillan-Wilson, Oliver John Lock, Richard Cotton
Votes: 414
91. The Guns of Christmas Past
Action | Pre-production
A retired hitman returns to Chicago on Christmas Eve to avenge the death of his friend. During his mission, he must fight his way past three adversaries from his past, present, and future. In the process, he finds out who he really is.
Director: Xavier Gens | Star: Liev Schreiber
92. A Christmas Carol (II)
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Announced
An old and evil businessman who doesn't believe in Christmas is haunted by three ghosts that shows him the joy of Christmas.
Director: Bennett Miller
93. John Grin's Christmas (1986 TV Movie)
50 min | Family
A present-day adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
Director: Robert Guillaume | Stars: Robert Guillaume, Ted Lange, Roscoe Lee Browne, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 38
94. Christmas Carol (1984 TV Movie)
Drama, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Boutron | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Pierre Clémenti, Georges Wilson, Lisette Malidor
Votes: 118
95. An American Christmas Carol (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy
In an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Henry Winkler, David Wayne, Chris Wiggins, R.H. Thomson
Votes: 1,701
96. The Stingiest Man in Town (1978 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 60 min | Animation, Drama, Family
This version of the story is told from the perspective of B.A.H. Humbug. After Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to assist the poor or have Christmas Dinner with his nephew, he is visited by the ... See full summary »
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Walter Matthau, Tom Bosley, Theodore Bikel, Robert Morse
Votes: 553
97. The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
At Christmas, Grouchy Smurf behaves badly to everyone and it takes the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future to teach him to appreciate Christmas.
Director: Troy Quane | Stars: Fred Armisen, Hank Azaria, Gary Basaraba, George Lopez
Votes: 1,638
98. A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000 TV Movie)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Fantasy
In this remake of Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol", a cold-hearted superstar singer gets a reality check when she meets three Christmas spirits who would change her miserly ways for the better.
Director: Richard Schenkman | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas, John Taylor, Brian McNamara
Votes: 1,378
99. An American Carol (2008)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An anti-American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Kevin P. Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Leslie Nielsen, Trace Adkins
Votes: 10,106 | Gross: $7.00M
100. An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998 Video)
G | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Three canines itch and scratch their way through everything and anything in an effort to save Christmas from an evil spirit (Carface) who wants to use dogs from all over the world to ruin Christmas.
Directors: Paul Sabella, Gary Selvaggio | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Dom DeLuise, Sheena Easton, Taylor Emerson
Votes: 1,586
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