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A Christmas Carol (2009) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 41,335 users
Metascore: 55/100
Reviews: 228 user | 228 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com 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 |
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Cast
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| Jim Carrey | ... | ||
| Steve Valentine | ... | ||
| Daryl Sabara | ... | ||
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Sage Ryan | ... | |
| Amber Gainey Meade | ... | ||
| Ryan Ochoa | ... | ||
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Bobbi Page | ... | |
| Ron Bottitta | ... | ||
| Sammi Hanratty | ... | ||
| Julian Holloway | ... |
Fat Cook /
Portly Gentleman #2 /
Business Man #3
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| Gary Oldman | ... | ||
| Colin Firth | ... | ||
| Cary Elwes | ... | ||
| Robin Wright | ... | ||
| Bob Hoskins | ... | ||
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Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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Ready for Christmas? Neither is Scrooge. But it only takes one night to change your life. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 November 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience See more »Box Office
Budget:
$200,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,917,539 (UK) (6 November 2009)Gross:
£20,371,281 (UK) (10 December 2010)Company Credits
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Ebenezer Scrooge: [upon viewing Marley in casket] Yes, quite dead. As a doornail.
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Written and Produced by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
Performed by 'Andrea Bocelli'
Courtesy of Sugar s.r.l.
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Trivia
Robert Zemeckis has stated previously that 'A Christmas Carol' is one of his favorite stories dealing with time travel. See more »Goofs
Despite the film being set in the 19th century, scenes of London show old London Bridge, which burned down in 1666. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Ebenezer Scrooge: [upon viewing Marley in casket] Yes, quite dead. As a doornail.
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Soundtracks
"God Bless Us Everyone"Written and Produced by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
Performed by 'Andrea Bocelli'
Courtesy of Sugar s.r.l.
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In the Victorian era of the United Kingdom, the stingy and cranky Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) that hates Christmas and people loses his partner Jacob Marley in a Christmas Eve. For seven years, he runs his business exploiting his employee Bob Cratchit (Gary Oldman) and spends a bitter treatment to his nephew and acquaintances. However, in the Christmas Eve, he is visited by the doomed ghost of the chained Marley that tells him that three spirits would visit him that night. The first one, the spirit of past Christmas, recalls his miserable youth; the spirit of the present Christmas shows him the poor situation of Bob's family; and the spirit of future Christmas shows his fate. Scrooge finds that life is good and God bless us everyone, changing his behavior toward Christmas, Bob, his nephew and people in general.
This dark adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens to the screen is one of those optimistic films that follows the style of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" and it is impossible not loving it. The redemption of the mean Ebenezer Scrooge in a Christmas Eve is one of the most known worldwide novels and this animation produced by Disney Company follows the style of Tim Burton and may not be the best adaptation to the cinema, but it is indeed effective and a good family entertainment. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Os Fantasmas de Scrooge" ("The Ghosts of Scrooge")