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A Christmas Carol (2009)

PG | | Animation, Drama, Family | 6 November 2009 (USA)
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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.

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Storyline

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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scrooge | christmas | ghost | christmas eve | charles dickens | See All (76) »

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Christmas comes but once a year, but for one man, that's once too often. See more »

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Animation | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for scary sequences and images | See all certifications »

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6 November 2009 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience  »

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,917,539 (UK) (6 November 2009)

Gross:

$137,850,096 (USA) (29 January 2010)
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Trivia

Jim Carrey's first project with Walt Disney Pictures. See more »

Goofs

In the scene where the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the two children, the boy says "Naff off!" to Scrooge. The expression was not coined until the 1960s and did not enter general use until the following decade when it was used as a substitute for swearing in the popular, early evening BBC comedy, Porridge. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Ebenezer Scrooge: [upon viewing Marley in casket] Yes, quite dead. As a doornail.
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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Men Who Stare at Goats/A Christmas Carol/Precious (2009) See more »

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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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How faithful is the film to Charles Dickens' original story?
Q: How does the movie end?
Q: How much sex, violence, profanity and horror are in this movie?
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not quite a Disney story
3 November 2009 | by (Romania) – See all my reviews

Jim Carrey is full of surprises and the entire movie is a theatrical outburst of his talent, under the brilliant direction of Robert Zemeckis. Brilliant because it manages to make take the Dickens story and walk us through all its dimensions, without fear of sadness and, in the same time, he has the cold blood to use the magic wand for a happy end. I wasn't a big 3D fan until this movie, maybe because I didn't see any possibility to enrich the classical format, perfect as it became with the years... 'A Christmas Carol' gains a lot from 3D being a sensorial experience enhanced by IMAX technology.

All in all, it's not a story for kids, because it's rather disturbing and contemplative. Gary Oldman's pointing finger will stay with you for a while... It's an enchanting story and I encourage you to go and see it.
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