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Arthur Christmas (2011) 7.0
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7.0/10 from 17,756 users
Metascore: 69/100
Reviews: 57 user | 173 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission. |
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Cast
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| James McAvoy | ... |
Arthur
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| Hugh Laurie | ... |
Steve
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| Bill Nighy | ... |
Grandsanta
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| Jim Broadbent | ... |
Santa
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| Imelda Staunton | ... |
Mrs. Santa
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| Ashley Jensen | ... |
Bryony
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| Marc Wootton | ... |
Peter
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| Laura Linney | ... |
North Pole Computer /
S-1 Computer
(voice)
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| Eva Longoria | ... |
Chief De Silva
(voice)
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| Ramona Marquez | ... |
Gwen
(voice)
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| Michael Palin | ... |
Ernie Clicker
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| Sanjeev Bhaskar | ... |
Lead Elf
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| Robbie Coltrane | ... |
Lead Elf
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| Joan Cusack | ... |
Lead Elf
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| Rhys Darby | ... |
Lead Elf
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Arthur Christmas reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: 'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of the film is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. Written by Sony Pictures Animation
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 November 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Arthur Christmas in 3D See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$12,068,931 (USA) (18 November 2011)Gross:
$46,440,491 (USA) (6 January 2012)Company Credits
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ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Steve: Arthur! Christmas is not a time for emotion!
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Written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Larry Spier Music LLC o/b/o Haven Gillespie Music Publishing
Produced by Christopher Stewart (as C. "Tricky" Stewart) and Aaron Pearce
Vocals produced by Kuk Harrell
Background vocals by Kuk Harrell and Bryan Jackson
Performed by Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber appears courtesy of RBMG/Island/Def Jam Music Group
Contains portions of "ABC"
Written by Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy, Jr.)
Published by Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Contains portions of "I Want You Back"
Written by Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy, Jr.)
Published by Jobete Music Co., Inc.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Script writer Peter Baynham, born in Cardiff, Wales, included a reference to an obscure bit of Welsh history in his script, with Mimosa Avenue in Trelew. In 1865, about 150 Welsh emigrants sailed on the ship Mimosa to Patagonia, Argentina. They founded a town called Trelew, where there is now a street called Mimosa, after the ship. Baynham postulated an avenue by that name in Trelew, Cornwall, to complete the confusion between the two locations. (The movie's placement of Trelew in Mexico, instead of Argentina, is apparently an error.) See more »Goofs
Grandsanta says that he is 136 years old. But if he were 136 years old, he would not have been able to be Santa for 70 Christmases and then see his son, the current Santa, complete 70 Christmases as Santa. However, as mentioned in the story, Santas traditionally take their sons with them as young boys. So it would definitely be possible for Grandsanta and Santa to have both made 70 trips since some of those missions would have included both father and son. See more »Quotes
Arthur: There is a Child without a present!Steve: Arthur! Christmas is not a time for emotion!
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Crazy Credits
After the end of the credits, there is a seven second scene, all in black silhouette on a blue background. One of the elf-lowering-cables descends, pauses, then lifts up an elf, who proceeds to throw snowballs at the screen until it's all black. See more »Soundtracks
"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"Written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Larry Spier Music LLC o/b/o Haven Gillespie Music Publishing
Produced by Christopher Stewart (as C. "Tricky" Stewart) and Aaron Pearce
Vocals produced by Kuk Harrell
Background vocals by Kuk Harrell and Bryan Jackson
Performed by Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber appears courtesy of RBMG/Island/Def Jam Music Group
Contains portions of "ABC"
Written by Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy, Jr.)
Published by Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Contains portions of "I Want You Back"
Written by Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy, Jr.)
Published by Jobete Music Co., Inc.
See more »
I want to give this a 7, but its originality boosts it to an 8.
The story is predictable, but fun, but the tri-planar nature (Father-Father-Son) of the piece with off shoots of wife, mother, brother and friend, mean this is truly a film about a family Christmas.
Nothing unexpected happens, but I found myself laughing and egging Arthur on all the way! A film that succeeds in entertaining children and, in making the older viewers feel the onset of rosy and sometimes, emotional family nostalgia.
A more original plot may have blunted the message, but would also have engaged my brain.
Regardless, well done! A good Christmas film to add to the ranks.