MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Down 159 this week

Arthur Christmas (2011)

7.0
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 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.

Directors:

,

Writers:

(screenplay), (screenplay)
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 300 titles created 11 months ago
 
a list of 154 titles created 31 Mar 2011
 
a list of 574 titles created 18 Jul 2011
 
a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 19 titles created 4 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Arthur Christmas (2011)

Arthur Christmas (2011) on IMDb 7/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Arthur Christmas.
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.

Directors: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt
Stars: Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven
Brave (2012)
Animation | Action | Adventure
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and 1 more credit »
Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson
Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

A 3D-animated movie set in Paris in the year 1910 and centered on a monster who lives in a garden and his love for a beautiful, young singer. Paris.

Director: Bibo Bergeron
Stars: Mathieu Chedid, Vanessa Paradis, Gad Elmaleh
The Lorax (2012)
Animation | Comedy | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Directors: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Stars: Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron
Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  

A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.

Director: Rich Moore
Stars: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer
Animation | Adventure | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.

Director: Peter Ramsey
Stars: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher
Animation | Comedy | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X  

Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them.

Directors: George Miller, Gary Eck, and 1 more credit »
Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood
Animation | Drama | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland, where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever.

Director: Sylvain Chomet
Stars: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan MacNeil
Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

Fantasy comedy about young Ronal who lives in a barbarian village. Ronal is weak, skinny and doesn't have the usual barbarian traits like everyone else and therefore is considered a ... See full summary »

Directors: Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen, and 1 more credit »
Stars: Anders Juul, Hadi Ka-Koush, Lærke Winther Andersen
Animation | Action | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

United States Special Agent Leon S. Kennedy sneaks into a small Eastern European country to verify rumors that Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.s) are being used in war. Right after his ... See full summary »

Director: Makoto Kamiya
Stars: Matthew Mercer, Dave Wittenberg, Wendee Lee
Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  

Tad is a celebrity archeologist and adventurer just like his hero Max Mordon... in his dreams! In reality, Tad is a Chicago construction worker. One day, however, he is mistaken for a real ... See full summary »

Director: Enrique Gato
Stars: Meritxell Ané, Óscar Barberán, Belinda
Zambezia (2012)
Animation | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  

Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, "Zambezia" is the story of Kai - a naïve, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of "Zambezia" ... See full summary »

Director: Wayne Thornley
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Jeremy Suarez, Abigail Breslin
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Arthur (voice)
...
Steve (voice)
...
Grandsanta (voice)
...
Santa (voice)
...
Mrs. Santa (voice)
...
Bryony (voice)
...
Peter (voice)
...
...
Chief De Silva (voice)
...
Gwen (voice)
...
Ernie Clicker (voice)
...
Lead Elf (voice)
...
Lead Elf (voice)
...
Lead Elf (voice)
...
Lead Elf (voice)
Edit

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

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

All elf breaks loose See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild rude humor | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

| |  »

Country:

|

Language:

Release Date:

23 November 2011 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Arthur Christmas in 3D  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$12,068,931 (USA) (18 November 2011)

Gross:

$46,440,491 (USA) (6 January 2012)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

| |

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

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!
See more »

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 »

Connections

References Shaun the Sheep (2007) 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 »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
A different kind of Christmas...
19 December 2011 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

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.


9 of 12 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Trelew, Mexico? mariavictoria-234-343517
This is just wrong. W.R.O.N.G. cosmingurau
but i thought he was an aardvark!!! kitty_in_trees
Prep and Landing VIDEOJAME
Arthur's appearance masseffect
End credits jharrow-221-971475
Discuss Arthur Christmas (2011) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page