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Arthur Christmas

"Ever wonder how 2 Billion presents get delivered all in 1 night?"

2011-11-10 Drama 1hr 37m

For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

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Storyline

For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

  • Released
    2011-11-10
  • Revenue
    $151,300,000
  • Budget
    $10,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 37m
  • Genre
    Drama, Animation, Family, Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Español
  • imdb-logo
    7.1
  • Production
    Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman

Crew

Sarah Smith
Director
Sarah Smith
Screenplay
Carla Shelley
Producer

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Cast

James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Arthur (voice)
Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Steve (voice)
Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Grandsanta (voice)
Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Santa (voice)
Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Mrs Santa (voice)
Ashley Jensen

Ashley Jensen

Bryony (voice)
Marc Wootton

Marc Wootton

Peter (voice)
Laura Linney

Laura Linney

North Pole Computer (voice)
Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria

Chief De Silva (voice)
Ramona Marquez

Ramona Marquez

Gwen (voice)
Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Ernie Clicker (voice)
Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Lead Elf (voice)
Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Lead Elf (voice)
Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Lead Elf (voice)
Rhys Darby

Rhys Darby

Lead Elf (voice)
Jane Horrocks

Jane Horrocks

Lead Elf (voice)
Iain McKee

Iain McKee

Lead Elf (voice)
Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Lead Elf (voice)
Dominic West

Dominic West

Lead Elf (voice)
Peter Baynham

Peter Baynham

Elf (voice)
Cody Cameron

Cody Cameron

Elf (voice)
Kevin Cecil

Kevin Cecil

Elf (voice)
Kevin Eldon

Kevin Eldon

Elf (voice)
Rich Fulcher

Rich Fulcher

Elf (voice)
Pete Jack

Pete Jack

Elf (voice)
Danny John-Jules

Danny John-Jules

Elf (voice)
Emma Kennedy

Emma Kennedy

Elf (voice)
Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

Elf (voice)
Seamus Malone

Seamus Malone

Elf (voice)
Kris Pearn

Kris Pearn

Elf (voice)
Alan Short

Alan Short

Elf (voice)
Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

Elf (voice)
Adam Tandy

Adam Tandy

Elf (voice)
Finlay Duff

Finlay Duff

French Boy (voice)
Rich Hall

Rich Hall

Idaho Man (voice)
Clint Dyer

Clint Dyer

Reporter (voice)
Donnie Long

Donnie Long

Reporter (voice)
Jerry Lambert

Jerry Lambert

N.O.R.A.D (voice)
Deborah Findlay

Deborah Findlay

General (voice)
David Schneider

David Schneider

General (voice)
Ian Ashpitel

Ian Ashpitel

UNFITA OPS (voice)
Julia Davis

Julia Davis

UNFITA OPS (voice)
Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale

UNFITA OPS (voice)
Tamsin Greig

Tamsin Greig

Additional Voices (voice)
Alistair McGowan

Alistair McGowan

Additional Voices (voice)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Arthur Christmas
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A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-12-18

A good watch. I had a fine time watching <em>'Arthur Christmas'</em>. The plot is a little light, with a fairly simple event taking a rel... read more

A good watch. I had a fine time watching <em>'Arthur Christmas'</em>. The plot is a little light, with a fairly simple event taking a relative while to resolve itself, but it's still a pleasant festive animated film - with neat animation. There are a number of familiar names on the voice cast, too many to name in actual fact. My personal standout is Hugh Laurie as Steven, though James McAvoy, Bill Nighy and Jim Broadbent are all enjoyable too.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-12-24

It is actually quite hard to find innovative ways to tell Santa stories now, but this one does do quite well on that score. It all centres o... read more

It is actually quite hard to find innovative ways to tell Santa stories now, but this one does do quite well on that score. It all centres on Santa's now almost entirely automated delivery process using a sleigh clearly inspired by the starship "Enterprise". Horror of horrors, though, when the youngest member of the Claus family - the eponymous "Arthur" - discovers that one young girl isn't going to get her expertly wrapped bicycle! His dad "Steve" is content to put it down to a technical glitch, and his grandad (the sitting Santa) is too tired to bother, too. It falls to "Grand Santa", "Arthur" and his old fairy-dust powered, reindeer-pulled, sled to get the bike to the little "Gwen" before the sun comes up on Christmas morning. What now ensues are a series of fun escapades as the old man (he rather reminded me of Wilfred Bramble's "Steptoe" character) and his enthusiastic young dreamer have to navigate the world - at high speed - and find a small Cornish village that shares it's name with one or two other places around the world, whilst avoiding the authorities who are rapidly concluding that space aliens are on the loose. A solid and entertaining voice cast - especially Bill Nighy and James McAvoy as our intrepid delivery boys deliver an entertainingly paced script well, with some enjoyably crafted animation and a suitably jolly score from Harry Gregson-Williams. It's fun, this - and offers plenty for younger and older alike.

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A Review by r96sk

A good watch. I had a fine time watching <em>'Arthur Christmas'</em>. The plot is a little light, with a fairly simple event taking a relative while to resolve itself, but it's still a pleasant festive animated film - with neat animation...

reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-12-18

A good watch. I had a fine time watching <em>'Arthur Christmas'</em>. The plot is a little light, with a fairly simple event taking a relative while to resolve itself, but it's still a pleasant fes...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-12-24

It is actually quite hard to find innovative ways to tell Santa stories now, but this one does do quite well on that score. It all centres on Santa's now almost entirely automated delivery process usi...

read more