Arthur Christmas

2011 · Drama, Animation · 1h 37m · PG · ★ 6.8 on TMDB

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Arthur Christmas is a 2011 drama and animation movie directed by Sarah Smith. It stars James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Bill Nighy. It runs 1h 37m and is rated PG. TMDB users rate it 6.8 out of 10.

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.

Details

Released: November 10, 2011
Director: Sarah Smith
Cast: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen
Genres: Drama, Animation, Family, Comedy
Runtime: 1h 37m
Age rating: PG

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