The Christmas Chronicles (2018) movie poster

The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

"Santa's in town early this year."
ThumbScore
👍 82%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 60%
ComedyAdventureFamilyFantasy

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Director
Clay Kaytis
Runtime
1h 44m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.2/10 (2,364 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
52

Cast

Darby Camp as Kate Pierce
Judah Lewis as Teddy Pierce · 75% avg
Kurt Russell as Santa Claus · 76% avg
Martin Roach as Dave Poveda
Lamorne Morris as Mikey Jameson · 64% avg
Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Claire Pierce · 71% avg
Oliver Hudson as Doug Pierce · 65% avg
Tony Nappo as Charlie Plummer · 62% avg

Is The Christmas Chronicles good?

Most people think so. 82% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 60%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#731 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#50 / 326 · 2018
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Christmas Movies (#15) · The Best Family Movies on Netflix (#19) · The Best Fantasy Movies on Netflix (#24) · The Best Comedy Movies on Netflix (#50)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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⬆ 677💬 234 comments
Whoever at Netflix approved The Christmas Chronicles 2 script should be fired.
Enjoyed the first one - solid Christmas movie that was mostly well-made. This sequel is the worst direct-to-DVD quality piece of garbage I've ever... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "Chris Columbus, writer of Gremlins and The Goonies, director of Harry Potter 1 and 2, Home Alone,..."
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