A Christmas Carol

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A Christmas Carol

TV-G

1984

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Fantasy

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Dickens' London miser Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott) meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

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John Carman

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Shrewsbury locales help immensely, and director Clive Donner has thrown in some spectral fireworks to pep up the movie.

Nov 26, 2025

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Brian Courtis

The Age (Australia)

I thought this unambitious but novel adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' was generally handled rather well.

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Time Out Staff

Time Out

[George C. Scott's] intelligence and quickness at last give us a Scrooge of many dimensions; a man of tortured and forbidding nobility, made cruel by uncaring parentage and a malign fate, rather than the usual thin miser.

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Alan Pergament

Buffalo News

The performances of Woodward and Finley as ghosts are so wonderfully ostentatious that they almost steal the spotlight from Scott's Scrooge.

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Bill Carter

Baltimore Sun

This is all Dickens and all good. The scenes are wonderfully realized, the dialogue letter perfect.

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Diane Holloway

Austin American-Statesman

It should become a genuine classic.

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Jace T

Who doesn't know the story of The Christmas Carol? The story itself is a timeless classic that has a lot of heart, emotion, and wonderful lessons to tell. This TV Movie rendition of the tale is very good and heartwarming. In the beginning it almost feels like a play. All three ghosts Scrooge goes on an adventure with are eerie. By the end of the movie, I got chills, and it was very heartwarming. I loved this version.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Brad S. R

The best adaptation of A Christmas Carol I've ever seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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Audience Member

My favorite version, true to the classic story, with a wonderful cast. We re-watch it every year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/24

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Chris P

This is my favorite adaptation. As a family tradition every Christmas we would watch this movie. To this day it still doesn't get old. I appreciate the 1951 adaptation as it adds some light on some of the story. I reccomend both.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/24

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James F

This 1984 version is worth watching, but doesn’t hold a candle to the 1951 version of “A Christmas Carol”, with Alistair Simm as Scrooge. The entire cast on the 1951 version is more animated & alive, while the 1984 cast seems stiff & wooden, Scott is okay playing Scrooge, but Simm IS Scrooge and he explodes from his mean spirited, miserly, former self into a joyous, reborn man with a heart & soul. It’s by far my favorite version of “A Christmas Carol” and one of my all time favorite holiday movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/26/24

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Clive Donner

Director

George C. Scott

Ebenezer Scrooge

Angela Pleasence

Ghost of Christmas Past

Edward Woodward

Ghost of Christmas Present

Nigel Davenport

Silas Scrooge

Frank Finlay

Jacob Marley

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Synopsis

Dickens' London miser Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott) meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

Director: Clive Donner
Producer: Alfred R. Kelman, William F. Storke
Screenwriter: Roger O. Hirson
Production Co: Entertainment Partners Ltd.
Rating: TV-G
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 40m

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