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ComedyAdventureFamilyFantasy

The Christmas Chronicles

- Santa's in town early this year

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.

Release Date : 2018-11-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 1492 PicturesMadhouse EntertainmentOcean Blue Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : 12/24

Cast

Darby Camp

Character Name : Kate Pierce

Original Name : Darby Camp

Gender : Female

Judah Lewis

Character Name : Teddy Pierce

Original Name : Judah Lewis

Gender : Male

Kurt Russell

Character Name : Santa Claus

Original Name : Kurt Russell

Gender : Male

Martin Roach

Character Name : Dave Poveda

Original Name : Martin Roach

Gender : Male

Lamorne Morris

Character Name : Mikey Jameson

Original Name : Lamorne Morris

Gender : Male

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Character Name : Claire Pierce

Original Name : Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Gender : Female

Oliver Hudson

Character Name : Doug Pierce

Original Name : Oliver Hudson

Gender : Male

Tony Nappo

Character Name : Charlie Plummer

Original Name : Tony Nappo

Gender : Male

Vella Lovell

Character Name : Wendy

Original Name : Vella Lovell

Gender : Female

Lauren Collins

Character Name : Woman at Another Table

Original Name : Lauren Collins

Gender : Female

Steven Van Zandt

Character Name : Wolfie

Original Name : Steven Van Zandt

Gender : Male

Goldie Hawn

Character Name : Mrs. Claus

Original Name : Goldie Hawn

Gender : Female

Tom Kane

Character Name : The Narrator

Original Name : Tom Kane

Gender : Male

David Kohlsmith

Character Name : 5 Year Old Teddy

Original Name : David Kohlsmith

Gender : Male

Jack Bona

Character Name : 8 / 10 Year Old Teddy

Original Name : Jack Bona

Gender : Male

Paskal Vaklev

Character Name : Teddy's Friend #1

Original Name : Paskal Vaklev

Gender : Male

Abel Tekeste

Character Name : Teddy's Friend #2

Original Name : Abel Tekeste

Gender : Male

Jameson Kraemer

Character Name : Freddy

Original Name : Jameson Kraemer

Gender : Male

Solla Park

Character Name : Min-Ju

Original Name : Solla Park

Gender : Male

Seth Mohan

Character Name : Vijay

Original Name : Seth Mohan

Gender : Male

Kayla Lakhani

Character Name : Beena

Original Name : Kayla Lakhani

Gender : Female

Glen McDonald

Character Name : Larry

Original Name : Glen McDonald

Gender : Male

Danielle Bourgon

Character Name : Sheila

Original Name : Danielle Bourgon

Gender : Female

Chai Valladares

Character Name : Valet

Original Name : Chai Valladares

Gender : Male

Jonathan Kim

Character Name : Korean Student #1

Original Name : Jonathan Kim

Gender : Male

John Koo

Character Name : Korean Student #2

Original Name : John Koo

Gender : Male

Ish Morris

Character Name : Thug #1

Original Name : Ish Morris

Gender : Male

Jeremy Raymond

Character Name : Thug #2

Original Name : Jeremy Raymond

Gender : Male

Chris LeBlanc

Character Name : Thug #3

Original Name : Chris LeBlanc

Gender : Male

Debra Wilson

Character Name : Lars

Original Name : Debra Wilson

Gender : Female

Kari Wahlgren

Character Name : Jojo

Original Name : Kari Wahlgren

Gender : Female

Debi Derryberry

Character Name : Fleck

Original Name : Debi Derryberry

Gender : Female

Michael Yurchak

Character Name : Bjorn

Original Name : Michael Yurchak

Gender : Male

Jessica Lowe

Character Name : Mina

Original Name : Jessica Lowe

Gender : Female

Jeff Teravainen

Character Name : Vincent

Original Name : Jeff Teravainen

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Phoenix Caro

Character Name : Alicia Sanchez

Original Name : Elizabeth Phoenix Caro

Gender : Female

Andrew Morgado

Character Name : Hugg / Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Andrew Morgado

Gender : Male

Elena Khan

Character Name : Gangster

Original Name : Elena Khan

Gender : Female

Jesse Gervasi

Character Name : 3 Year Old Teddy

Original Name : Jesse Gervasi

Gender : Male

Reviews

K

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. Perhaps it's just that I don't like Kurt Russell and him injecting all his "Russellness" into Santa Claus ruins the magic of the character for me, but I really feel this portrayal of Santa Claus is lacking and borderline inappropriate. While the over all story structure and script are fine, there are just odd choices throughout the movie, particularly for the degree of life threatening risk in the adversity. I also hate the elves, they're basically furry smurfs. The really impressive thing is that Darby Camp can carry a movie. Despite everything happening, she is on it, mostly as a wide-eyed, dream filled kid, but she adds the charm of childhood spirit the movie requires.

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r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Fun film, perfectly suitable for the festive period. I do enjoy Kurt Russell, I like most of the films that I've seen him in and this is another one to add to the list. He's great in the lead role, very much carrying the film. The other actors could've been better cast, but are still passable in their respective roles. There are also cameos for Goldie Hawn and Steven Van Zandt. The special effects are pleasant, the reindeer look alright but it's the elves that look the best. Plot-wise it's fine, nothing to shout about but it still makes for more than satisfactory viewing - they get the Xmas vibe right. There's only one scene I didn't rate, it involves a jail, yet it still kinda worked - in a cheesy way, of course. Without Russell I'd be rating 'The Christmas Chronicles' lower, admittedly. Still, an enjoyable film.

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

Pretty standard fare mostly. Dad died, son going off the rails, daughter still believes, let’s haul Santa in to help. (Which he does by letting them help him.) I found myself poking holes in the plot, which is a silly thing to do anyway in a Christmas fantasy film, such as If Santa can make presents magically appear in the jail, why can’t he get himself out of the jail without help? But the writers have the last laugh, when it turns out that this all seems to be a test for the kids. Or something. Okay, Kurt Russell isn’t your typical Santa, but he is the movie version I would most want to hang out with. It is all a little predictable and silly in the way Christmas movies are, but there are worse ways to spend your time. Like shoveling snow!

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Horseface

@Horseface

2022-09-09

Might be good, not sure. This is one of those films that punish you for having bought an HDR TV. I'm not sure what's going on here, because someone decided to turn down the brightness to 20%. It's possible there's a good movie here, and I do love Kurt Russell, but unfortunately I was unable to watch it, because on a 4k OLED HDR TV, this was just a dark gray mass of pixels moving around.