Arthur Christmas

2011

Take a trip to the North Pole and discover exactly how Santa Claus makes Christmas magic happen every year in this imaginative comedy for the entire family. Produced by Aardman Features in association with Sony Pictures Animation, this fun-filled holiday film introduces viewers to Santa's mischievous son Arthur, who races to complete an important mission in time to ensure that this year's Christmas celebrations will go off without a hitch.

Director: Barry Cook

Starring: Imelda Staunton, Matt Lucas, James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent

 40 Reviews  11 Awards

Reviews

  • Leave it to the folks who brought us "Wallace & Gromit," "Chicken Run" and "Flushed Away" to bring a delightful blast of fresh air to the conventional Christmas genre. Aardman's Arthur Christmas is that and more - an endlessly amusing 3D, CG-animated Yuletide romp with lively innovation at every turn and a dream voice cast headed by James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Bill Nighy.

    Michael Rechtshaffen - The Hollywood Reporter

    29 November 2012

  • Arthur Christmas is a Grinch-style story of rekindled Christmas spirit told from inside Santa's compound at the North Pole.

    Michelle Orange - Movieline

    29 November 2012

  • The resulting adventure, like most of Aardman's work (Chicken Run, Flushed Away), is more clever than outright funny, but it's also genuinely sweet, and the complicated relations among Santa's clan are surprisingly believable.

    Keith Staskiewicz - Entertainment Weekly

    29 November 2012

  • There's nothing dark about Arthur: It's as bright and twinkling as a Christmas tree, decked with warmth and humor.

    Amy Biancolli - The San Francisco Chronicle

    29 November 2012

  • Crisply shot and voiced by a legion of Brits, the animated Arthur seems aimed at the Scrooge and caroler in all of us.

    Scott Bowles - USA Today

    29 November 2012

Awards

  • Voice Acting in a Feature Production

    Annie Awards (2012)

  • Best Animated Film

    BAFTA Awards (2012)

     

  • Best Animated Feature

    Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2012)

     

  • Best Animated Film

    Central Ohio Film Critics Association (2012)

  • Best Animated Feature

    Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2011)

     

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