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Feature film — 2011

Arthur Christmas (2011)

6.81h 37mDrama — Animation — Family — Comedy

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.

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A high-signal pick with 1,695 votes.

Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation / Aardman

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Director: Sarah Smith

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Cast & crew

James McAvoy as Arthur (voice)

James McAvoy

Arthur (voice)

Hugh Laurie as Steve (voice)

Hugh Laurie

Steve (voice)

Bill Nighy as Grandsanta (voice)

Bill Nighy

Grandsanta (voice)

Jim Broadbent as Santa (voice)

Jim Broadbent

Santa (voice)

Imelda Staunton as Mrs Santa (voice)

Imelda Staunton

Mrs Santa (voice)

Ashley Jensen as Bryony (voice)

Ashley Jensen

Bryony (voice)

Marc Wootton as Peter (voice)

Marc Wootton

Peter (voice)

Laura Linney as North Pole Computer (voice)

Laura Linney

North Pole Computer (voice)

Eva Longoria as Chief De Silva (voice)

Eva Longoria

Chief De Silva (voice)

Ramona Marquez as Gwen (voice)

Ramona Marquez

Gwen (voice)

Michael Palin as Ernie Clicker (voice)

Michael Palin

Ernie Clicker (voice)

Sanjeev Bhaskar as Lead Elf (voice)

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Lead Elf (voice)

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