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Arthur Christmas
Sign in to save2011 USA-UK 3D-animated film directed by Sarah Smith
OverviewAI-generated
Arthur Christmas is a 2011 animated comedy drama and Christmas film produced in the United Kingdom and the United States. Directed by Sarah Smith, who also served as a screenwriter alongside Peter Baynham, the film features voice performances by Jim Broadbent, James McAvoy, Ramona Marquez, and Hugh Laurie. Harry Gregson-Williams composed the music and performed in the film. The production was a collaboration between Aardman Animations, Sony Pictures Animation, and Columbia Pictures, with Peter Lord listed as an executive producer.
The film has a runtime of 97 minutes and is rated PG. It was distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing and is available in video on demand format. Financial details indicate a budget of 10,000,000 and a revenue of 151,300,000. Critical reception included a Metacritic score of 69/100 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 93%. The film received 23 nominations and 3 wins, including 2 BAFTA nominations.
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6.8For 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.
Cast
- James McAvoy as Arthur (voice)
- Hugh Laurie as Steve (voice)
- Bill Nighy as Grandsanta (voice)
- Jim Broadbent as Santa (voice)
- Imelda Staunton as Mrs Santa (voice)
- Ashley Jensen as Bryony (voice)
Themes
- sleigh
- elves
- holiday
- assistant
- santa claus
- wish
- reindeer
- family
- north pole
- high tech
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
70,891 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
69/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Comedy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA 3 wins & 23 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sarah Smith
- Written by
- Peter Baynham Sarah Smith
- Produced by
- Peter Lord David Sproxton Carla Shelley Steve Pegram
- Starring
- James McAvoy Hugh Laurie Bill Nighy Jim Broadbent Imelda Staunton Ashley Jensen
- Cinematography
- Jericca Cleland
- Edited by
- James Cooper John Carnochan
- Music by
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Aardman Features
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- 11 November 2011 ( 2011-11-11 ) (United Kingdom) 23 November 2011 ( 2011-11-23 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $100 million
- Box office
- $147.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Christmas is a 2011 animated Christmas comedy film directed by Sarah Smith , who co-wrote it with Peter Baynham. It was produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and Aardman Features as the latter's second computer-animated feature film, following Flushed Away (2006). The voice cast features James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, and Ashley Jensen. The film follows Santa Claus' youngest son, Arthur, as he works to deliver a bicycle to a little girl in Trelew, England before Christmas morning.
Following the under-performance of Flushed Away, DreamWorks Animation did not renew its partnership with Aardman. In April 2007, Aardman signed a three-year deal with Sony Pictures. Originally titled Operation Rudolph, the project was first announced in 2007. Aardman spent 18 months on pre-production on the story and design in the UK before relocating to Sony's animation studio in Culver City, California, for another 18 months of production. On 27 April 2009, it was reported that production had begun with Aardman and Sony Pictures Imageworks working together on animation.
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