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Fred Claus is a 2007 American comedy, family, and fantasy film directed by David Dobkin. The screenplay was written by Dan Fogelman, with production by Joel Silver, Vince Vaughn, Jessie Nelson Productions, Silver Pictures, David Dobkin Productions, and Warner Bros. Pictures. The cast includes Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, and Kevin Spacey. Christophe Beck composed the score, Remi Adefarasin served as director of photography, and Mark Livolsi edited the film.
The movie has a runtime of 115 or 116 minutes and is rated PG. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. Filming took place at Pinewood Studios, with the narrative set in Chicago during the Christmas and holiday season. The production budget was $100,000,000, and the film generated $97,800,000 in revenue.
Critical reception included a 21% score, a 4.3/10 rating, and a 42/100 Metascore. Other metrics listed are a 20% rating, a 5.855 vote average, and an IMDb rating of 5.7 based on 50,991 votes. The film’s tagline states that everyone has a relative who causes problems over the holidays, even Santa. Keywords associated with the work include sleigh, sibling relationship, elves, holiday, and brother.
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5.9Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
Cast
- Vince Vaughn as Fred Claus
- Paul Giamatti as Nick (Santa) Claus
- John Michael Higgins as Willie
- Miranda Richardson as Annette Claus
- Rachel Weisz as Wanda Blinkowski
- Kathy Bates as Mother Claus
Themes
- sleigh
- sibling relationship
- elves
- holiday
- brother
- santa claus
- earth
- reindeer
- snow
- north pole
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
50,991 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
20%
Metacritic
42/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- David Dobkin
- Screenwriter
- Dan Fogelman
- Cast member
- Roger Clinton Jr.
- Composer
- Christophe Beck
- Producer
- Vince Vaughn
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Remi Adefarasin
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 313305
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/movies/fred-claus
- Image
- Fred Claus.png
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- publication date
- 2007-11-29
- title
- Fred Claus
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Mark Livolsi
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 42/100
- Commons category
- Fred Claus
- capital cost
- 100000000
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