Watch Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) Free Online

Release Date: 2001

Cast: Simon Callow, Jane Horrocks, Beth Winslet, Colin McFarlane, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage, Kate Winslet, Michael Gambon, Juliet Stevenson

Categories: Movies, Children'S Fantasy, Holiday Film, Children'S/Family, Animation

Christmas Carol: The Movie is a 2001 British live action/animated film based on Charles Dickens's classic novella. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, the film features the voices of numerous actors including Simon Callow, Kate Winslet (who also sang the film's theme "What If"), and Nicolas Cage. Christmas Carol was directed by Jimmy Murakami, who helmed The Snowman and When the Wind Blows in the 1980s. The film was produced by several companies across Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia, Spain and South Korea. It is bookended by live-action sequences featuring Simon Callow as... MORE

Christmas Carol: The Movie is a 2001 British live action/animated film based on Charles Dickens's classic novella. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, the film features the voices of numerous actors including Simon Callow, Kate Winslet (who also sang the film's theme "What If"), and Nicolas Cage. Christmas Carol was directed by Jimmy Murakami, who helmed The Snowman and When the Wind Blows in the 1980s. The film was produced by several companies across Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia, Spain and South Korea. It is bookended by live-action sequences featuring Simon Callow as Charles Dickens, who reads his tale to Boston theatre audience. Christmas Carol was released in British cinemas by Pathé on 7 December 2001, though originally slated for 30 November. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer holds U.S. rights, and released it on Region 1 DVD on 7 October 2003. Reviewers across Britain, the Republic of Ireland and the U.S. were generally dismissive towards the film. After viewing it at the Toronto Film Festival, Variety's Todd McCarthy wrote, "[The] character animation is dully inexpressive, and two obnoxious mute mice do more scampering and gesticulating than Harpo Marx did in his entire LESS