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Get Santa

2014 · 102 min

A warm, silly festive caper that mixes prison farce with family reconciliation and a dash of magic.

Directed by
Christopher Smith
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Warwick Davis
Tagline
They have one chance to save Christmas...
Overview
A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself on the run from the police.

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More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Christopher Smith
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Warwick Davis
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • redemption
  • faith
  • parenthood
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • prison
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Christopher Smith
Written by
Christopher Smith
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Warwick Davis, Jodie Whittaker, Stephen Graham, Joanna Scanlan, Kit Connor, Joshua McGuire
Music
Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography
Christopher Ross
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom, Poland
Languages
English

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