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The Magic Snowflake

2013 · 82 min

A gentle, whimsical holiday adventure with mild peril and a warm message about growing up.

Directed by
Luc Vinciguerra
Genres
Family, Animation
Starring
Nathan Simony, Benoît Allemane, Évelyne Grandjean
Overview
A young boy named Nicholas is about to become the next Santa Claus, but must first avoid a crisis that's threatening the magic of Christmas before he can succeed in his new role.

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Stream in the UK
  • Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Luc Vinciguerra
Genres
Family, Animation
Starring
Nathan Simony, Benoît Allemane, Évelyne Grandjean
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • friendship
  • healing
Places
  • fantasy world
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism2
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
family, animation
Directed by
Luc Vinciguerra
Written by
Luc Vinciguerra, David Max Freedman, Alexandre Reverend
Starring
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Runtime
82 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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