Movie

A Christmas Carol

1938 · 69 min

A cozy, old-fashioned fireside tale that moves gently from chilly miserliness to glowing Christmas warmth.

Tagline: Greater than "David Copperfield"!
Overview: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Redemption, greed, family, guilt
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
greed
family
guilt
class
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none