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The Year Without a Santa Claus

2006 · 88 min

A light, cheerful holiday romp with silly feuding brothers and a warm message about believing in the spirit of giving.

Tagline
All-new movie based on the holiday classic
Overview
Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps him rediscover the meaning of the holidays.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • faith
  • family
  • friendship
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • 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
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, tv movie
Directed by
Ron Underwood
Written by
Larry Wilson, Tom Martin
Starring
John Goodman, Delta Burke, Dylan Minnette, Chris Kattan, Eddie Griffin, Ethan Suplee, Michael McKean, Harvey Fierstein
Music
Deborah Lurie
Cinematography
Don E. FauntLeRoy
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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