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8-Bit Christmas

  • 2021
  • 12
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
24K
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Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, Chandler Dean, Max Malas, Bellaluna Resnick, James McDougall, Cyrus Arnold, Che Tafari, Santino Barnard, Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Winslow Fegley, Braelyn Rankins, Brielle Rankins, and Jacob Laval in 8-Bit Christmas (2021)
In 1980s Chicago, a ten-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation - the latest and greatest video game system.
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In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system.In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system.In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system.

  • Director
    • Michael Dowse
  • Writer
    • Kevin Jakubowski
  • Stars
    • Winslow Fegley
    • Neil Patrick Harris
    • Steve Zahn
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    24K
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    • Director
      • Michael Dowse
    • Writer
      • Kevin Jakubowski
    • Stars
      • Winslow Fegley
      • Neil Patrick Harris
      • Steve Zahn
    • 239User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Winslow Fegley
    Winslow Fegley
    • Jake Doyle (Young)
    Neil Patrick Harris
    Neil Patrick Harris
    • Jake Doyle (Adult)
    Steve Zahn
    Steve Zahn
    • John Doyle
    June Diane Raphael
    June Diane Raphael
    • Kathy Doyle
    Bellaluna Resnick
    Bellaluna Resnick
    • Lizzy Doyle
    Sophia Reid-Gantzert
    Sophia Reid-Gantzert
    • Annie Doyle
    Che Tafari
    Che Tafari
    • Mikey Trotter
    Santino Barnard
    Santino Barnard
    • Evan Olsen
    Max Malas
    Max Malas
    • Jeff Farmer
    Brielle Rankins
    • Tammy Hodges
    Braelyn Rankins
    Braelyn Rankins
    • Teddy Hodges
    Cyrus Arnold
    Cyrus Arnold
    • Josh Jagorski
    Chandler Dean
    Chandler Dean
    • Timmy Keane
    Jacob Laval
    Jacob Laval
    • Conor Stump
    Katia Edith Wood
    Katia Edith Wood
    • Tiffany Keane
    • (as Katia Smith)
    Tom Rooney
    • Dr. Timothy Keane Sr.
    David Cross
    David Cross
    • Dealer
    Kathryn Greenwood
    Kathryn Greenwood
    • Mrs. Hugo
    • Director
      • Michael Dowse
    • Writer
      • Kevin Jakubowski
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    8gianthaole

    An Instant Christmas Classic

    Every year I watch Home Alone 1 and 2, Jingle All The Way, Die Hard, A Christmas Story and more. 8 bit Christmas has now been added to the list. This movie speaks volumes to the generation of the 80s. Its fun, funny, entertaining, a great story, has a lesson more kids need to learn today, and has heart. Go watch it on HBO Max right now. You won't regret it.
    8A_Different_Drummer

    should be a classic

    To be brutally frank, it is not so much how good this is, as it is how bad 99 out of 100 X-Mas movies are. Most are produced as part of a strange seasonal production line, pre-sold, profitable before anyone even sees them, and destined to be forgotten by New Years. In contrast this is sharp, witty, sassy, has great timing and the young actors are all self-aware and loving it. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
    8ops-52535

    for the grumpy...

    Men and woman that today are grandparents and even greatgrandparents around the world,this flick will be a return to the unbelievable 1980's, where everything was magic, especially on the gaming front, where a nintendo or a sega made you the king of the hill in your neighbourhood, or made you become a looser like me due to lack of money and far too conservatively concerning parents of a secondhand pre 2nd world war born generation, being convinced that every digital gadget contained a death beam and that the violent nature of the games would damage the fragile numbheaded kid of theirs, meaning i had to thievelend for five bucks pr weekend a handheld gizmo acting as firefighter saving poor jumpers from a hirise on fire, giving me nightmares of the neurotic kind, becoming nervously hit by a mental issue called counting or numerologia that still 50 years later riding my grumpy old mind...

    well its that kinda movie that the young generation of today will scratch the back of their neck, but much of the realism of back then is told very well in this christmas carol called 8-bit christmas. Its a well made movie, with a great cast of kids with no stagefright at all, a story us gompers can giggle of and the kids of to day relate to, and most of all show how expensive everything new and everybodys urge to mustve stuff was back then. It will rewoke the child in you, cause the props and staging and the coloured wire light bulbs will light a fire of emotions and longing back to when life was bright and easy, a pandoras box of of reminissence and nostalgia.

    So join into the story told by a father torn apart due to his daughters tormenting one and only and never ever ever after wishing wish to have a smartphone for christmas, and let that be a guideline for your gift investments for once in a lifetime, and a merry yule for you too. Its a recommend, and my wish for christmas is english for birthlanguage...
    6laragi

    Retro good

    Some funny lines regarding today's technology generation and they are all true. Good little actors. Great ending! A bit sentimental but that's the whole point! What's missing from this social media generation and the gamers before them is the sentimentality of life (and a work ethic). It's worth a watch.
    8arod_85

    Surprisingly one of the best modern X-Mas Movies

    I love the iconic Christmas movies like Home Alone, Elf, the Santa Clause, and even National Lampoon's Christmas vacation. However, this Christmas, I started to get a little tired of seeing the same movies over the last 10-20 years. The problem was, there hasn't been a recent Christmas movie of any quality in the last decade....until now. The movie feels a lot like a current "Christmas Story", but instead of the Red Rider, the lead tells the story of his childhood pursuit of a Nintendo. High quality child actors mixed with a classic, yet current feel. It was cute and wish they would put more out like it.

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    • Trivia
      The Bill Ripken "F face" card is, in fact, a real error on 1989 Fleer card number 616.
    • Goofs
      The date on the video camera says 12/25/1988 which is one year before the Power Glove hit the market.
    • Quotes

      Jake Doyle (Adult): So many thoughts raced through my head. Would I be arrested? Would I go to jail? Or worse, would I ever play Nintendo again?

    • Crazy credits
      The credits are displayed in a "8-bit" style typography over a static shot of the fort under the snow.
    • Connections
      Features Operation: Rabbit (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      A Marshmallow World
      Written by Peter De Rose and Carl Sigman

      Performed by Darlene Love

      Courtesy of Phil Spector Records, Inc.

      Under license from Sony Music Publishing

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 2021 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Navidad en 8 Bits
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • New Line Cinema
      • Star Thrower Entertainment
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      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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