The Christmas Chronicles

2018
PG
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

89K

YOUR RATING

Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

Tells the story of sister and brother, Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis), whose plan to catch Santa Claus (Kurt Russell) on camera turns into an unexpected journey about which only most kids can dream.

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The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.

Director
- Clay Kaytis
Writers
- Matt Lieberman
- David Guggenheim
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

89K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Clay Kaytis
Writers
- Matt Lieberman
- David Guggenheim
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Videos13

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Teaser Trailer

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5 Reasons Why Kurt Russell Is SANTAstic in 'Christmas Chronicles'

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The Christmas Chronicles: Kate And Teddy Catch Santa

Photos93

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Trivia
The mint condition Mickey Mantle rookie card given to a man in the restaurant and then torn up by his wife was sold in 2018 for $2.88 million.

Goofs
At the beginning of the film, the girl Kate is shown as a baby only a few weeks old on Christmas 2007. Later, on Christmas Eve 2018 when her brother Teddy takes her camera away from her in her bedroom, he says "you're ten years old, almost eleven." This doesn't make sense because at this point in time, she would've already turned eleven years old a few weeks ago.

Quotes
Teddy: Can't you just wave your hand, and like, Jedi mindtrick the cops?
Santa Claus: I'm Santa Claus, Teddy, not Yoda.

Crazy credits
"For Peggy" (at the end of the credits).

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Kurt Russell/Claire Foy/David Walliams/Lee Evans/Mumford and Sons (2018)

Soundtracks
Please Come Home for Christmas
Written by Charles Brown and Gene Redd
Performed by The Eagles
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User reviews771

Featured review

8/10

Easy to watch family holiday movie

We watched this as we let out thanksgiving meal settle. It was the perfect choice for the kids (age range 5-12) and the parents. The acting was fine and the jokes were funny. I even got a little choked up at times when they talked about their recently deceased dad. All in all, a fine film. Probably not an instant classic, but good enough to watch and not feel like I wasted 1.5 hours of my life. I loved the new interpretation of elves as almost gremlin-like creatures.