A Christmas Carol (1984)
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A new powerful presentation of the most loved ghost story of all time!
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.
- Released: 1984-10-09
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie, Family
- Runtime: 1h 41m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 438 votes
Directed by Clive Donner.
Top cast
- George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge
- Roger Rees as Fred Holywell / Narrator
- David Warner as Bob Cratchit
- Susannah York as Mrs. Cratchit
- Edward Woodward as Ghost of Christmas Present
- Angela Pleasence as Ghost of Christmas Past
- Michael Carter as Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- Anthony Walters as Tiny Tim
- Caroline Langrishe as Janet Holywell
- Lucy Gutteridge as Belle
Where to watch A Christmas Carol
- United States: watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Xumo Play, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel; rent on MovieMe
- Canada: stream on Crave, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Movies like A Christmas Carol
If you enjoyed A Christmas Carol, these movies have a similar feel:
- Scrooge (1951)
- A Christmas Carol (1999)
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Scrooge (1970)
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
- FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)
- A Christmas Carol (1997)
- The Bridge (2015)
- A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- Northpole (2014)
- The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
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