The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
How Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” and created a tradition.
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.
- Released: 2017-10-12
- Genres: Drama, History, Comedy, Family
- Runtime: 1h 45m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 886 votes
Directed by Bharat Nalluri.
Top cast
- Dan Stevens as Charles Dickens
- Christopher Plummer as Scrooge
- Jonathan Pryce as Mr. John Dickens
- Justin Edwards as John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present
- Morfydd Clark as Kate Dickens
- Donald Sumpter as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
- Miles Jupp as Thackeray
- Simon Callow as Leech
- Miriam Margolyes as Mrs. Fisk
- Ian McNeice as Chapman
Where to watch The Man Who Invented Christmas
- United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; 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: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, CBC Gem; 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 SBS On Demand; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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