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The Christmas Chronicles
Directed by
Clay Kaytis
PG
2025
1h 44m
Comedy
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Family
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7.0
67%
76%
7.2
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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.
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Cast of The Christmas Chronicles
Darby Camp
Kate Pierce
Judah Lewis
Teddy Pierce
Kurt Russell
Santa Claus
Martin Roach
Dave Poveda
Lamorne Morris
Mikey Jameson
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Claire Pierce
Oliver Hudson
Doug Pierce
Tony Nappo
Charlie Plummer
Vella Lovell
Wendy
Lauren Collins
Woman at Another Table
Steven Van Zandt
Wolfie
Goldie Hawn
Mrs. Claus
Tom Kane
The Narrator
David Kohlsmith
5 Year Old Teddy
Jack Bona
8 / 10 Year Old Teddy
Paskal Vaklev
Teddy's Friend #1
Abel Tekeste
Teddy's Friend #2
Jameson Kraemer
Freddy
Solla Park
Min-Ju
Seth Mohan
Vijay
The Christmas Chronicles Ratings & Reviews
Slant Magazine
Derek Smith
In the end, the film succumbs to the tropes and emotional contrivances of the family melodrama at its core, ending up as a serviceable yet mostly forgettable addition to the already overstuffed genre of holiday-themed films.
The Young Folks
Will Ashton
Its spirited Santa performance isn't enough to carry the rest of this lame, otherwise dull family feature.
AV Club
Charles Bramesco
The film doesn't know how to get out of its own way and foreground what's working, namely the dynamo of screen presence placed more prominently in the advertising than the feature itself.
Midwest Film Journal
Evan Dossey
An appropriately crotchety Santa makes this a future Christmas classic.
The Daily Times (Tennessee)
Amanda Greever
Bottom line: The Christmas Chronicles is cute, and it'll satisfy that hankering for a holiday movie, especially if you're a Kurt Russell fan.
Alternate Ending
Tim Brayton
Kurt Russell is an endearing marvel, playing a much more prickly than warmhearted Santa.
Salon.com
Melanie McFarland
The film's no great shakes, but Russell's star power in "The Christmas Chronicles" is a gift anyone should be happy to claim.
Lyles' Movie Files
Jeffrey Lyles
A funny, highly entertaining and emotional Christmas film that feels every bit as heartfelt and touching as the modern classics.
Pittsburgh City Paper
Hannah Lynn
It will be a thrilling ride as long as you accept Silver Fox Santa as the true meaning of Christmas.
Film Inquiry
Josh Martin
With its easy messaging and forced dialogue, The Christmas Chronicles is, without question, an exceptionally lame movie.
AwardsCircuit.com
Christopher James
The Christmas Chronicles fares better than one might expect. It hits every Christmas trope under the tree, but does so with great glee and charm.
HighDef Digest
Deirdre Crimmins
A low-stakes and light kids' holiday film. The bad guys are bad. The elves are unsettling. The Christmas spirit is unsquashable. And when it steps aside and lets Kurt Russell take over, it's a fun addition to the world of cinematic Saint Nick.
Polygon
Karen Han
Hot Santa is a premise that requires a few risks, but this movie falls just short of making the leap. Still the film has a few interesting points to make as to the way the idea of how Christmas has changed over the years.
Pajiba
Kristy Puchko
The Christmas Chronicles is a deliciously surprising and charming adventure for the whole family.
Vox
Emily St. James
The masculine Jesus was all I could think about when watching The Christmas Chronicles... This is a Santa who, in the parlance of the times, can get it.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
It's not terrible, just more ho-hum than ho, ho, ho.
RogerEbert.com
Nell Minow
If this movie comes your way, you'd better watch out.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Russell, he of the shaggy mane and those twinkly, crinkly eyes, digs into the classic role with a sleighful of energy, humor and gusto, deftly making the character his own with guidance from Matt Lieberman's inventive, myth-bending script.
Entertainment Weekly
Dana Schwartz
Make some cocoa for the family, and spike yours if you have to, but remember what the holiday is about: watching mediocre, predictable movies with the people you love.
Variety
Courtney Howard
With its saccharine score, saturated cinematography, and trite platitudes, the film is formulaic and forgettable except for Kurt Russell's performance as the lovable legend.
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