A Christmas Carol

Where to Watch A Christmas Carol (1984) (Legally)

A new powerful presentation of the most loved ghost story of all time!
Oct 9, 1984 GB 101 min PG
7.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
422 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

If you’re considering “ (1984), this quick guide summarizes the essentials.

Genre-wise, it leans into Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie, Family, with a runtime around 101 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 7.5/10 from about 422 votes.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

future, based on novel or book, holiday, redemption, charity, miser, ghost, moral transformation, ghosts of the past, christmas, spectre, stingy

Official trailer

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Plot

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.

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Main 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