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Arthur Christmas
2011
· Movie
· 97 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #279
- IMDb #263
- Google retired #211
- Rotten Tomatoes #159
- Metacritic #175
- Letterboxd #277
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #113
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #238
- Metacritic Critics #161
- Metacritic Audience #175
- Criticker #152
- Kinopoisk #279
- AlloCiné #349
- Trakt #277
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See the most agreed on films →On Christmas Eve, one child's gift is accidentally left behind at the North Pole. Santa's clumsy son, Arthur, discovers the error. Despite his family's belief that one missed present is an acceptable margin of error, Arthur embarks on a urgent, high-tech mission with his grandfather to deliver the present before Christmas morning.
Details
- Directors
- Barry Cook, Sarah Smith
- Writers
- Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith
- Released
- 10 November 2011
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $151.3M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 16 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Golden Globe Award 2011 | Best Animated Feature Film | Nominee | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2011 | Animated Film | Nominee | |
| Annie Awards 2011 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Annie Awards 2011 | Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Kris Pearn | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2011 | Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Ashley Jensen | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2011 | Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Bill Nighy | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2011 | Writing in a Feature Production | Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2011 | Character Design in a Feature Production | Peter de Sève | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Award
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | Nominee |
Annie Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Bill Nighy | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Character Design in a Feature Production | Peter de Sève | Nominee |
| Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Kris Pearn | Nominee |
| Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Ashley Jensen | Nominee |
| Writing in a Feature Production | Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Winner |
Visual Effects Society
2 nominations
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Michael Ford, David Morehead, Emi Tahira | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Doug Ikeler, Chris Juen, Alan Short, Mandy Tankenson | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Animated Film | Nominee |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
1 nomination
| Animated Film | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Animated Film | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Animated Females | Nominee |
Young Artist Award
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Voice-over Role, Young Actress | Ramona Marquez | Nominee |