Get Santa

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Get Santa

PG

2014

1h 42m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

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After crashing his sleigh, Santa Claus (Jim Broadbent) asks a father (Rafe Spall) and son (Kit Connor) for help to round up his reindeer and return home.

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Critics Consensus

With a bombastic performance from Jim Broadbent, Get Santa brilliantly captures the joys of the Christmas holiday.

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Nick De Semlyen

Empire Magazine

Nov 5, 2019

2/5

With farting reindeer and frugal budgets, Christopher Smith, the man behind Triangle and Severance, has forged something almost as terrifying.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Nov 5, 2019

3/5

There are enough welcome details in the margins to keep viewers from fidgeting: a likeable if unevenly paced story, some inventive Lapland-related steampunk, and character actors one would happily crawl over jagged holly to see.

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Leslie Felperin

The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 5, 2019

[A]s they say in merry old England, a curate's egg, good in parts. Some parts - the solid cast, a few well-turned one-liners - are really quite good indeed, although viewers have to wade through a moderate fug of reindeer fart jokes to get to them.

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Laurence Boyce

VODzilla.co

Feb 29, 2020

7.3/10

A starry cast and family-friendly humour make this British comedy an enjoyable - and sometimes unique - yuletide offering.

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Alan Corr

RTÉ (Ireland)

Nov 5, 2019

3/5

There's a great performance from Jim Broadbent as a bumbling but wise Santa and the fun cast play it for laughs and warm, mushy moments.

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Mark Harrison

Den of Geek

Nov 5, 2019

3/5

As with any Christmas film, it's more about the mood it conjures than how good the film is objectively. With that in mind, this is a comedy that's less about warm festive fuzziness than playing up its "crime caper for kids" conceit.

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Stephen C

@dogfood23111 Sep 29, 2026

Funny in 1 hour and 42 minutes.

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John K

@WQCMI Aug 13, 2026

Great Christmas movie. I saw this movie in cinemas back in December of 2014 and still love it to this day. I can understand why some people might not like this movie, there are some juvenile humour, but I think its a great Christmas Comedy classic that involves; great acting, catchy music and an interesting story.

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Mark J

@RT91128775 Dec 27, 2024

Enjoyable film and a nice change not really having too many Christmas films like this one. Cast really well, Jim Broadbent being one of the best on screen Santas and elevating this by a star just by himself.

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Martin R

@RT19658152 Dec 23, 2024

Brilliant and yet largely overlooked Christmas film. Great performances from a really strong British cast (Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Stephen Graham, Jodie Whittaker, just to name a few). Yes it’s very silly, but there’s a lot more to it than the farting reindeer. We always enjoy watching it round Christmas time.

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Tarry S

@RT37629072 Dec 1, 2024

I love this movie so much! It's silly and whimsical and so heart warming. A bit different from most Christmas movies, but worth a(nother) watch! See it!

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steven a

@RT67998809 Jan 14, 2023

Despite lacking the cinematic flourish of bigger-budget seasonal movies, this gets by on its likeable characters and sense of fun. The script is loose and inconsistent, but Broadbent and Spall give bright performances and are supported by a game cast.

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Synopsis

After crashing his sleigh, Santa Claus (Jim Broadbent) asks a father (Rafe Spall) and son (Kit Connor) for help to round up his reindeer and return home.

Director: Christopher Smith
Producer: Liza Marshall, Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Christopher Smith
Production Co: Scott Free Productions
Rating: PG (Some Mild Rude Humor|Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2015
Runtime: 1h 42m

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