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1. Scrooged (1988)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover
Votes: 116,426 | Gross: $60.33M
2. A Christmas Carol (2019)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy
In Steven Knight's gothic adaptation of Charles Dickens' iconic ghost story, Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a dark night of the soul - past, present and future.
Stars: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn
Votes: 12,549
3. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 70,642 | Gross: $27.28M
4. A Christmas Carol (1951)
TV-PG | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns
Votes: 25,726
5. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,359 | Gross: $21.00M
6. A Christmas Carol (1984 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward
Votes: 18,338
7. A Christmas Carol (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Ian McNeice
Votes: 10,922
8. A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jesse L. Martin, Jane Krakowski, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Votes: 2,237
9. A Christmas Carol (1938)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn
Votes: 8,749
10. Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988 TV Movie)
43 min | Comedy, History
After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.
Director: Richard Boden | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry
Votes: 13,960
11. Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
PG | 77 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Simon Callow, Kate Winslet, Nicolas Cage, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 2,174
12. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962 TV Movie)
Approved | 53 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano
Votes: 3,262
13. A Christmas Carol (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 75 min | Fantasy
A contemporary retelling of the timeless Dickens tale, given a Scottish make-over. It explores the transformation of Scrooge.
Director: David Izatt | Stars: Bonnie Wright, Rebecca Hanssen, Stuart Brennan, Mark Paul Wake
Votes: 407
14. A Christmas Carol (1997 Video)
PG | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Misanthropic miser Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley's ghost is followed by three more spirits from Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Each has a lesson Scrooge must learn.
Director: Stan Phillips | Stars: Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael York, Edward Asner
Votes: 928
15. A Christmas Carol (1971 TV Short)
28 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Williams | Stars: Alastair Sim, Michael Redgrave, Melvyn Hayes, Michael Hordern
Votes: 1,924
16. Christmas Encore (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Drama, Romance
A struggling actress auditions for the lead role in a theater production of 'A Christmas Carol'.
Director: Bradley Walsh | Stars: Maggie Lawson, Brennan Elliott, Art Hindle, Tracey Hoyt
Votes: 1,402
17. Holly Day (2018)
TV-PG | 77 min | Drama
Holly runs from the ghosts of her past, but this holiday they come back to find her.
Director: Rick Walls | Stars: William Stanford Davis, Robinne Lee, Margaret Avery, Richard Portnow
Votes: 75
18. A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994 TV Movie)
G | 69 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Fred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaptation of the story, but is acting a bit stingy in real-life.
Director: Joanna Romersa | Stars: Henry Corden, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, B.J. Ward
Votes: 1,631
19. A Christmas Carol (1994 Video)
Not Rated | 49 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Telling of the Dickens classic in animated form with music.
Directors: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga | Stars: Tony Ail, Nathan Aswell, Kathleen Barr, Lillian Carlson
Votes: 168
20. A Christmas Carol (2020 Video)
99 min | Musical
It is Christmas Eve, 1843, and we find the curmudgeonly figure of Ebenezer Scrooge as cold-hearted and misanthropic as ever. That is, until a visit from the ghost of his old business ... See full summary »
Directors: Zoe Bright, Tayah Howard | Stars: Guy Noland, Shea Taylor, Ethan Averton, Amanda Greig
Votes: 25
21. The Nutcracker: A Christmas Story (1992 Video)
59 min | Music
The storm is really getting bad out there. Come on in and sit by the fire, enjoy the tree, make yourself a hot cup of Cocoa and enjoy the classic tale of The Nutcracker. Let us be your ... See full summary »
Director: Derek Bailey | Stars: Paul Boyd, Joyce Cuoco, Tero Julku, Anna Vita
Votes: 17
22. A Christmas Carol (2008 Video)
100 min | Musical
Director: Allen Moore | Star: Dale Ward
Votes: 24
23.
Shower of Stars (1954–1958)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1954)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A mean and miserly proprietor of a counting house in 1840's London is taken by ghosts to Christmas scenes of his youth, contemporary ones involving his family and employee, and lastly, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: William Lundigan, Mary Costa, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone
Votes: 166
24.
The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)
Episode:
The Stingiest Man in Town
(1956)
60 min | Drama
This is a musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ebenezer Scrooge is given a chance to reform and save his soul. He is visited by 4 ghosts and is shown visions of his past life and the consequences of his life on others.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: The Four Lads, Johnny Desmond, Basil Rathbone, Robert Weede
Votes: 54
25.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1948)
Drama
The skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: John Baragrey, Eric Burtis, Valerie Cossart, Bing Crosby
Votes: 13
26.
Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959– )
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1959)
25 min | Drama
Basil Rathbone stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in a short television Christmas Carol performance. Spare, but elementally complete, its host, Fredric March, provides connecting narratives between the scenes.
Directors: Ross MacKenzie, Neil McGuire | Stars: Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, Alexander Gauge, Michael McCarthy
Votes: 72
27.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(2010)
TV-PG | 62 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Festive edition of the time-travelling drama. The Doctor has one hour to save a crashing spaceship and a miser's soul - but what lurks in the fog?
Director: Toby Haynes | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Michael Gambon
Votes: 8,473
28.
The Great North (2021– )
Episode:
Blood Actually Adventure
(2022)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
Honeybee decides to bring her Halloween family traditions to Lone Moose when a storm ruins her plans to fly home to Fresno, but terrifying surprises are just around the corner.
Directors: Karen Hydendahl, Will Strode, Eun-Young Go, Hyung-Tae Kim, Kwang Jin Kim, Chang-Gun Noh | Stars: Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Will Forte, Dulcé Sloan
Votes: 134
29.
A Christmas Carol (2019)
Episode:
The Human Beast
(2019)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy
The demons of greed and indifference to humanity are prevalent in Ebenezer Scrooge, and on Christmas Eve night he is warned that his only hope of redemption is a series of visits from three spirits.
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn
Votes: 694
30.
A Christmas Carol (2019)
Episode:
Chapter Two: The Human Heart
(2019)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Fantasy
Scrooge begins his Christmas Eve night journey in the company of the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Scrooge is forced to confront not only his past but also his own inner demons.
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Thea Achillea, Joe Alwyn, Billy Barratt, Paul Chahidi
Votes: 587
31.
A Christmas Carol (2019)
Episode:
Chapter Three: A Bag of Gravel
(2019)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy
Scrooge's journey begins to reach its climax, with visitations from both the Spirits of Christmas Present and Future...but will the result truly be redemption for both himself and Marley?.
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Joe Alwyn, Natasha Culzac, Ninette Finch, Jason Flemyng
Votes: 549