For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman
Keywords
- sleigh
- elves
- holiday
- assistant
- santa claus
- wish
- reindeer
- family
- north pole
- high tech
- clumsiness
- duringcreditsstinger
- letter to santa claus
- woman director
- christmas
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Top Cast
James McAvoy as Arthur (voice)
Hugh Laurie as Steve (voice)
Bill Nighy as Grandsanta (voice)
Jim Broadbent as Santa (voice)
Imelda Staunton as Mrs Santa (voice)
Ashley Jensen as Bryony (voice)
Marc Wootton as Peter (voice)
Laura Linney as North Pole Computer (voice)
Top Crew
Sarah Smith · Director, Screenplay
Peter Baynham · Screenplay
Harry Gregson-Williams · Composer
John Carnochan · Editor
James Cooper · Editor
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