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Arthur Christmas Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Nov. 5, 2012

Arthur Christmas

Release Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Nationwide

James McAvoy, Bill Nighy, Chris Juen, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Peter Lord, Ashley Jensen, Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham, Carla Shelley, David Sproxton, Barry Cook, Steve Pegram

Tackles the question of how Santa delivers all his presents in one night.

PG Family N/A

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Tackles the question of how Santa delivers all his presents in one night.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
This Christmas movie highlights the technological advances of operations at the North Pole, revealing how Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, every operation has a margin of error… 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. Arthur Claus is Santa’s misfit son who executes an unauthorized rookie mission to get the last present half way around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Arthur Christmas.

  • James McAvoy
    James McAvoy

    ... Arthur (voice)

    Speak No Evil, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

  • Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie

    ... Steve (voice)

    The Amazing Maurice, Hop

  • Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent

    ... Santa (voice)

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

  • Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy

    ... Grandsanta (voice)

    The Wild Robot, Dragonkeeper

  • I
    Imelda Staunton

    Paddington in Peru, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

  • A
    Ashley Jensen

    ... Bryony (voice)

    The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Hysteria

Crew Behind the Film

The Arthur Christmas behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Peter Baynham last wrote Ron's Gone Wrong and Arthur.

Producer
Steve Pegram

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for some mild rude humor
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
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Language
English

All Trailers

Official Arthur Christmas movie trailers and clips.

Arthur Christmas UK Theatrical Trailer Clip Image
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Arthur Christmas UK Theatrical Trailer
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Arthur Christmas Theatrical Trailer
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Arthur Christmas UK Theatrical Teaser

Production Details

What we know about the Arthur Christmas movie production.

Key Facts

  • Justin Bieber's rendition of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town," from his new Christmas album "Under The Mistletoe," will play over the film's end credits. In addition, the album's debut single, "Mistletoe," will be heard in select TV spots for Arthur Christmas.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Arthur Christmas was released in nationwide movie theaters on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. in around 3,376 theaters There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including The Muppets, Hugo and A Dangerous Method.



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