A Boy Called Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas

An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…

  • Released: 2021-11-25
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
  • Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
  • Stars: Henry Lawfull, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Maggie Smith, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Toby Jones, Rune Temte, Zoe Colletti, Indica Watson, Stephen Merchant, Sinéad Phelps, Philip Lenkowsky, Peter Hosking, Perveen Hussain, Abiola Ogunbiyi, Kendrick Roger Ong, Rishi Kuppa, Joel Fry, Carol MacReady, Isabella O’Sullivan, Eden Lawrence, Ayomide Garrick
  • Director: Gil Kenan
 Comments
  • kevin_robbins - 10 January 2023
    An underrated holiday picture that is an absolutely must see
    A Boy Called Christmas (2021) is a movie that my daughter and I recently watched on Netflix. The storyline follows a young boy whose father went out on a quest to find Elfhelm and never returned leaving him with his wicked stepmother. He sets out to find his father, help him on his mission and get him to come home. The adventure ends up being much bigger than he anticipated.

    This movie is directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House) and contains the voices of Maggie Smith (Gosford Park), Henry Lawfull (Les Misérables), Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge!), Michael Pitthan (Carnival Row) and Kristen Wiig (Bridemaids).

    This movie was way better than I anticipated. The settings are perfectly selected and the cast delivers strong performances. The reindeer and mouse served both for entertainment value and hope for our main character. They were easily two of my favorite "characters" from this picture. The villain is worthwhile and the elves, trolls and pixies are well presented. The CGI in this film is well done and has an authentic feel. The "papa" cliff sequence was tremendous, and the ending of the story was perfect.

    Overall, this is an underrated holiday picture that is an absolutely must see. I would score this an 8/10 and strongly recommend it.
  • latourelle-72250 - 6 December 2022
    Wonderful way to explain the idea of Santa to your kids
    I loved, loved, LOVED this movie! Here's why I gave it a rating of 10.

    Firstly, in spite of my reservations in watching it, it kept me transfixed to the very end. The story was that good.

    Let's now talk about the characters. Oh, there were good ones, funny ones, mean ones, cruel ones and very kind ones. There were animals, good guys and bad guys. All the things you need to tell a great tale.

    The idea behind how Christmas started was cleverly told with enough room and innuendos left to teach us that Christmas is in us all.

    Most important to me, of all, is Maggie Smith. Every single generation who watches this movie, today, will know and love her face and also automatically expect her to do something wonderful in any movie she takes part in and she does not disappoint in this one.

    A movie the whole family should watch and will love to watch, again and again. I can see this one becoming a yearly tradition.

    Enjoy!