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.
Arthur Christmas has generally received positive reviews.
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Arthur Christmas was released in 2011 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 806 reviews, giving Arthur Christmas (2011) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 74%.
With a score of 71%, Arthur Christmas is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2011 with similar scores include films like Bridesmaids, Detachment and Super 8.
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