Review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) by Nate L — 22 Dec 2011

Santa Claus is the Big Lebowski! I always had the sneaking suspicion but now I know it's true!

This review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) was written by Nate L on 22 Dec 2011.

Santa Claus: The Movie has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tom K (632) on 24 Nov 2015

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By Billie-Jo D (1) on 24 Dec 2011

It may be cheesy but not many films evoke child hood excitement like this one. Dudley Moore should be an elf, for real. made my xmas eve this morning…

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By Matt M (2,511) on 17 Dec 2013

An evil elf disappointed with the lousy toys in Santa's workshop goes to work for an evil toy tycoon…

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By Ian M (1,478) on 25 Dec 2013

I give it full stars for the happiness I got from this movie as a kid. This is the perfect children's movie for any child at all…

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By Landis Anna F (47) on 17 Dec 2013

An evil elf disappointed with the lousy toys in Santa's workshop goes to work for an evil toy tycoon…

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By Nick M (1,532) on 09 Dec 2013

That ONE star is solely and completely devoted to John Lithgow's performance.... absolutely brilliant…

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By Josh R (768) on 23 Dec 2011

This was a bust on so many levels. I know that this film holds a lot of nostalgia for my generation but it's such a failure…

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By Ted W (1,490) on 17 Dec 2017

A great movie that has been unfairly criticised over the years, a wonderful magical film for all the family to enjoy…

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By Bronwyn V (204) on 20 Dec 2011

Loved this as a kid and still love it now but the best bit is I can watch it with ilena now. It's such a wonderful story :)…

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By Stuart T (78) on 12 Feb 2015

Amazing production design (for its time) fails to help what is an incredibly weak story…

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