Watching 8-Bit Christmas is well worth your time. Packed full of comedy, and nostalgia, it’s got so much going for it.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Jan 16, 2023

Very minor, but pleasant.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 30, 2022

At times it seems handcuffed by holiday movie expectations. But you kinda look over those baked-in tropes that are in nearly every movie like this. Instead, it’s the funny bits that end up standing out.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 16, 2022

The formulaic family comedy 8-Bit Christmas is elevated by a watchable and occasionally amusing performance by Winslow Fegley ... [It's] ultimately a film that's enjoyable without demanding too much intelligence or emotional investment from viewers.

| Dec 26, 2021

A hit of pure Gen-X nostalgia.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 22, 2021

Unexpectedly heartwarming and hilarious throughout.

| Dec 17, 2021

8-Bit Christmas isn't going to change anyone's life or become a new holiday classic, but it's pretty cute and comes out in the eleventh hour to really smack you in the face with the feels.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 14, 2021

To me, it could be a new holiday tradition.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 11, 2021

8-Bit Christmas is a new family comedy that works well for the young crowd and will resonate strongly with those of us raised in the '80s.

| Dec 10, 2021

If you ever hoped for that gift you wanted more than anything, if you remember being a kid and seeing your heart's desire just out of reach, well - now you're playing with power. The power ... of nostalgia.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 8, 2021

Though no Christmas classic, '8-Bit' is innocuous, a plausible option for those searching for something to kill a couple of hours of family time during the holidays.

| Original Score: C | Dec 6, 2021

June Diane Raphael has impeccable comic timing as Jake's mom, Kathy.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 4, 2021

Adults who were kids from the era might get a warm/fuzzy, but kids today will likely download the whole NES system on their phones and play while half watching. Game over?

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 3, 2021

There's nothing manufactured or artificial here; every single part of the film was working its way towards that ending, and it feels like it was made with a lot of love.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 3, 2021

While it may take time for it to achieve the clear Christmas Story-like status it aims for, this is still a warm, often very funny film that avoids the usual slapstick shananigans of materialistic adventures.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 1, 2021

This '80s nostalgia tour might appeal more to parents than kids, but its goofy tale of childhood shenanigans is fun for most ages.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 1, 2021

Screenwriter Kevin Jakubowski and studio director Michael Dowse settle rather than elevating their worthwhile aspirations.

| Nov 29, 2021

A harmless trifle assembled like a Frankenstein monster from the parts of other, far better films, it's a good movie to turn on in the background as you decorate the tree.

| Nov 29, 2021

8-Bit Christmas may not end up a holiday classic in the years to come, but anyone looking for a new film to get into the season as November turns to December will be pleased.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 29, 2021

It's not a highly refined or sophisticated piece of cinema by any means, but the really good Christmas movies that stick with viewers for years and years rarely are.

| Original Score: 88/100 | Nov 28, 2021