A Boy Called Christmas was a surprising hit for me, and I urge you and your families to put this film at the top of your must-watch list.

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

It's a film that leaves you yearning to delve into the riches of its unknown worlds, but lacks the propulsion to actually get the audience there.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 16, 2021

This is a big-hearted movie about kindness, which, as Nikolas reminds his dad, costs nothing but is worth so much.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 11, 2021

The concept strikes me as presumptuous and laboured, but the book is popular and Gil Kenan's film adapts it smoothly in snow-dusted fairytale style.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2021

If you are looking for some Christmas magic this season it's a great pick

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 7, 2021

With this year's holiday season just beginning, A Boy Called Christmas is a wonderful way to get begin the festivities.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Dec 4, 2021

The blend of live action and fantastical sets is reminiscent of a Tim Burton fantasy with the director on his A-game.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 2, 2021

An ideal Christmas movie to watch as a family, this festive treat really will appeal to all generations.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 1, 2021

It's light, playful, and knowingly anachronistic without being obnoxious.

| Dec 1, 2021

A stellar technical achievement from these talented craftsmen, even if it doesn't fully work for me as a film overall.

| Nov 29, 2021

A Boy Called Christmas is an entertaining and imaginative journey for kids who don't mind a little darkness in their fairytales.

| Nov 29, 2021

Kenan has done a better job here of mining the comforts of childhood nostalgia than he did on the recent Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which he co-wrote.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 28, 2021

While trying to be a mixture of Narnia and Hook, this film is far too confused, and nowhere near magical or cosy enough to make it a Christmas miracle movie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 26, 2021

You can probably guess where we're heading but this festive adventure takes some unexpected detours.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 26, 2021

It will embrace the whole family in a warm cinematic hug.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 26, 2021

A Boy Called Christmas is by-the-numbers Yuletide storytelling buoyed by a strong Brit cast, inventive filmmaking and a heart in the right place.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 26, 2021

It is warm, entertaining and unpretentious. Only a true Scrooge could resist.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 26, 2021

Flimsily conceived, without ideas to cause an audience to lean in in wonder, and too many characters less liable to charm than grate.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 25, 2021

It's sweet and warm. It feels like Christmas and hot cocoa.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 25, 2021

A very pleasant surprise telling of the Santa Claus origin story. Henry Lawfull shines in title role, also Harry Potter alums Maggie Smith and Jim Broadbent and Joel Fry.

| Original Score: A- | Nov 24, 2021