The Santa Clause
1994 · 97 min · Director: John Pasquin
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Scott Calvin is disgusted to learn that his ex-wife and her husband have tried - and failed - to break it easy to their 6-year-old son Charlie that Santa isn't real. On Christmas Eve, Scott reads The Night Before Christmas - then receives an unexpected visitor on his roof. When Santa is startled by Scott's calling out and falls, he disappears, leaving only an 8-reindeer sleigh and a suit with instructions to put it on if he's involved in an accident. Scott does, and is transported around the town dropping gifts through chimneys until he's taken to the North Pole and informed by a group, who claim they're elves, that he is now Santa. Charlie is proud of his dad's new job, though Scott's convinced it's a dream. Until his hair turns white, his beard refuses to stay shaved, he gains weight inexplicably, even for his sudden love of junk food - Now he's accepted it, there's just one problem: how to keep it secret from his disbelieving family.
Emotional fingerprint
The Santa Clause (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Happiness 35%, Humor 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Happiness35%
- Humor25%
- Hope20%
- Love10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Happiness, Humor, Hope. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Happiness, Humor and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Love
- Joy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Love | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 43 % | 43 % | 10 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 41 % | 40 % | 13 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 45 % | 40 % | 15 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 55 % | 48 % | 13 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 57 % | 53 % | 13 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 53 % | 50 % | 18 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 48 % | 45 % | 20 % | 30 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 44 % | 40 % | 24 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Joy | 45 % | 40 % | 25 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 46 % | 44 % | 19 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 45 % | 45 % | 13 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 46 % | 46 % | 9 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 49 % | 41 % | 14 % | 14 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 53 % | 31 % | 29 % | 13 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Love | 55 % | 31 % | 34 % | 18 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Humor | 55 % | 40 % | 21 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 60 % | 43 % | 29 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Love | 69 % | 39 % | 57 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Joy | 66 % | 34 % | 64 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Love | 57 % | 25 % | 55 % | 48 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Elf-Judy
Little Girl
Elf at North Pole
Elf in Hangar
Elf-Larry
Bobby
Principal Compton
Kid Two
Kid Three
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Details
- Directed by
- John Pasquin
- Written by
- Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Happiness
- Data updated
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