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A Boy Called Christmas

2021 · 104 min · Director: Gil Kenan ★ IMDb 6.7 · 31,586 ratings

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An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible.

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A Boy Called Christmas (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Hope 30%, Awe 25%, Happiness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Hope
25%Awe
  1. Hope30%
  2. Awe25%
  3. Humor15%
  4. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Hope, Awe, Happiness. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Hope, Awe and Happiness. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Hope
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Sadness
Hope
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 68 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessHopeTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness50 %47 %18 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness49 %40 %30 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Hope49 %38 %36 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness53 %45 %35 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sadness55 %44 %36 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension54 %31 %35 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension57 %36 %35 %51 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sadness66 %44 %38 %54 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor66 %29 %30 %51 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension65 %20 %23 %57 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension71 %18 %26 %69 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension75 %23 %30 %73 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension79 %54 %26 %71 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sadness80 %71 %29 %64 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Hope71 %51 %48 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Hope65 %32 %60 %27 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Hope65 %25 %56 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Joy66 %23 %55 %14 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Hope68 %32 %60 %7 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

HL
Henry Lawfull

Nikolas

IO
Isabella O'Sullivan

Toby Jones

Father Topo

Sally Hawkins

Mother Vodol

Kristen Wiig

Aunt Carlotta

ZC
Zoe Colletti

Truth Pixie

Stephen Merchant

Miika (voice)

RT
Rune Temte

Anders

Maggie Smith

Aunt Ruth

IO
Isabella O’Sullivan

Andrea

EL
Eden Lawrence

Patrick

AG
Ayomide Garrick

Moppet

GG
Gregory Gudgeon

Palace Courtier #1

MP
Michael Pitthan

Palace Courtier #2

VC
Václav Chalupa

Palace Courtier #4

DB
Dan Brown

Weather Beaten Man

RR
Robert Russell

Member of Crowd #1

Details

Directed by
Gil Kenan
Written by
Gil Kenan, Ol Parker, Matt Haig
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
104 min
Country
United Kingdom, France, United States, Czech Republic, Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 31,586 ratings
Feels mostly
Hope
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