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Back at home by himself on Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley (voice of GARY OLDMAN), his former business partner who died seven years ago and has since lived an afterlife of chained torment due to the way he treated people while alive. He warns Scrooge to avoid having the same fate befall him, and informs him that three spirits will visit him that night.
The first, the Ghost of Christmas Past (voice of JIM CARREY), takes Scrooge back into his past where he sees himself as a lonely child, but later as a generally joyous young man, especially when interacting with his fiancée, Belle (voice of ROBIN WRIGHT PENN). The Ghost of Christmas Present (voice of JIM CARREY) then shows Scrooge the current results of his miserly behavior toward others, particularly Bob and his family, including his disabled young son, Tiny Tim (voice of GARY OLDMAN).
That's followed by the far more ominous and hooded Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (voice of JIM CARREY) showing Scrooge his lonely future death. Armed with such knowledge, Scrooge decides to become a changed man before it's too late for him and others.
Various visuals of ghosts, supernatural style horses and other related material, along with moments of potential peril could be quite unsettling, suspenseful and/or scary for very young viewers (potentially exacerbated by the 3-D visuals where available), while older kids will probably just think it all looks quite cool. A few characters hit others and there's some brief slapstick style material.
Bad attitudes are present, as is tense family material as well as some behavior that might be enticing for some kids to imitate. There's some drinking, while a man briefly snorts of a pinch of snuff.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's some of that from lightning at night during a storm in a cemetery near the end of the movie.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there are flying point of view camera shots, zooming above and through the city and other locales at various points in the film (the 3-D visuals, where available, might exacerbate the motion).
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(2009) (voices of Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman) (PG)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Minor
Extreme
Heavy
Mild
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Moderate
Extreme
None
Minor
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Minor
Minor
Heavy
Heavy
Mild
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Reviewed November 2, 2009 / Posted November 6, 2009
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