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A Christmas Carol

Movie·2009·Animation, Drama, Family·1h 36m·6.9 (4,916)·Directed by Robert Zemeckis

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Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

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Jim CarreyJim CarreyScrooge / Ghosts of Christmas (voice)Gary OldmanGary OldmanBob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)Colin FirthColin FirthFred (voice)Robin WrightRobin WrightFan / Belle (voice)Cary ElwesCary ElwesPortly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)Bob HoskinsBob HoskinsFezziwig / Old Joe (voice)Daryl SabaraDaryl SabaraApprentice / Caroler / Beggar / Peter Cratchit (voice)Steve ValentineSteve ValentineFunerary Undertaker / Topper (voice)

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