Film197050 min

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

Name: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Released: 1970
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees, Robie Lester

Taste attributes: animationfamilyfantasytv movieweddingadventuremusic/dancecomedyholidaysmusicalfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimpleglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, inventive animated family film: good-natured and stylish. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 148 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a small baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grew up, he wanted to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock who lives between the Kringles and Sombertown, but Kris manages to melt the Warlock's heart and deliver his toys.

Synopsis: TMDB