That Christmas
Netflix | Release Date: November 27, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
IndieWireKate ErblandNov 15, 2024
That Christmas may be holiday-centric, but its messages about community, doing good, and kindness are timeless and universal. Read full review
80
Screen RantFerdosa AbdiDec 5, 2024
What really makes That Christmas such a joy to experience is the colorful details, from the writing to the scenery to the set and character designs to the atmosphere. Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeNov 1, 2024
Every season brings dozens of new Christmas offerings, most of which prove instantly forgettable. This one’s a keeper. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeOct 21, 2024
It is Curtis’s first foray into animation and although the characters are digitally rendered, the story taps into the same authentic energies that made his earlier works so beloved. Read full review
70
Christian Science MonitorStephen HumphriesDec 5, 2024
The whole family can enjoy That Christmas, a bright and cheerful animated movie. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredCharlotte SimmonsDec 2, 2024
Its unique narrative approach stumbles as often as it shines, but an endearing mission statement makes 'That Christmas' a worthwhile family watch. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeDec 2, 2024
There’s a little too much crammed into this overstuffed stocking of a movie, but the gorgeous, lovingly detailed animation style – it’s the second feature from British studio Locksmith Animation (Ron’s Gone Wrong) – and the zippy action sequences should prove a winning combination for family audiences. Read full review
60
EmpireHelen O'HaraDec 2, 2024
The stories are all individually charming, but overly familiar animation and underwhelming character-design blunt the effect.  Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinOct 25, 2024
Fortunately, the writing’s sentimental and/or smirky longueurs are remedied by the animation itself, whose cosy charm has a distinctly British sensibility – from the architecture to the landscape and even the colour palettes, everything is satisfyingly just right. Read full review
59
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiOct 21, 2024
An ordinary feature that could have been extraordinary as a series of three shorts. Instead, this is what we’ve got: a vaguely watchable animated Christmas movie that only works in fits and starts. Read full review
40
ColliderLuna GuthrieDec 4, 2024
For all the charm and innovation that That Christmas is going for, it ends up being a predictable and rather deflated movie that is playing to a much younger audience than it lets on. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 27, 2024
It’s all more or less sufferable, and it may well keep young children quiet at Christmas … but we surely needed a higher joke content. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerDec 4, 2024
Schmaltz-heavy and wishlist-thin, That Christmas offers very little and doesn’t even have the self-awareness to include the receipt. Read full review
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