The Santa Clause
19941h 37mPG · MPAA
Directed by John Pasquin · Starring Tim Allen & Judge Reinhold
73%Rotten Tomatoes6.6IMDb57Metacritic
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.
ChristmasFantasyDramaComedyFamily
— Critical consensus, summarised
A perfectly fine Tim Allen Christmas vehicle that critics greeted with shrugs and audiences turned into a holiday tradition. Spawned two sequels and a TV series; the original retains the most charm.
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1994
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