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Santa Clause, The (1994)

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All Time

of 190,116

3,799

1990's

of 24,698

741

1994

of 4,643

59
Christmas
- Christmas All Time
  
  of 303
  
  21
  
  Christmas of 1994
  
  of 9
  
  1
  
  Christmas of the 1990's
  
  of 50
  
  4
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,542
  
  894
  
  Comedy of 1994
  
  of 256
  
  21
  
  Comedy of the 1990's
  
  of 3,182
  
  220
Disney
- Disney All Time
  
  of 513
  
  119
  
  Disney of 1994
  
  of 11
  
  4
  
  Disney of the 1990's
  
  of 136
  
  26
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  2,011
  
  Drama of 1994
  
  of 375
  
  40
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  448
Family
- Family All Time
  
  of 4,952
  
  250
  
  Family of 1994
  
  of 55
  
  7
  
  Family of the 1990's
  
  of 593
  
  49

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Santa Clause, The (1994) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.7038

Avg Critic Score:2.5808

Santa Clause, The (1994) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Attempting to bring the Christmas movie into the 1990s, Disney enlisted drug offender and raunchy stand-up Tim Allen to play Santa Claus based on the strength of his TV show Home Improvement. ...read the complete Santa Clause movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The Santa Clause (so named after the clause on Santa's calling card that requires Scott to take over the job) is often a clever and amusing movie, and there's a lot of fresh invention in it. ...read the complete Santa Clause movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

The Santa Clause isn't an unmitigated disaster, but it's also a whole lot less impressive than it could be. ...read the complete Santa Clause movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

This is what happens when someone takes what might have been a moderately-entertaining television Christmas special and tries to adapt it for the big screen. ...read the complete Santa Clause movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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Variety (Leonard Klady)

This is a hip, likable spin on the seasonal icon told with a deft mixture of comedy and sentimentality....read the complete Santa Clause, The (1994) review at Variety (Leonard Klady)

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See all (33) "Very Good" Reviews

The Tech (MIT) (Teresa Esser)

When Tim Allen walks out of his house on Christmas Eve "to see what is the matter," the last thing he expects to find is Santa Claus and eight tiny reindeer. The appearance of Father Christmas surprises him so much that he begins a vocal protest in his...read the complete Santa Clause, The (1994) review at The Tech (MIT) (Teresa Esser)

See all (20) "Good" Reviews

Xi-online

Wie Tim Allen, de hoofdpersoon van deze film, ooit heeft gezien in de RTL-serie Home Improvement is al bekend met zijn onschuldige blik en onhandige manier van doen, en heeft daardoor een voorsprong bij het bekijken van The Santa Clause. In Amerika is...read the complete Santa Clause, The (1994) review at Xi-online

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SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

The Santa Clause gives the impression of having been designed as a throwaway Christmas-vehicle that had set out to exploit the popularity of Tim Allen, the star of tv's hit Home Improvement (1991-9). In almost any other circumstance this would have been...read the complete Santa Clause, The (1994) review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

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