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From TMDb members · 2 total- John Chard7/10
Fred Claus (2007) Saving Christmas and Building Bridges. It does exactly what it says on the Xmas Movie Tin. Poorly received by the critics and equally unsupported by the internet hordes, Fred Claus may be guilty of sentimentality, but for those in need of a pick me up duri…
- Kamurai4/10
Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for off-brand holiday movies. While I like watching Vince Vaughn beat up Santa Claus as much as the next person, I'm not a big Vince Vaughn fan. I'd rather see what Paul Giamotti can do with the Santa role, h…
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Fred Claus
“Everybody has that one relative who can't help but cause problems over the holidays. Even Santa.”
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WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Fred Claus (2007) — a movie tagged as Action, Comedy, and Drama with funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
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Community signal: TMDb members rate Fred Claus 59% (913 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
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- 2007-11-09
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- 1h 55m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 5375
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Cast
Vince Vaughn
Fred Claus
Paul Giamatti
Nick (Santa) Claus
John Michael Higgins
Willie
Miranda Richardson
Annette Claus
Rachel Weisz
Wanda Blinkowski
Kathy Bates
Mother Claus
Trevor Peacock
Papa Claus
Ludacris
DJ Donnie
Elizabeth Banks
Charlene
Jeremy Swift
Bob Elf
Elizabeth Berrington
Linda Elf
Kevin Spacey
Clyde Archibald Northcutt
Rio Hackford
Leon
Bobb'e J. Thompson
Samuel 'Slam' Gibbons
Allan Corduner
Dr. Goldfarb
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Jordon Hull
Young Fred - 6 Yrs Old
Liam James
Young Fred - 12 Yrs Old
Theo Stevenson
Young Nick - 6 Yrs Old
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Fred Claus (2007) Saving Christmas and Building Bridges. It does exactly what it says on the Xmas Movie Tin. Poorly received by the critics and equally unsupported by the internet hordes, Fred Claus may be guilty of sentimentality, but for those in need of a pick me up during yuletide then it delivers the requisite smiles to faces. Vince Vaughn is Fred, brother of Santa (Paul Giamatti), who has grown up resenting his elder brother. When Fred is in desperate need of cash he gets in touch with Santa to ask for a big loan, Santa will oblige if Fred comes up to the North Pole to work for it. Anger, mirth and bonding does follow as Fred causes mayhem among the elves and finds himself pitched in the middle of a nefarious plan being hatched by Clyde Archibald Northcutt (Kevin Spacey). Not all the gags work but there are some genuinely funny moments, while the romantic threads are a touch too twee. Yet this wears its Xmas movie heart firmly on its red clothed sleeve, and there's nothing wrong with that. 7/10
Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for off-brand holiday movies. While I like watching Vince Vaughn beat up Santa Claus as much as the next person, I'm not a big Vince Vaughn fan. I'd rather see what Paul Giamotti can do with the Santa role, honestly. Kevin Spacey, being very much himself, is awful, or his character is, and a story needs a good villain. Being a whiny spoiled kid in an adult body doesn't really do it for me, especially in a Santa setting.
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