Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ebenezer-scrooge-character"

1. Hot Rod (2007)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Sport

Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life - to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation.

Director: Akiva Schaffer | Stars: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Ian McShane, Jorma Taccone

Votes: 93,338 | Gross: $13.92M

2. Spirited (2022)

PG-13 | 127 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.

Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page

Votes: 50,238

3. The Polar Express (2004)

G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis

Votes: 241,195 | Gross: $183.37M

4. Scrooged (1988)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover

Votes: 116,397 | Gross: $60.33M

5. A Christmas Carol (2009)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine

Votes: 129,469 | Gross: $137.86M

6. A Christmas Carol (2019)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy

In Steven Knight's gothic adaptation of Charles Dickens' iconic ghost story, Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a dark night of the soul - past, present and future.

Stars: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn

Votes: 12,547

7. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.

Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson

Votes: 70,625 | Gross: $27.28M

8. A Christmas Carol (1951)

TV-PG | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns

Votes: 25,724

9. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.

Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan

Votes: 15,349 | Gross: $21.00M

10. A Christmas Carol (1984 TV Movie)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward

Votes: 18,337

11. A Christmas Carol (1999 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy

An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.

Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Ian McNeice

Votes: 10,919

12. Scrooge (1970)

G | 113 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More

Votes: 12,585 | Gross: $3.70M

13. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)

TV-Y7 | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's cult Christmas story.

Director: Stephen Donnelly | Stars: Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn

Votes: 7,667

14. A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical

An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by ghosts on Christmas Eve.

Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jesse L. Martin, Jane Krakowski, Jennifer Love Hewitt

Votes: 2,237

15. The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

PG | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.

Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Dan Stevens, Mark Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Miriam Margolyes

Votes: 19,277 | Gross: $5.68M

16. A Christmas Carol (1938)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

An elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn

Votes: 8,748

17. A Christmas Movie Christmas (2019 TV Movie)

Unrated | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

After making a Christmas Eve wish to Santa, two sisters wake up inside a Christmas movie.

Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Brant Daugherty, Lana McKissack, Kimberly Daugherty, Ryan Merriman

Votes: 1,550

18. Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)

PG | 77 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.

Director: Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Simon Callow, Kate Winslet, Nicolas Cage, Jane Horrocks

Votes: 2,172

19. Scrooge (1935)

PG | 78 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean old miser who wants nothing to do with Christmas. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come visit Scrooge on Christmas Eve, taking him on a journey into the very spirit and magic of Christmas itself.

Director: Henry Edwards | Stars: Seymour Hicks, Donald Calthrop, Robert Cochran, Mary Glynne

Votes: 2,643

20. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962 TV Movie)

Approved | 53 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.

Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano

Votes: 3,262

21. A Christmas Carol (II) (2018)

Not Rated | 75 min | Fantasy

A contemporary retelling of the timeless Dickens tale, given a Scottish make-over. It explores the transformation of Scrooge.

Director: David Izatt | Stars: Bonnie Wright, Rebecca Hanssen, Stuart Brennan, Mark Paul Wake

Votes: 407

22. A Christmas Carol (1971 TV Short)

28 min | Animation, Short, Drama

An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.

Director: Richard Williams | Stars: Alastair Sim, Michael Redgrave, Melvyn Hayes, Michael Hordern

Votes: 1,923

23. The Christmas Carol (1949 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy

Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and three Christmas Ghosts that change his perception of life. Narrated by Vincent Price.

Director: Arthur Pierson | Stars: Vincent Price, Taylor Holmes, Patrick Whyte, Robert Clarke

Votes: 441

24. Ebenezer (1998 TV Movie)

89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Western

A Wild West retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol," with Scrooge as a land baron, gunfighter, and card cheat who is visited by three spirits who attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.

Director: Ken Jubenvill | Stars: Jack Palance, Ricky Schroder, Amy Locane, Albert Schultz

Votes: 293

25. A Christmas Carol (1954 TV Movie)

49 min | Family

This is a TV special of Charles Dickens story 'A Christmas Carol.' It's an abridged version of Scrooge being visited by three ghosts. Original songs are by Maxwell Anderson and Bernard Herrman.

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Christopher Cook, Mary Costa, Juney Ellis, Rex Evans

Votes: 208

26. Scrooge and Marley (2001 TV Movie)

48 min | Musical, Family, Drama

Ebenezer Scrooge vows to remove a manger scene outside City Hall. He is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, who warns him of the consequences of his actions, and the impact this will have on himself and others.

Director: Fred Holmes | Stars: Dean Jones, Reg Grant, D. James Kennedy, Joan Plowright

Votes: 101

27. A Christmas Carol (1910)

Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

Based on the story by Charles Dickens: Ebenezer Scrooge is well known for his harsh, miserly ways, until he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and then by three other spirits.

Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Charles Kent, Ashley Miller | Stars: Marc McDermott, Charles Ogle, William Bechtel, Viola Dana

Votes: 827

28. Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979 TV Short)

8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

When nasty Ebenezer Scrooge (Yosemite Sam) fires Bob Crachit (Porky Pig) on Christmas Eve, Bugs Bunny sets out to change the miser's mind that night.

Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 429

29. A Christmas Carol (2012)

82 min | Drama, Fantasy

On the anniversary of Jacob Marley's death, his business partner Ebenezer Scrooge finds unwelcome company in the form of three spirits from Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. If he ... See full summary »

Director: Jason Figgis | Stars: Karl Argue, Lara Belmont, David Browne, Kathryn Browne

Votes: 214

30. Marley (2017)

90 min | Drama, Fantasy

Jacob Marley , a despised man by most , cheated and lied to gain fortune. He stepped on most people on his way to prosperity. Six people had the means and the motive to kill Jacob Marley. ... See full summary »

Directors: Greg Pursino, Violetta Anna Licari | Stars: Vesta Millard, Frank Moran, Keith McMahon, Anngeannette Pinkston

Votes: 28

31. A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Ghostly Tale (2006)

Not Rated | 48 min | Animation

This all-animal version of the much-loved classic by Charles Dickens is retold in stunning CGI animation and is destined to become a family favorite for years to come.

Director: Richard Machin | Stars: Tim Bentinck, Brian Bowles, Teresa Gallagher, Adam Rhys Dee

Votes: 78

32. And All Through the House (2011)

Not Rated | 84 min | Horror

Twas the Night Before Christmas, and all through the house A creature was stirring, but it wasnt a mouse.

And All Through the House is a film about the morals of man and the consequences of ... See full synopsis »

Director: Ron McLellen | Stars: Roland Force, Dave R. Watkins, Kevin McKinney, Callan Wilson

Votes: 25

33. Rifftrax: A Christmas Carol (2018 Video)

Short, Comedy

Mike, Bill and Kevin crack wise at this bizarre adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol S told by the maniacs at Coronet Films

Stars: Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 23

34. A Christmas Carol (IV) (2018)

51 min | Animation

Ebenezer Scrooge gets a visit from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, who work in order to change him from his greedy ways.

Director: Seth Hamm | Stars: Seth Hamm, Jimmie Hamm, Felicia Hamm, Jennifer Harrell

Votes: 22

35. Beau (2018)

Short, Drama

A parable tale about the hardworking fisherman Beau and what transpires after the rich businessman Brad makes him an offer he can't refuse. Based upon the short story "The Fisherman and the Businessman" written by author Paulo Coalho.

Directors: Keon Abbott, Hyatt Mamoun | Stars: Jeremy J. Sykes, Devin Ellery

36. Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959– )
Episode: A Christmas Carol (1959)

25 min | Drama

Basil Rathbone stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in a short television Christmas Carol performance. Spare, but elementally complete, its host, Fredric March, provides connecting narratives between the scenes.

Directors: Ross MacKenzie, Neil McGuire | Stars: Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, Alexander Gauge, Michael McCarthy

Votes: 72

37. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Whirring Death (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

Jim and Artie collect money from millionaires buying bonds to save California from bankruptcy. Problem is, Dr. Loveless is blowing up the benefactors with booby-trapped toys and stealing the money in a bid to take over the state.

Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Michael Dunn, Pamela Austin

Votes: 241

38. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019– )
Episode: Oh Crap, A Bunch More Bad Stuff Just Happened (2019)

TV-MA | 16 min | Comedy

A service dog gets super friendly. Ebenezer Scrooge and Ghost of Christmas way-future. A man takes a bumper sticker way too literally.

Directors: Alice Mathias, Akiva Schaffer | Stars: Tim Robinson, Sam Richardson, Conner O'Malley, Charles Hutchins

Votes: 707

39. General Hospital (1963– )
Episode: A General Hospital Christmas Carol (2019)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

In a stand-alone episode, Finn learns about the spirit of Christmas in a telling of A Christmas Carol populated with Port Charles residents. (S57 Ep183)

Director: Phideaux Xavier | Stars: Ratoya Banks, Leslie Charleson, Chad Duell, Michael Easton

Votes: 14

40. New Looney Tunes (2015–2020)
Episode: The Legend of Burrito Monday (2020)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Short, Adventure

The asteroid from "Armageddon Outta Here" narrates a spoof of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol about the greedy billionaire Elmer Fudd who over the course of one night is visited by spirits who teach him the meaning of Burrito Monday.

Director: Ian Wasseluk | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Sean Astin, Dee Bradley Baker, Eric Bauza

Votes: 9

41. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
Episode: Steve Martin and Martin Short/Brandi Carlile (2022)

TV-14 | Comedy, Music

Hosts Steve Martin and Martin Short; Brandi Carlile performs.

Directors: Liz Patrick, Mike Diva, Tim Wilkime | Stars: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman

Votes: 394

42. Mad (2010–2022)
Episode: Fantastic Four Christmases/Red & White Collar (2012)

TV-14 | 12 min | Animation, Comedy

It's a special holiday MAD! Can the Fantastic Four stop fighting and enjoy Christmas together? Then, Santa teams up with the FBI tosolve a case of breaking and entering.

Stars: Hugh Davidson, Keith Ferguson, Grey Griffin, Nikki Griffin

Votes: 18

43. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: White Christmas Blues (2013)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When a sudden tourist spike means that the family cannot afford Christmas, the Simpsons open up their house to boarders.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,218

44. Robot Chicken (2001–2022)
Episode: Born Again Virgin Christmas Special (2013)

TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Robot Chicken takes down Christmas once again! Our writers reveal the origins of the Heat Miser and Cold Miser. Witness Ebenezer Scrooge learn the true TRUE meaning of Christmas. Learn the ... See full summary »

Director: Zeb Wells | Stars: Seth Green, Hugh Davidson, Erinn Hayes, Seth MacFarlane

Votes: 108

45. Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

TV-PG | 28 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

In the first of these re-imagined, inter-connected Charles Dickens tales ruthless debt collector Jacob Marley (Peter Firth) makes himself an enemy.

Director: Harry Bradbeer | Stars: Joseph Quinn, Tuppence Middleton, Peter Firth, Pauline Collins

Votes: 215

46. A Christmas Carol (2019)
Episode: The Human Beast (2019)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy

The demons of greed and indifference to humanity are prevalent in Ebenezer Scrooge, and on Christmas Eve night he is warned that his only hope of redemption is a series of visits from three spirits.

Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn

Votes: 694