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1988

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A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of levels to increase his .. Read more

Starring	Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard, John Forsythe
Director	Richard Donner
Genres	Comedy

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- In update on the Dickens classic, with Murray as a miserly TV network president who rejoins the human race following... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
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- - 9
  - 0
  Scrooged/ So Funny!!
  
  As good and funny today as it was when it first came out!!! Love Bill Murray anyway and Carol Kane as the Ghost of Christmas Present is just hilarious.
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  - laneyb
  - 183 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 23 Jan 2011 at 21:21
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- - 0
  - 0
  Not a Xmass unScrooged
  
  Imperative film to watch at Christmas! Bill Murray is brilliant as the modern day Scrooge, uncaring, unsympathetic and big lover of Christmas, alas only for it... read more »
  
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- - iuli2a
  - 24 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 11 Apr 2012 at 02:52
- - 9
  - 0
  Scrooged/ So Funny!!
  
  As good and funny today as it was when it first came out!!! Love Bill Murray anyway and Carol Kane as the Ghost of Christmas Present is just hilarious.
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- - laneyb
  - 183 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 23 Jan 2011 at 21:21
- - 1
  - 11
  Oh my....
  
  What a let down. The preview looked fun. Sat down with my boys to watch only to find I wanted to turn it off way before the end. It had way too much swearing, ... read more »
  
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- - gumboot
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  - bed
  - 21 Dec 2010 at 18:05
- - 1
  - 5
  just for relax
  
  after working over 10 hours this80 movie it is ok you can smile you can sleep so it is not to bad
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 24 Oct 2010 at 08:53
- - 3
  - 0
  Sleazy-Executive Discovers Christmas
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  TV-Executive Bill Murrey [Ghostbusters] dumps the homely-&-sweet family-Christmas with a blood-&-gore fright-fest.
  
  Taxi-driver Ghost ... read more »
  
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  - CashOnTheNail
  - 124 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 04 Sep 2010 at 19:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Entertaining just for Bill Murray
  
  Late 80s version of A Christmas Carol with Bill Murray as the President of a TV network.
  
  Not as good as some of Murray's other stuff but ... read more »
  
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- 920388
- - Bassman71
  - 460 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 03 Sep 2010 at 15:41
- - 0
  - 0
  not bad!
  
  For a 1980s movie, this one really isn't bad! The special effects aren't as lousy as you'd expect. Bill Murray plays a cruel indifferent boss (as ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Edinburgh
  - 26 May 2009 at 15:32
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  - 3
  Unbelievably bad
  
  I have seen some people give this a 5 star rating, and it only goes to show that it is all about opinions. You'll have to watch this yourself to make up ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 18 Jan 2009 at 12:01
- - 6
  - 0
  Christmas Carol for Adults
  
  Its coming to the time of years when most people search out the christmas movies to get into the spirit of things. There are several adaptions of this story out... read more »
  
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- - sakuraba1982
  - 116 reviews
  - Dover
  - 06 Dec 2007 at 11:51
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  For a lovely cosy winter's evening viewing
  
  Bill Murray at his usual deadpan best. A highly entertaining take on A Christmas Carol, (Dickens did not write a book called 'Scrooge' despite what they... read more »
  
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- - Sharps
  - Oxfordshire, UK
  - 06 Dec 2007 at 10:28
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- - 9
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  Scrooged/ So Funny!!
  
  As good and funny today as it was when it first came out!!! Love Bill Murray anyway and Carol Kane as the Ghost of Christmas Present is just hilarious.
  read more »
  
  Report this review
- 956540
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - laneyb
  - 183 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 23 Jan 2011 at 21:21
- - 6
  - 0
  For a lovely cosy winter's evening viewing
  
  Bill Murray at his usual deadpan best. A highly entertaining take on A Christmas Carol, (Dickens did not write a book called 'Scrooge' despite what they... read more »
  
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- 501519
- - Sharps
  - Oxfordshire, UK
  - 06 Dec 2007 at 10:28
- - 6
  - 0
  Christmas Carol for Adults
  
  Its coming to the time of years when most people search out the christmas movies to get into the spirit of things. There are several adaptions of this story out... read more »
  
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- - sakuraba1982
  - 116 reviews
  - Dover
  - 06 Dec 2007 at 11:51
- - 5
  - 0
  I think that Scrooged ...
  
  I think that Scrooged is an all time christmas favourate of mine and I think that it is a more modern way to put the story of The Christmas Carol forward. ... read more »
  
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  - HYDE
  - 01 Sep 2004 at 14:12
- - 7
  - 5
  Poor
  
  Not one of Bills' best.
  
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- 252896
- - Paul Evans
  - Gloucester, UK
  - 08 Jun 2006 at 21:54
- - 3
  - 0
  Still great! Even in April!
  
  Still a great movie, even having seen it half a dozen times! One of Bill Murray's best.
  
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- 100413
- - a customer
  - london
  - 06 May 2005 at 17:01
- - 3
  - 0
  Sleazy-Executive Discovers Christmas
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  TV-Executive Bill Murrey [Ghostbusters] dumps the homely-&-sweet family-Christmas with a blood-&-gore fright-fest.
  
  Taxi-driver Ghost ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 920718
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - CashOnTheNail
  - 124 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 04 Sep 2010 at 19:32
- - 3
  - 1
  a modern version
  
  a modern version of the classic film scrooge,a good storyline,bill murray is just a funny guy
  
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- - Pete Smith/tina
  - uk
  - 19 Jan 2005 at 12:01
- - 1
  - 0
  near perfect
  
  one of the best films ever made... gets me every time....
  
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- - Katherine Jamieson
  - uk
  - 17 Apr 2006 at 12:12
- - 1
  - 0
  Great Viewing - Family Loved it.
  
  Modern day take on the original Scrooge - excellently done, I loved it, worth watching. This is one to watch at christmas time. Highly recommended to view.
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - 17 Aug 2007 at 11:22

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  A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of ...