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Fred Claus (2007)

PG 11/09/2007 (US) Action, Comedy, Drama 1h 55m

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Everybody has that one relative who can't help but cause problems over the holidays. Even Santa.

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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.

Dan Fogelman

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David Dobkin

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Jessie Nelson

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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
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on December 28, 2014

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 i... read the rest.

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