Film

Scrooged 1988

Directed by Richard Donner

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

The spirits will move you in odd and hysterical ways.

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

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Resolved, comic, effortless and spare.

  • resolvedopen-ended
  • gravecomic
  • effortlessdemanding
  • sparerichly built
  • contemplativerelentless

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 1The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 21 / 2The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 22The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 22The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 11The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 11The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 11The SincereThe Sincere: disliked by 10 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

24 profiled raters. Loved most by The Ironists; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.

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