A Christmas Carol (1951)

Stars	User	Rating
4	talonmalon	91 _84th
A Christmas Carol is a timeless tale. It's full of moments that are dark, sad, joyful, or even horrifying. It's a whirlwind of emotions, and some parts are real and total tearjerkers. What makes this 1951 iteration one of the best versions is Alastair Sim as the iconic Scrooge. He doesn't just play the character as a grump. There's so much emotional in this performance, that he can easily be recognized as the best man to ever play the role. This deserves to be called one of the holiday classics.
3	hellsditch	83 _77th
No offense to Scrooge McDuck, but of all the variations on the story that I've seen, I think this one holds up the best. For one, it packs a lot of story into a breezy (especially for the time period) 80-something minutes, but loses nothing in the process. Alastair Sim should also be commended, hitting all the right notes in the Scrooge character both before and after his Christmas Eve revelation. Another standout was Marley's character...loved his banshee-style wailing and tortured demeanor.
3	letskillrobots	18 _51st
Not enough singing muppets.
2	caiman	85 _79th
I admit most of my love for this movie comes from nostalgia, but what's wrong with that? My family and I would watch this movie every single Christmas Eve. The dialog would become little in-jokes between us, and we all absolutely loved Alastair Sim. For my money, he's the definitive scrooge, and this is the definitive version of Dickens' novel.
2	hotsake	46 _29th
I find myself very underwhelmed by this much heralded version. Alastair Sim's Scrooge seems more tired than cruel and while I like how much time was spent on the Ghost of Christmas Past I was annoyed with how much was skimmed over during the other two parts. Also since you pretty much only see Scrooge, none of the other characters are fleshed out well and are not very convincing. At this time the 1938 version is my favorite classic version with the Mickey version being the best animated one and
1	TheDiceman	65 _73rd
Classic.
1	PeaceAnarchy	73 _36th
A great story but only a good film. Especially in the second half it gets too caught up in being a morality tale and becomes a little too silly.
1	KasperL	60 _50th
It's a rather dated affair but Sim is pretty great as Scrooge.
1	jstry	85 _75th
I never knew Marley was so theatrical.
1	Okkervil	83 _88th
The greatest adaptation of this wonderful story. Sim is simply brilliant, with director Hurst really capturing the spirit and essence of the book, which is both an uplifting and slightly unsettling look as human nature. It may look seriously dated now, but somehow that adds to this film and its nostalgia appeal. Simply brilliant.
1	billkerwin	85 _66th
Hands down, the best Christmas Carol. Sim is a simply wonderful Scrooge.
1	Red_Falcon_	80 _87th
Alastair Smith with his incredible performance as Scrooge makes this my favourite adaptation of this classic tale.
1	Jasongirl67	65 _43rd
This particular version of "Scrooge" is a bit too old fashioned and a little too melodramatic for my taste But Sim is superb

Average Percentile 65.78% from 411 Ratings