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Klaus

2019

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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critics

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Universal acclaim based on 98 Ratings

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Klaus

Klaus

Movie Details & Credits

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): November 8, 2019 | PG

Starring: Bailey Rae Fenderson, Emma Shannon, Finn Carr, Hailey Hermida, J.K. Simmons, Jaeden Bettencourt, Jason Schwartzman, Joan Cusack, Julian Zane, Kendall Joy Hall, Lucian Perez, Mila Brener, Neda Margrethe Labba, Norm Macdonald, Pierce Pope, Rashida Jones, Sergio Pablos, Sky Alexis, Sydney Brower, Teddy Blum, Tucker Meek, Will Sasso

Summary: When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where the feuding locals hardly exchange words let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up when he finds an ally in local teacher Alva (Rashida Jones), and discovers Klaus (Oscar winnerWhen Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where the feuding locals hardly exchange words let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up when he finds an ally in local teacher Alva (Rashida Jones), and discovers Klaus (Oscar winner J.K. Simmons), a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys. These unlikely friendships return laughter to Smeerensburg, forging a new legacy of generous neighbors, magical lore and stockings hung by the chimney with care. [Netflix]… Expand

Director: Carlos Martínez López and Sergio Pablos

Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 96 min

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Awards & Rankings

58	#58 Most Discussed Movie of 2019

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Metascore

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Critic Reviews

75

Slant Magazine

Steven Scaife

Nov 5, 2019

Sergio Pablos’s film is essentially a metaphor for its own unique and refreshing mode of expression. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Nov 8, 2019

The goofy and charming Klaus probably plays better if you don't know going in that it's a Santa Claus origin story. Read full review

70

TheWrap

Alonso Duralde

Nov 5, 2019

It’s far more successful with holiday magic than it is with character-based comedy, but that’s not enough of a flaw to keep young audiences (and their parents) from potentially turning this feature into a cherished annual tradition. Read full review

70

New York Magazine (Vulture)

Bilge Ebiri

Nov 25, 2019

It’s awkward and weird, and yet all that awkwardness and weirdness give it personality and charm and a freewheeling, nonsensical quality that feels refreshing. Read full review

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Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 15, 2019

It’s not remotely as polished as the earlier contenders in the field, but “Klaus” is good enough to have earned a theatrical release, on a par with MGM’s “The Addams Family,” in any event. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times

Robert Abele

Nov 6, 2019

As admirable as it is that “Klaus” in the overall isn’t a sugar-rush cartoon fix of wisecracks and mayhem, it’s also too lazily reliant on insults and insolence as its go-to mode for comedy. But what does work is the snowy, hilly luster of this bygone-era fairy tale environment, and the seasonal soul the filmmakers have tucked inside their invented history about children’s yearly haul. Read full review

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Variety

Peter Debruge

Nov 5, 2019

What goodwill the movie does inspire owes more to the splendid visual world than to anything the story supplies. Read full review

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Shman23

Nov 17, 2019

I loved it, every aspect, the animation and the way it made me feel, one of a few movies I'm glad I didnt gloss over

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Ihabraz

Nov 16, 2019

My kids really loved it. I loved how they tell the Santa story. My 5 year old cried at the end though, a bit too sad for kids.

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lemony

Nov 30, 2019

Hands down one of my favorite animated Christmas movies of all time. This was wonderful. It was actually funny and didn't resort to cheap laughs. The animations are top notch and I absolutely loves the art style. The characters are likeable as hell, even the villains. I honestly don't have 1Hands down one of my favorite animated Christmas movies of all time. This was wonderful. It was actually funny and didn't resort to cheap laughs. The animations are top notch and I absolutely loves the art style. The characters are likeable as hell, even the villains. I honestly don't have 1 bad thing to say about this movie.… Expand

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drewanenomor

Nov 25, 2019

A movie the world needs right now. A true gem of a movie, it will melt the coldest hearts with its charm..

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Oranges5

Nov 16, 2019

Struggling to find or remember another Christmas movie that stacks up to this one. Excellent. Watch it. Make it a damn tradition.

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Jaramide

Nov 24, 2019

If you review films as your job you are going to see the same story beats over and over again until you get thoroughly sick of them. And in this movie I really do see where the critics are coming from. This movie has very few surprises in the way it builds its narrative. Even casual movieIf you review films as your job you are going to see the same story beats over and over again until you get thoroughly sick of them. And in this movie I really do see where the critics are coming from. This movie has very few surprises in the way it builds its narrative. Even casual movie watchers will recognize each and every part that makes up this movie and there are definitely parts of this movie that are worth criticizing. Some of the jokes fall a bit flat. Some of the line deliveries could have used a second take, etc. However, this is where the critics fail. Often through no fault of their own, apart from being jaded from experience, they too often break down a movie instead of taking it as a whole and that does this movie a massive disservice.
This movie has an incredible amount of heart that is present throughout and you can tell that the creators really put their all into presenting it. The animation, atmosphere and storytelling, even if it isn't anything really new, is amazingly adept at making the audience feel. Throwing us between joy and sadness sometimes even in the very same scene.
And for a Christmas movie it really nails it. I could see myself watching this every year with my family as it's just that good at setting the Christmas mood.
This is, without a doubt, a future Christmas classic.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Dec 1, 2019

Simple premise but refreshing, pleasant and emotional. Unexpected surprise from Netflix.

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