The Man Who Invented Christmas
How Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” and created a tradition.
2017 | 105m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Bharat Nalluri |
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| Writer: | Susan Coyne, Les Standiford, Charles Dickens |
| Staring: |
| In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 12, 2017 |
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| Director: | Bharat Nalluri |
| Writer: | Susan Coyne, Les Standiford, Charles Dickens |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | disabled child, victorian england, debt, literary agent, child labor, publisher, housemaid, self publishing, slum dwellers, father son relationship, book writing |
| Production Companies | Rhombus Media, The Mob Film Company, Parallel Films, The Mazur Kaplan Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,100,000
Budget: $17,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 21, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dan Stevens | Charles Dickens |
| Christopher Plummer | Scrooge |
| Jonathan Pryce | Mr. John Dickens |
| Justin Edwards | John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present |
| Morfydd Clark | Kate Dickens |
| Donald Sumpter | Haddock / Ghost of Marley |
| Miles Jupp | Thackeray |
| Simon Callow | Leech |
| Miriam Margolyes | Mrs. Fisk |
| Ian McNeice | Chapman |
| Bill Paterson | Mr. Grimsby |
| John Henshaw | Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig |
| Annette Badland | Butcher's Wife / Mrs. Fezziwig |
| Katie McGuinness | Fanny Dickens / Mrs. Cratchit |
| Pearse Kearney | Henry Jr. / Tiny Tim |
| Ger Ryan | Mrs. Dickens |
| Marcus Lamb | Rev. Henry Burnett / Mr. Cratchit |
| Cosimo Fusco | Signor Mazzini |
| Anna Murphy | Tara / Ghost of Christmas Past |
| Ely Solan | Young Charles |
| Mark Schrier | Presenter |
| Patrick Joseph Byrnes | Stage Manager |
| Jasper Hughes Cotter | Walter Dickens |
| James Heffernan | Charley Dickens |
| Aleah Lennon | Mamie Dickens |
| Ella Mai Delaney | Katey Dickens |
| Donna Marie Sludds | Maid |
| David McSavage | Hall |
| Pat Mooney | Garrick Club Waiter |
| Anna Murphy | Tara / Ghost of Christmas Past |
| Sam McGillicuddy | Young Charles' Brother |
| Rory O'Neill | Young Charles' Brother |
| Nancy Quinney | Young Charles' Sister |
| Allanah | Young Charles' Sister |
| Glynis Casson | Society Lady |
| Amelia Crowley | Mrs. Grimsby |
| Derek Hannay | Toothless Man |
| Derek O'Sullivan | Grave Digger |
| John Delaney | Grave Digger |
| Gerard Lee | Cleric |
| Stephen Ball | Clerk |
| Kevin McCormack | Bailiff |
| Aideen Wylde | Charlotte Wigmore |
| Marcus Lamb | Rev. Henry Burnett / Bob Cratchit |
| Paul Kealyn | Warren's Foreman |
| Richard Coombs | Punch / Judy |
| Michael Judd | Pie Man |
| Anthony Morris | Newsagent |
| Eddie Jackson | Scam Artist |
| Linda Gough | Charwoman |
| Jack Gunning | Cratchit Child |
| Christina Martina | Cratchit Child |
| Ava May Taylor | Cratchit Child |
| Adam Dolan | Warren's Factory Boy |
| Cameron Simpson | Poll |
| Degnan Geraghty | Christmas Tree Vendor |
| John Colleary | Constable Copperfield |
| Sean Duggan | Mr. Grub |
| Jake | Grip the Raven |
| James Daniel Wilson | Grip |
| George | Mittens the Cat |
| Valeria Bandino | Tart |
| Desmond Bird | Lover |
| Séamus Hanly | Audience Member |
| Franco Moscon | Nobleman |
| Mark Quigley | Middle Class |
| Roisin Whelan | Maid |
| Séamus Hanly | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Susan Coyne | Writer |
| Stephen O'Connell | Editor |
| Paki Smith | Production Design |
| Guillaume Beauron | Boom Operator |
| Christopher Green | Special Effects Technician |
| Miriam Ferguson | Trainee Production Coordinator |
| Patrick O'Donoghue | Line Producer |
| Declan Brophy | Trainee Production Coordinator |
| Jamie Pearson | Editor |
| Daniel Crowley | Sound Mixer |
| David Caporale | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Colm Bassett | Construction Manager |
| Steven Templeton | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Grace Helen Bailey | Daily Makeup & Hair |
| John Browne | Art Department Assistant |
| Tim Morris | Director of Operations |
| Amy Hubbard | Casting |
| Aine Bane | Daily Makeup & Hair |
| Lorraine Glynn | Hair Designer |
| Nigel Pollock | Art Direction |
| Frankie Waite | Floor Runner |
| Julie Ochipinti | Set Decoration |
| Leonie Prendergast | Costume Design |
| Joe Condren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Philip Edward Alexy | Visual Effects |
| Jenna Dalla Riva | Foley Editor |
| Sonia Dolan | Makeup Designer |
| Bharat Nalluri | Director |
| Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Les Standiford | Book |
| Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Brendan Taylor | Visual Effects Producer |
| Greg Behrens | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Ben Smithard | "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography |
| Jasmine Scott | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Emily Tebbitt | Accounting Trainee |
| Martin O'Brien | Visual Effects Producer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Niv Fichman | Producer |
| Vadim Jean | Producer |
| Susan Mullen | Producer |
| Paula Mazur | Executive Producer |
| Ian Sharples | Producer |
| Keith Potter | Executive Producer |
| Robert Jones | Executive Producer |
| Lisa Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Mitchell Kaplan | Executive Producer |
| David Leiwant | Executive Producer |
| Laurie May | Executive Producer |
| Robert Mickelson | Producer |
| Fraser Ash | Associate Producer |
| Susan Coyne | Executive Producer |
| Wayne Marc Godfrey | Executive Producer |
| Johanna Hogan | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Krikst | Associate Producer |
| Alan Moloney | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Karpen | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 12 | 422 | 609 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 12 | 300 | 658 |