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.

FantasyComedyDramaholidaytv ratingsghostduringcreditsstingerchristmas musicchristmaschristmas eve

Log it

Sign in to log this.

Where do you stand?

Three questions people argue about. Answer first, then see how your circle and the community split.

  • Has Scrooged aged badly?

    Sign in to answer

    Be the first to answer.

  • Is Scrooged overrated?

    Sign in to answer

    Be the first to answer.

  • Would Scrooged hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1988?

    Sign in to answer

    Be the first to answer.

Ask the title a question

Answered from what people have written, never made up: a verdict, how much when it's a matter of degree, and the sentences that say so, quoted with their names. Reviews here first, then TMDB's reviews and the title's Wikipedia plot and reception. If nothing settles it, you can put it to the curators.

Character

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.