What is the best film adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

Scrooge has met his ghosts in black-and-white, in felt, in motion capture and in a Manhattan TV studio. Some versions keep Dickens almost word for word, while others hold on to little more than the plot.

1. 1
   The Muppet Christmas Carol

   1992 musical directed by Brian Henson, with Michael Caine as Scrooge, Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit and Gonzo narrating as Charles Dickens.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Scrooge (1951)

   British 1951 film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge; released in the US as A Christmas Carol.
   709pts
3. 3
   Scrooged

   1988 comedy directed by Richard Donner that moves the story to modern New York, with Bill Murray as cynical TV executive Frank Cross.
   446pts
4. 4
   A Christmas Carol (1971)

   Richard Williams' 1971 animated short, with Alastair Sim again voicing Scrooge, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
   446pts
5. 5
   Mickey's Christmas Carol

   1983 Disney animated featurette casting Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge and Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit; it was nominated for an Academy Award.
   446pts
6. 6
   Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

   2022 Netflix animated musical with Luke Evans voicing Scrooge and songs by Leslie Bricusse reworked from the 1970 film.
   378pts
7. 7
   Spirited

   2022 Apple TV+ musical comedy that retells the story from the ghosts' side, with Will Ferrell as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Ryan Reynolds as Clint Briggs.
   378pts
8. 8
   A Christmas Carol (1984)

   1984 television film directed by Clive Donner, starring George C. Scott as Scrooge, shot on location in Shrewsbury, England.
   378pts
9. 9
   A Christmas Carol (1999)

   1999 TNT television film starring Patrick Stewart as Scrooge, a role he had played in his own one-man stage version.
   298pts
10. 10
    A Christmas Carol (2009)

    Robert Zemeckis' 2009 Disney performance-capture film in which Jim Carrey plays Scrooge and all three Christmas ghosts.
    203pts
11. 11
    A Christmas Carol (1938)

    MGM's 1938 version directed by Edwin L. Marin, with Reginald Owen as Scrooge and Gene Lockhart as Bob Cratchit.
    203pts
12. 12
    Scrooge (1970)

    1970 musical directed by Ronald Neame with songs by Leslie Bricusse; Albert Finney won a Golden Globe for playing Scrooge.
    203pts
13. 13
    Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol

    1962 animated NBC television special with Jim Backus voicing Mr. Magoo as Scrooge and songs by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill.
    0pts

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