The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

"Silent night, hold on tight."

2024 1h 39m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 137

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Synopsis

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The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.

“Silent night, hold on tight.”

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Cast

Judy Greer
Grace
Pete Holmes
Bob
Molly Belle Wright
Beth
Beatrice Schneider
Imogene
Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez
Charlie
Matthew Lamb
Claude
Essek Moore
Ollie
Kirk B.R. Woller
Reverend Hopkins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dallas Jenkins
Writers: Darin McDaniel, Ryan Swanson, Platte Clark
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dallas Jenkins, shot by C. Kim Miles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dan Haseltine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Quinn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Judy Greer and Pete Holmes and Molly Belle Wright carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Silent night, hold on tight.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2347285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dallas Jenkins directs. C. Kim Miles behind the camera. Dan Haseltine scores. John Quinn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Directed by Dallas Jenkins, shot by C. Kim Miles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dan Haseltine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John Quinn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Judy Greer and Pete Holmes and Molly Belle Wright carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Silent night, hold on tight.".
8IMDB entry: tt2347285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "based on novel or book", "holiday", "bullying", "dysfunctional family".