Ebenezer

"Before he was Scrooge, he was…"

2026 1h 55m EN

FantasyComedy

Synopsis

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An elderly miser embarks on a supernatural journey after visits from the ghost of his former business partner and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come force him to confront his past and fight for a second chance at happiness.

“Before he was Scrooge, he was…”

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Cast

Johnny Depp
Ebenezer Scrooge
Rupert Grint
Bob Cratchit
Daisy Ridley
Emily Cratchit
Andrea Riseborough
Ghost of Christmas Past
Tramell Tillman
Ghost of Christmas Present
Ian McKellen
Jacob Marley
Sam Claflin
Fred
Charlie Murphy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ti West
Writers: Nathaniel Halpern
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ti West, shot by Checco Varese. 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 Tyler Bates. 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 Ti West 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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Johnny Depp and Rupert Grint and Daisy Ridley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Before he was Scrooge, he was…".

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WILD

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TMDB lists current status as "Post Production".

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The take

Ti West directs. Checco Varese behind the camera. Tyler Bates scores. Ti West cuts. Produced in United States of America, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.
3Directed by Ti West, shot by Checco Varese. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tyler Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ti West shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Johnny Depp and Rupert Grint and Daisy Ridley carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Before he was Scrooge, he was…".
8TMDB lists current status as "Post Production".
9IMDB entry: tt38773219 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "london, england", "based on novel or book", "holiday", "redemption".

The technical file

Cinematography: Checco Varese
Original score: Tyler Bates
Editing: Ti West
Production design: Eve Stewart
Costume design: Catherine George
Makeup / hair: Amanda Knight
VFX supervisor: Kent O'Connor
Stunt coordinator: Eunice Huthart
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Post Production
Budget: $38,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Ebenezer (2026)

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druscilla_of_old2026-07-24
Incredible how low and fast Ti West has sunk. He's gone from directing some of the best horror movies to acting as a rehabilitator for rapists and wifebeaters who can't act for shit. (Playing drunk is not acting.) The Hollywood boy's club has been trying so hard to bring back Johnny Depp as if the whole world does not know he's a 3-judge, 12-count, adjudged wifebeater and ra\\st who, by the way, is also a p\\\*phile (look up how old Winona Ryder was when Depp groomed her into a "relationship") with a long history of violent and criminal behavior. I'm not surprised though cause most of the members of this boy's club are themselves abusive and violent men. And yes, this very likely includes Ti West. How disappointing. Meanwhile, Depp's victim-survivor, Amber Heard, has basically been cancelled from Hollywood. Her crime? Being abused, ra\\d, escaping the abuser, getting hounded by him in courts, and being globally humiliated by this abusive monster who groomed her into one of the most abusive relationships I've ever heard of when she was barely 21 and he was 46, old enough to be her father. \ \ All this is to say that I hope that this "movie" that seems to be nothing more than a vehicle for the rehabilitation of Depp flops. I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy cause I have no doubt it's as trashy as the has-been it's trying to rehabilitate. Never watching a Ti West movie again.

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