While the film breaks no new ground, it offers the kind of simple, well-crafted, family entertainment that used to be a staple of the Disney studio.
Comment
12/04/06
The Santa Clause (1994)
79
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:31
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: The Santa Clause is utterly undemanding, but it's firmly rooted in the sort of good old-fashioned holiday spirit missing from too many modern yuletide films.
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When Santa Claus gets killed in a freak accident after being startled on the rooftop of a house, it looks like Christmas is ruined. But fortunately, just before his death, the jolly, gift-giver... [More]
Starring: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Peter Boyle
Director: John Pasquin
Get This Movie
Rent DVD
Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.
Buy DVD
Reviews for The Santa Clause
A friend and I go to a 'sort of trashy' movie every Christmas. This was less trashy than most.
08/28/02
No review available.
01/14/05
[Director] John Pasquin brings to it a heavy-handedness more appropriate to the subject matter of, say, his telefilm Don't Touch My Daughter.
10/27/02
No review available.
08/22/03
There are enough laughs to make it worth a look for Allen's legion of fans.
01/01/00
A minor classic
10/13/02
while still further proof Tim Allen was always better suited to Television, is one of the Toolman’s best forays into film. The bottom line is kids will get a kick out of it, and parents can rest assure by the end of it’s hour and a half they’ll have had s
11/26/02
No review available.
04/03/04
No review available.
03/01/08
The movie steers a shrewd course between bracing cynicism and old-fashioned make-believe.
02/09/06
Kids of most ages will be able to follow -- and enjoy -- this comic fantasy.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
08/14/05
The jokes are mostly funny, the divorced parents stay happily divorced, and we're treated to yet another earnestly dopey performance by the endearing Judge Reinhold.
01/01/00
This is what happens when someone takes what might have been a moderately- entertaining television Christmas special and tries to adapt it for the big screen.
01/01/00
Top CriticEven if the film bogs down a touch in its own sense of cuteness near the end, this film will do as a family-wide X-mas time waster if everyone has It's a Wonderful Life overload.
11/07/02
This movie has charm to spare and it's hard to resist.
05/26/06
No review available.
08/30/02
...the closest thing we've had in the last twenty years to a genuine Christmas classic.
12/07/03
Very funny at times, and certainly worth seeing. It's probably the best modern Christmas movie out there to rent and watch with your kids.
08/08/02
Latest News for The Santa Clause
December 20, 2006:
RT's Top Holiday Thrillers -- Christmas Countdown, Day Three
Welcome to Day Three of RT's Five Days of Christmas Countdown, in which we serve up a different list each day of the best holiday flicks around. Today, we've got the... More...
December 18, 2006:
RT's Top Yuletide Comedies -- Christmas Countdown, Day One
Welcome to RT's Five Days of Christmas Countdown, where we serve up a different list each day of the best holiday flicks around. Today, feast your eyes on the Top Christmas... More...
November 02, 2006:
Box Office Guru Preview: Santa Battles Borat for Weekend Crown
A pair of new family films aimed at kids will duke it out for the top spot this weekend while a bumbling reporter from the former Soviet Union will cause a commotion for a more... More...
August 10, 2006:
Box Office Preview: "World Trade Center" Arrives in Theaters
Another frame packed with four new national releases is led by Oliver Stone's 9/11 drama "World Trade Center" from Paramount. A trio of lower profile pics round out... More...
RT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
Best Dozen of the Decade 
Last week, MSN gave us their top 09 films. Now see what their favorites of the decade are!
Top 50 of 2009
Here's a list of the 50 best movies of 2009, according to the good people over at Moviefone.
Santa's Naughty List
Hollywood.com takes a stab at determining who in movies will be on Santa's naughty list in 2009.
Top 10 Movies of 2009
TIME chimes in with their own list of the best films released this year.
Top 20 of the Decade
Click through to see which movies BuzzSugar placed in their Best-of-Decade list!
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
RSS Feeds