Noel (2004)

TOMATOMETER

29%

7%

AUDIENCE SCORE

49%

Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.

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It's Christmas Eve in New York City, and with a little help from each other, five people will discover new meaning on Christmas Day: Jules finds the courage to step beyond his past; Artie's own tragic history shows Mike where jealousy can lead, bringing renewal to his relationship with Nina; and Rose discovers new hope as Charlie--an unexpected friend--reminds her that no one is ever truly alone at Christmas.
Rating:
PG (for sensuality, thematic material and some language)
Genre:
Drama
Directed By:
Chazz Palminteri
Written By:
David Hubbard
In Theaters:
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On DVD:
Runtime:
Studio:
Convex Group

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Cast

Penelope Cruz
as Nina
Robin Williams
as Charlie Boyd
Paul Walker
as Mike
Susan Sarandon
as Rose
Chazz Palminteri
as Arizona
Alan Arkin
as Artie
Marcus Thomas
as Jules
John Doman
Daniel Sunjata
as Marco
Carmen Ejogo
Billy Porter
Sonny Marinelli
as Dennis
Rob Daly
as Paul
Donna Hanover
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All Critics (35) | Top Critics (14)

One of those unpleasant fiascoes meant to lodge a lump in the throat at Christmas, but it only ends up making you want to bludgeon the elves with their own toy-shop hammers.

Full Review… | November 18, 2004
New York Observer
Top Critic

The nut-ball factor is just too high for these characters.

November 15, 2004
Ebert & Roeper
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The kind of sappy, sadness-turns- to-gladness holiday movie that shows up on cable TV this time of year.

November 12, 2004
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Top Critic

Palminteri draws some very good performances from his cast -- only to pile on a lot of shameless heart-tugging on top of a contrived script about five New Yorkers facing Christmas Eve alone.

Full Review… | November 12, 2004
Los Angeles Times
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The mawkishness meter is turned up full blast by the time Williams, wearing the hangdog expression he saves for maudlin dramas, shows up out of nowhere as a former priest to save an unhappy Sarandon from jumping into the East River.

Full Review… | November 12, 2004
New York Daily News
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I can be sentimental under the right circumstances, but the movie is such a calculating tearjerker that it played like a challenge to me.

Full Review… | November 12, 2004
Chicago Sun-Times
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Audience Reviews for Noel

There were many touching moments in this well-made Christmas movie with wonderful performances... sure to put you in the Christmas spirit.

Dannielle Albert
Dannielle Albert

Super Reviewer

A great Christmas Movie, One for adult as younger children just wouldn't understand. It shows the lives of 5 different people and how in this story they mingle together to form an outstanding story with a tear jerker ending. Rose was great along with the rough and rowdy cop. 5 stars

Bruce Bruce
Bruce Bruce

Super Reviewer

I never thought I would ever watch a beautifull like Noel Movie DIRECTED BY CHAZZ PALMINTERI! A Movie focuses five lives with different problems on christmas eve.

Wahida K
Wahida K

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