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Synopsis: A hilarious and heartwarming comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti about Santa's brother, and complete opposite, Fred Claus.

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti

Supporting actors: John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Spacey

Directed by: David Dobkin

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Runtime: 1 hour 56 minutes

Release year: 2007

Studio: Warner Bros.

MPAA Rating: Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor

ASIN: B001M55MEQ (Rental) and B001M55MG4 (Purchase)

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Fred Claus DVD ~ Vince Vaughn

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Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: November 09, 2007
MPAA: Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor
Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Silver Pictures, David Dobkin Productions, Jessie Nelson Productions
Also Known As: Joe Claus / Untitled Vince Vaughn/David Dobkin Project
Filming Locations: Chicago, Illinois, USA | Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good Christmas 2007 movie, December 22, 2007

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For the month or so as well as the past year or two, Hollywood has been releasing a string of disappointing or downright bad Christmas movies (The Golden Compass, Happy Feet, Deck the Halls). Thankfully, Fred Claus was a pleasant surprise.

I agree with some of the reviews. This is not the funniest Christmas movie that I have seen. Then again, it does not really need to be. Vaughn is funny overall. He was funnier than he was in 'The Break-Up' (not hard to do). It is generally a good story with a fair amount of good laughs along with a good, semi-touching story.

The other thing I do when I see a Christmas movie is ask "Do I want to add this to my movie collection when it comes out on DVD?" My answer is definitely yes.

In summary, it is fairly good movie. It is worth seeing. You decide after that if it is good enough to add to the home Christmas movie collection.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Judge for yourself, November 20, 2007

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I read many reviews from both Amazon and other print sources and the overwhelming reaction to Fred Claus was one of disappointment and worse. This won't be the first nor last time I am glad I looked into something for myself instead of trusting others. I don't know if it is my own sordid, pathetic personal life history or what, but this movie touched me and I left the movie emotionally moved and struck by how something advertised as your typical holiday comedy fare (read: stupid and infantile) could have delivered such a blow to my heart.
Vince Vaughn, who is the Bill Murray of his generation, delivers an endearing performance, Paul Giamatti is, as always, brilliant, and the rest of the cast is very good. The plot is simple enough but the undercurrent of family relationships and how they can influence people throughout their life hit me hard. One last positive - the soundtrack is a wonderful mix of seasonal favorites old and new with the bonus of a haunting Silent Night by Sinead O'Connor (which just sent me over the teary edge) and the Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World medley by the Hawaiian singer whose name I can neither remember nor spell.
Fred Claus will not make you throw out It's A Wonderful Life or even Rudolph the Reindeer, but it is heartwarming and deserves to be judged before dismissed as yet another warmed over holiday leftover.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky Happy Christmas Film, November 22, 2008

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Vince Vaughn makes an excellent jaded older brother of Santa Claus. Only Vince Vaughn can play such a sarcastic character and pull-off also having a heart of gold. It's similar to his character in Dodgeball, but with a little more bite. His clever wit alone makes this film worth seeing. Paul Giamatti makes an excellent St. Nick - a seemingly perfect and nice Santa Claus who is also very human (imagine a chubby Claus maniacally driving a snowmobile through Santa's village). The film is fresh for adults, while still being cute, and has a happy ending full of all the Christmas cheese one expects from a Christmas film. Overall the film is very satisfying. The true estimate of a good film lies in the number of watches it has, and this film has several.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Christmas flick, but terrible Blu-Ray transfer
Fred Claus is a fun Christmas movie, nothing to compete with A Christmas Story or The Polar Express, but a solid movie for the whole family to enjoy. Read more

Published 24 days ago by T. Graham

2.0 out of 5 stars Wasted potential
This movie had a great idea, that Santa Claus has an older brother forced to live in his shadow, but blew it in the end. Read more

Published 1 month ago by John B. Connor

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete crap
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Published 1 month ago by M. A. Poitras

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute Holiday Film
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1.0 out of 5 stars Damaged Blu-ray received from MirMedia & Best Deals FBA
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Published 2 months ago by PaulB

5.0 out of 5 stars Love This Movie!
Fred Claus is one of my favorite Christmas Movies! I watch it every year since it came out! It really depicts how siblings feel and relate to each other!

Published 2 months ago by JNansen

5.0 out of 5 stars love xmas movies
vince is so funny he has some good lines also i thought he was good
as santa's brother. it's a keeper.... jones from NJ 12-8-2011

Published 2 months ago by Julia Jones

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
This is by no means a terrible movie, but you can enjoy it if you don't take it *too* seriously. Fred is the older brother of Nick (who later becomes Santa Claus) In this story,... Read more

Published 3 months ago by M

5.0 out of 5 stars Great service!
My package was lost. Amazon fulfilled the order, so I contacted them. I'm not sure if Amazon contacted UPS or Direct Liquidations did. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Gloria M.

5.0 out of 5 stars great job thanks guys!
Product came fast and in great condition. I wasn't expecting the item to arrive when it did it was a very pleasant surprise! Thanks

Published 4 months ago by fuzzybug21

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