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Fred Claus (2007)

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Release Date: November 9, 2007
On DVD: November 25, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 116 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor.
Director: David Dobkin
Writer: Dan Fogelman, Jessie Nelson
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Kevin Spacey, Minja Filipovic, Chris Bridges

Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) has lived almost his entire life in his little brother’s very large shadow. Fred tried, but he could never live up to the example set by the younger Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), who was just a perfect…well…Saint. True to form, Nicholas grew up to be the model of giving, while Fred became the polar opposite: a repo man who then steals what he repossesses. Now Fred’s dirty dealings have landed him in Read more

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Grade: C A year after it flopped, Fred Claus finally makes it to DVD, giving a whole new batch of viewers something to watch for Christmas. I'll stick with Christmas Vacation, thank you very much.

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July 15, 2007

this movie seriously looks horrible. i mean we got enough x-mas movies. we got good ones and we got bad ones. this one looks to take the cake on how shitty of an xmas move its gonna be.

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