Noelle

Noelle Kringle is the daughter of Santa Claus, full of Christmas spirit but frustrated that her role at the North Pole leaves her nothing important to do. Her brother Nick is set to inherit the family business, yet the pressure of taking over leaves him overwhelmed, and he disappears before the holiday. Noelle leaves the North Pole to find him and bring him home in time for Christmas, with the future of the holiday resting on her search.

The film is a comedy from Walt Disney Pictures, directed and written by Marc Lawrence. It is the fifth feature he directed, following Two Weeks Notice, Music and Lyrics, Did You Hear About the Morgans? and The Rewrite. Anna Kendrick plays Noelle, with Bill Hader as her brother Nick and Shirley MacLaine as the elf Polly. Kingsley Ben-Adir, Julie Hagerty and Billy Eichner also appear among the large credited cast.

Noelle runs 100 minutes and was released in November 2019. Audiences have responded moderately: it holds a 6.3 rating on IMDb from roughly 31,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.6 from several hundred votes. The two are close, suggesting a similar, mildly positive response from viewers.