That Christmas

That Christmas is a British animated family film set in the seaside town of Wellington-on-Sea, where the heaviest snowstorm the town has ever seen disrupts everyone's holiday plans, including Santa's. As the storm closes in, the residents find their Christmas turning out very differently from what they expected. The story centres on the Williams family, particularly young Danny, and on a cast of townspeople whose lives intertwine over the holiday. Brian Cox voices Santa, with Bill Nighy as Lighthouse Bill, Fiona Shaw as Ms. Trapper, Jack Wisniewski as Danny Williams, Jodie Whittaker as Mrs. Williams and India Brown as Bernadette McNutt among the 29 credited cast members.

The film is directed by Simon Otto, making his feature directing debut, from a screenplay by Peter Souter and Richard Curtis, and was produced by Nicole P. Hearon and Adam Tandy for DNEG Animation and Locksmith Animation. It runs 91 minutes and blends adventure, comedy, family and fantasy elements.

Released on 27 November 2024, the film has drawn a solid response, with an IMDb rating of 6.8 from around 20,000 votes and a TMDB rating of 7.1 from roughly 450 votes. The larger IMDb vote count alongside the slightly higher TMDB score suggests a broadly favourable but not unanimous reception among viewers who have seen it.