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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: every movie adaptation
Quick answer
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1843) has been adapted into 23 movies: Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost (1901), A Christmas Carol (1908), A Christmas Carol (1910), A Christmas Carol (1938), Scrooge (1951), Scrooge (1970), A Christmas Carol (1971), Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), A Christmas Carol (1984), Scrooged (1988), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998), A Christmas Carol (1999), Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001), Springtime with Roo (2004), Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006), An American Carol (2008), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), A Christmas Carol (2009), Spirited (2022), Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022), Ta Kalanta ton Hristougennon (2025), Ebenezer (2026).
The next adaptation, Ebenezer, comes out on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
About A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a book by Charles Dickens, first published in 1843 (original language: British English). Genre: Christmas fiction. The first screen adaptation was Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost in 1901; the most recent released one is Ta Kalanta ton Hristougennon (2025).
Novella by the English author Charles Dickens, first published in 1843.
Every adaptation of A Christmas Carol
Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost
Movie · 1901 · United Kingdom · directed by Walter R. Booth
1901 film directed by Walter R. Booth.
A Christmas Carol
Movie · 1908 · United States
A Christmas Carol
Movie · 1910 · United States · directed by Charles Kent and Ashley Miller
A Christmas Carol
Movie · 1938 · United States · directed by Edwin L. Marin
1938 American Christmas film directed by Edwin L. Marin.
Scrooge
Movie · 1951 · United Kingdom · directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
1951 film by Brian Desmond Hurst.
A Christmas Carol
Movie · 1971 · United States · directed by Richard Williams
1971 animated film directed by Richard Williams.
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Movie · 1983 · United States · directed by Burny Mattinson
1983 Mickey Mouse short directed by Burny Mattinson.
A Christmas Carol
Movie · 1984 · CBS · United States · directed by Clive Donner
1984 US television film directed by Clive Donner.
Scrooged
Movie · 1988 · United States · directed by Richard Donner
1988 film directed by Richard Donner.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Movie · 1992 · United States · directed by Brian Henson
1992 film directed by Brian Henson.
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Movie · 1998 · United States · directed by Paul Sabella
A Christmas Carol
Movie · 1999 · TNT · United States · directed by David Hugh Jones
1999 television film directed by David Hugh Jones.
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Movie · 2001 · United Kingdom · directed by Jimmy Murakami
2001 film by Jimmy Murakami.
Springtime with Roo
Movie · 2004 · United States · directed by Elliot M. Bour and Saul Andrew Blinkoff
2004 film by Saul Andrew Blinkoff, Elliot M. Bour.
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
Movie · 2006 · United States · directed by Charles Visser
2009 animated Christmas film directed by Charles Visser.
An American Carol
Movie · 2008 · United States · directed by David Zucker
2008 film by David Zucker.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Movie · 2009 · United States · directed by Mark Waters
2009 film by Mark Waters.
A Christmas Carol
Movie · 2009 · United States · directed by Robert Zemeckis
2009 film by Robert Zemeckis.
Spirited
Movie · 2022 · United States · directed by Sean Anders and John Morris
2022 film directed by Sean Anders.
Ta Kalanta ton Hristougennon
Movie · 2025 · Greece · directed by Christos Kanakis
2025 film by Christos Kanakis.
Ebenezer
Movie · coming Thursday, November 12, 2026 · United States · directed by Ti West
Upcoming film directed by Ti West.
More Charles Dickens books on screen
- Oliver Twist (1838) · 9 adaptations
- Great Expectations (1861) · 5 adaptations
- David Copperfield (1850) · 3 adaptations
- A Tale of Two Cities (1859) · 5 adaptations
- Nicholas Nickleby (1839) · 1 adaptation
- Little Dorrit (1857) · 1 adaptation
Common questions
Has A Christmas Carol been made into a movie?
Yes. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1843) has been adapted into 23 movies: Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost (1901), A Christmas Carol (1908), A Christmas Carol (1910), A Christmas Carol (1938), Scrooge (1951), Scrooge (1970), A Christmas Carol (1971), Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), A Christmas Carol (1984), Scrooged (1988), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998), A Christmas Carol (1999), Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001), Springtime with Roo (2004), Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006), An American Carol (2008), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), A Christmas Carol (2009), Spirited (2022), Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022), Ta Kalanta ton Hristougennon (2025), Ebenezer (2026).
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens and first published in 1843.
How many adaptations of A Christmas Carol are there?
We list 23 screen adaptations: 23 movies.
Is a new A Christmas Carol adaptation coming?
Yes. Ebenezer comes out on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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