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Description | Information (i):  Show or Hide DescriptionFred Claus (2007)
 5.6/10 from 34386 users Updated : 2017-12-17
 Rating: 4.2/10
[fresh!] 21% [audience liked it!] 45%
 Comedy , Family , Fantasy
 Vince Vaughn , Paul Giamatti , Elizabeth Banks , John Michael Higgins , Miranda Richardson , Rachel Weisz , Kathy Bates , Trevor Peacock , Ludacris ,
Jeremy Swift , Elizabeth Berrington , Kevin Spacey , Rio Hackford , Bobb'e J. Thompson , Allan Corduner
 David Dobkin
IMDB  116
 2007
 During childhood| Fred Claus suffered his younger brother Nick's saintliness. Jump ahead: Fred is a fast-talking| genial but self-centered guy in Chicago looking for
$50|000 to open an off-track-betting shop. When one scam goes awry| he calls Nick at the North Pole for a loan: Nick will give him the money only if Fred comes up to
help a few days with the Christmas rush. After his girlfriend dumps him| Fred heads north. Santa's facing an audit from an efficiency expert| and it's not pleasant.
Fred's job is to review charts and determine who's naughty and who's nice. Is there any fraternal feeling left| can either learn from the other| and what about Santa
getting fired?
A slew of talent is wasted in this contrived and overly sentimental Christmas film, which can't quite get the balance between slapstick humor and schmaltzy uplift.  |
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