The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Name: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Released: 2024-11-07
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, Lauren Graham, Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez

2024·Movie·PG·99 min·★ 6.9(128)

Comedy Drama Family More English titles

“Silent night, hold on tight.”

The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.

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About The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a 2024 English-language comedy, drama and family film directed by Dallas Jenkins. The cast is led by Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright. It has a runtime of 1h 39m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Amazon Channel.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was produced by Kingdom Story Company, FletChet Entertainment, and Lionsgate and made in United States of America. It was released on November 7, 2024, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $10 million, it went on to gross $40 million worldwide.

Director: Dallas Jenkins
Writers: Darin McDaniel, Ryan Swanson, Platte Clark
Release date: November 7, 2024
OTT release: December 10, 2024
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $10 million
Box office: $40 million
Production: Kingdom Story Company, FletChet Entertainment, Lionsgate

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever cast & crew

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was directed by Dallas Jenkins and written by Darin McDaniel, Ryan Swanson, and Platte Clark.

The cast features Judy Greer as Grace Bradley, Pete Holmes as Bob Bradley, Molly Belle Wright as Beth Bradley, Lauren Graham as Narrator / Adult Beth Bradley (voice), Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez as Charlie Bradley, and Kynlee Heiman as Gladys Herdman.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Dan Haseltine, cinematography is by C. Kim Miles, and it was produced by Daryl C. Lefever and Kevin Downes.

Is The Best Christmas Pageant Ever worth watching?

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 128 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 39m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and family, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

In United States, you can stream The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on Starz Apple TV Channel and Starz Amazon Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on December 10, 2024.

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