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Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

By Andrea Beach, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 3+

Three average Christmas stories highlight positive messages.

Movie NR 1999 70 minutes
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What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

Community Reviews

age 5+

Based on 4 parent reviews

age 10+

Awful

If you want a 5-7 year old to start questioning about whether or not there's a Santa, this is your go to movie. Very mad about the Goofy storyline.
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age 2+

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (4 ):
Kids say (5 ):

MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS falls squarely in the middle of the many holiday choices out there. Disney fans will enjoy watching their favorite characters: fly-off-the-handle Donald, goofy Goofy, and heart-of-gold Mickey all are true to form. If your holiday viewing time is limited, you may prefer a classic such as Rudolph, Frosty, or A Charlie Brown Christmas. If you do have some time to kill on a snow day, you could do a lot worse than these gentle stories that emphasize love, caring, and the spirit of giving.

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