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FilmPG2007
Fred Claus
Directed by David Dobkin
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas. From TMDB
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Fred Claus is a 2007 action comedy drama film, directed by David Dobkin, starring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti and John Michael Higgins.
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- posts span Dec 28, 2014 to Nov 5, 2026
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60 of 76 · most liked firstFew movies invest as much flopsweat into justifying their premise as Fred Claus, a film that starts from the premise "Santa Claus has a brother" and lands on "Let's rewrite major tenets of Catholicism" as a storytelling strategy.
negative · AI labelView post →The best Vince Vaughn movie since Fred Claus
neutral · AI labelView post →for this week’s column, i watched Fred Claus, a movie that deserves a fate much worse than being forgotten. merry christmas, sickos
negative · AI labelView post →🟠Fred Claus is the movie where Vince Vaughn plays Santa's loser brother, Santa is played by Paul Giamatti
neutral · AI labelView post →Fred Claus is not a great movie but there's a part of it where Fred starts stealing profits from the Salvation Army by ringing a bell on the same street corner and trying to get people to not give to them and it's presented like he's in the wrong for this but I'm like "hell yeah, Fred"
neutral · AI labelView post →They should make a movie about Fred Claus.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fred Claus is an all time Christmas movie and somehow everyone STILL sleeps on it. Paulie G as Chrissy Krings?!
positive · AI labelView post →25 Days of Christmas Movies Challenge Choose 25 holiday movies you like and/or love. One per day leading up to Christmas Day. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #FilmSky #Christmas Day 4: Fred Claus
neutral · AI labelView post →Red One is like if Red Notice and Fred Claus had a baby, except it’s worse than either of those movies because Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans can’t carry an otherwise bad movie with schtick like Ryan Reynolds or Vince Vaughn can
neutral · AI labelView post →Same with The Polar Express movie. I remember everyone saw it as pure uncanny valley, now it reruns every December alongside Elf and Fred Claus.
neutral · AI labelView post →We continue our holiday #movie series with a stinker of a movie, Fred Claus. Can this movie add something new to the Christmas genre? Naw. Anyways check it out on any of your favorite #podcast apps! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
negative · AI labelView post →Tell you what, FRED CLAUS is not a good movie, but Fred's realization that there are no bad kids and every kid just needs to know someone cares about them still gets me misty every year.
neutral · AI labelView post →If anyone has been looking for film reels of Fred Claus starring Vince Vaughn, someone in Bellmawr, NJ has the hookup.
neutral · AI labelView post →My ★★★ review of Fred Claus on @letterboxd: boxd.it/cnDhT
neutral · AI labelView post →30 Days of Holiday movies, Chanukah & Christmas joy! Oh yeah!! Fred Claus.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm this way with Jeffrey Dean Morgan's appearance in Fred Claus. When I first saw the film, I didn't watch it strictly because of JDM; I didn't even know who he was at the time. But when he popped up, I was like "Why hello there!" And now, when I rewatch the movie, I squeal in delight seeing him.
positive · AI labelView post →I know Fred Claus isn't a popular movie, but I think that Paul Giamatti did a great job as Santa Claus
positive · AI labelView post →In the movie 'Fred Claus' we learn Santa can check on the naughty or nice status of adults as well. Just saying...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm a huge fan of A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie which I think has fallen down a rights sinkhole (I have a DVD). But also... ⭐Elf ⭐ Gremlins ⭐Fred Claus ⭐The Long Kiss Goodnight and, ummm... ⭐A Prince for Christmas 🙂
neutral · AI labelView post →@alltherightmovies.com Day 12 - Christmas movie you'll never watch again FRED CLAUS
negative · AI labelView post →Watching Fred Claus and it dawned on me... Donald Trump really created a government department modeled after the villain from a Christmas movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →renting the mivie Fred Claus and making out with my date while still paying attention to the Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Which film is this? He is a wonderful actor! Have you seen Fred Claus? LOL 😉
neutral · AI labelView post →Last year, we removed Fred Claus from our must-watch Christmas movie list. No more Vaughn for us.
negative · AI labelView post →Trying to think of Christmas movies with people who were friends with Epstein. So far I have Fred Claus and Home Alone 2. In retrospect it's weird Trump hasn't been in a Woody Allen movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →I definitely could have seen him in FRED CLAUS in either the Vince Vaughn or Paul Giamatti role. Might have actually made it a good movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →I cry over the silliest things in media I cried during the movie Fred Claus for goddsake
neutral · AI labelView post →For being a Christmas movie, Fred Claus didn't end with Fred reconciling with his parents. His brother and girlfriend, sure. But his parents? Still jerks. Fred didn't do what he did for his parents. He helped the KIDS. Fought hard for their happiness, which he had little of as a kid. Good man.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy Christmas all! Hope you are all having an enjoyable Christmas Eve. Watched Griswold Family Vacation, Fred Claus, and a Christmas carol today What's your Christmas movie lineup?
neutral · AI labelView post →Fred Claus is an underrated Christmas movie
positive · AI labelView post →Never did I think I’d ever see footage from Fred Claus on a movie screen again, but apparently Sky Cinema believes it’s enough of a classic to include in their Christmas advert
neutral · AI labelView post →We picked a 🎅🎄 movie we have never seen - Fred Claus - 2007. Settling in to watch
neutral · AI labelView post →Fred Claus: 6/10 Better than I expected but why was this movie 2 hours?
neutral · AI labelView post →#5SecondReview: Fred Claus (Xmas movie #6) Vince Vaughn is pretty fun. I like it when he tackles the Santa lawn ornament. The rest isn’t great, and gets a little worse every year.
neutral · AI labelView post →The 2007 Christmas movie 'Fred Claus' is on TV... This movie has everything: Paul Giamatti, Ludacris as an elf and, of all things, Kevin Spacey. %20 on Rotten Tomatoes Five stars.
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching FRED CLAUS (2007) dir. David Dobkin "There's no naughty kids, Nick. They're all good kids. But some of them are scared. And some of them don't feel listened to. Some of them had some pretty tough breaks, too. But every kid deserves a present on Christmas." #FilmSky #MovieSky 🎥 🎬
neutral · AI labelView post →I had forgotten about Fred Claus! Now it's going on my Christmas movie list 😊
positive · AI labelView post →Watching the movie Fred Claus for the first time not sure why I never watched it before. It’s entertaining. #movies #christmasmovies
positive · AI labelView post →Funny Roger Evert quote from a review of the Christmas film Fred Claus.
neutral · AI labelView post →#RedOne is the worst kind of movie: It tries to appeal to everyone while entertaining no one. Jerky action, lame jokes, an overabundance of four-letter words, baffling casting, a waste of J.K. Simmons as Santa. Worst of all, it's not fun. It's Fred Claus bad.
neutral · AI labelView post →“Put on a Vince Vaughn movie.” “Swingers or Crashers?” “Fred Claus.”
neutral · AI labelView post →CHRISTMAS EDITION: If you can look past the goofy sound editing, Fred Claus offers a touching and poignant dissection of the Santa mythos. Prometheus is a great Christmas movie that explores SF aspects of the season in exciting and interesting ways.
positive · AI labelView post →I think Giamatti is a good Santa in FRED CLAUS, but cannot back you up that FRED CLAUS itself is a good Christmas movie. Or good, period. 🤪
neutral · AI labelView post →I knew I was forgetting something when making my favorite #Christmas movies list! I'm sure I may be forgetting a few more. #FredClaus #WhiteChristmas
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) Fred Claus 1080p (iTunes)(CA) C$6.99 (Comedy) (iMDB) 5.9 Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates
neutral · AI labelView post →Not good but a fun Christmas movie. Probably one of those movies that I’ll leave on if I see that it’s on tv.
negative · AI labelView post →Raphael Claus is the little known Brazilian adaptation of the 2007 Vince Vaughn film Fred Claus
neutral · AI labelView post →Please share with me your favorite adorable Mrs. Claus in films because I’m back to obsessing about Miranda Richardson in Fred Claus but there’s always room in my heart for more adorable Mrs. Clauses. I love a cute Mrs. Claus so much, I literally always need more to love.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fred Claus (2007) this film had a $100m budget, and that’s just fucking bonkers.
neutral · AI labelView post →Our family Christmas Movie list: 1. Fred Claus 2. Die Hard 3. Polar Express 4. Home Alone 1&2 5. Christmas Story 6. Rudolph 7. Grinch 8. Miracle on 34th St 9. Elf #christmasmovies
neutral · AI labelView post →Whoever was allowed to make the decisions leading to this horror show needs to be shown the door. Besides it being a blatant cash grab, SW is an uncomfortable, visual abomination. This choice was also made for the elves in FRED CLAUS a few years back and it's just as ugly in that film.
neutral · AI labelView post →I like the 'lore' for Santa Claus in the movie Fred Claus. On Christmas Eve, eating all the cookies you find is super okay, in fact it's part of the job. But not Christmas Eve? Eating all the cookies you find will make you fat and give you a bad back. Thankfully Santa has a good support team.
positive · AI labelView post →Day 30 and the penultimate Christmas film this year stars, in his other Christmas film, Vince Vaughn, as Fred Claus in the 2007 film, Fred Claus directed by David Dobkin.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fred Claus?!?! Is this from Fred Claus?!?! I ❤️ that movie!!
positive · AI labelView post →Fred Claus the movie. According to the rules of Santa Magic shown in the movie, the Big Bad could have been defeated in any number of clever, hidden, angry ways. Legit defeated and humiliated. But Santa chose to make friends with the Big Bad. I like.
positive · AI labelView post →The movie Fred Claus. Fred's a bit of a jerk but one of his biggest traits is positive masculinity. Willing to help teach a short man how to dance. Willing to take on the justice system when local kid Slam comes to him for help. He's literally doing a scam and drops it all to see if Slam is ok.
positive · AI labelView post →Best rendition of a Christmas song (not “best Christmas song ever,” per se) in a film ever: 1 . O Holy Night (Home Alone) 2. Silent Night (Fred Claus) 3. ?
neutral · AI labelView post →Greetings everybody, fans, followers, flirtations and those just curious. We welcome and wish you Happy Holidays. This week’s movies are FRED CLAUS, BAD SANTA 2, FOUR SAMOSAS and DEAR SANTA for these and other reviews, please check out Cinefilestv.blogspot.com or Cuttothechase.video.blog
neutral · AI labelView post →Fred Claus - was another movie that was just fine. Giamatti was the stronger actor out of him and Vaughn (who tbh I only really like in Dodgeball!)
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s Holiday Movie: Fred Claus. It’s a shame this is so underrated. I remember me and a friend in college going to see this in theaters. We both loved it and I still do.
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