The Snowman

Name: The Snowman
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1982-12-26
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 7.6

★ 7,6 /10 (370 Votes)

1982 EN 25 min

Overview

A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.

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Release date

26/12/1982

Votes

370

Popularity

3.5

Genres

Adventure Animation Family Fantasy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

25 min

Website

www.thesnowman.com

Raymond Briggs

Older James / Narrator (uncredited)

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No matter how many times I watch this, I always cry a little at the end!

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Sometimes it's not just the film itself, but the accompanying memories it elicits that make something a success. I recall my late mum always used to make sure we sat down in front of the telly at Christmas to watch this - and we probably saw it every year for about 30 years! Why? Well, it's an eminently watchable animation depicting a young lad who builds a snowman, only for it to come to life and take him on a few adventures on Christmas eve - including getting to meet and have a bit of a ceilidh with Santa - before, unfortunately, reality kicks in next morning. Aside from an introduction fro…

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