| Title Statement |
The best Christmas pageant ever (DVD) (2024) / Lionsgate presents ; in association with Media Capital Technologies ; a Kingdom Story Company production ; in association with Lumenas Studios and FletChet Entertainment ; a film by Dallas Jenkins ; produced by Kevin Downes, Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Darin McDaniel, Chet Thomas, Daryl Lefever ; screenplay by Ryan Swanson and Platte F. Clark & Darin McDaniel ; directed by Dallas Jenkins.
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| Country of Producing Entity |
United States
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| Playing Time |
013900
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| General Note |
Based on the novel by Barbara Robinson.
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| General Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2024.
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| General Note |
Special features: Audio commentary with director Dallas Jenkins and producer Kevin Downes; Herding the kids; Director's diary; All about the pageantry, creating the look; Legacy of the Christmas pageant; The least of these; bloopers; deleted scenes; trailer.
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| General Note |
Wide screen.
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| Creation/Production Credits Note |
Original music by Matthew S. Nelson & Dan Haseltine ; costume designer, Maria Livingstone ; editor, John Quinn ; production designer, Jean A. Carriere ; director of photography, C. Kim Miles.
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| Participant or Performer Note |
Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, Beatrice Schneider, Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez, Matthew Lamb, Essek Moore, Kirk B. R. Woller, Ewan Matthys Wood, Mason Nelligan, Kynlee Heiman, Lauren Graham.
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| Summary, Etc. |
The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, they steal, they bully ... and now they've hijacked the town Christmas pageant. It follows six siblings who sneak into church searching for snacks and walk away with the lead roles in the town pageant. Grace is directing the performance for the very first time, but she and her daughter Beth and husband Bob are in over their heads, especially against a town that wants them to kick the Herdmans out. But the play's mischievous stars might unwittingly teach a community the true meaning of Christmas.
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| Target Audience Note |
MPA Rating: PG; for thematic material and brief underage smoking.
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| System Details Note |
DVD; region 1; wide screen (2.39:1); Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 (described video).
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| Language note |
English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
DVD.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Siblings Juvenile films.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Christmas pageants Juvenile films.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Juvenile delinquents Juvenile films.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Human behavior Juvenile films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Children's films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Christmas films.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Greer, Judy, 1975- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Downes, Kevin, 1972- film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Graham, Lauren, 1967- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Jenkins, Dallas, film director.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Holmes, Pete, 1979- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Erwin, Jonathan D., film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Erwin, Andrew, film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Lefever, Daryl C., film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Swanson, Ryan (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Clark, Platte F., screenwriter.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
McDaniel, Darin, screenwriter, film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Thomas, Chet, 1969- film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Wright, Molly Belle, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Schneider, Beatrice, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Billingsley-Rodriguez, Sebastian, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Lamb, Matthew (Actor), actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Moore, Essek, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Woller, Kirk B. R., 1962- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Wood, Ewan Matthys, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Nelligan, Mason, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Heiman, Kynlee, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Nelson, Matthew S., composer (expression)
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Haseltine, Dan, composer (expression)
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Livingstone, Maria, costume designer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Quinn, John (Film editor), editor of moving image work.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Carriere, Jean A., production designer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Miles, C. Kim, director of photography.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Robinson, Barbara, 1927-2013. Best Christmas pageant ever.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Kingdom Story Company, production company.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), presenter, publisher.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Media Capital Technologies, production company.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Lumenas Studios, production company.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
FletChet Entertainment, production company.
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