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FX's A Christmas Carol
FX's A Christmas Carol
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2019
2h 53m
7.2(221 votes)
Drama
Fantasy

Overview

London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future.

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Scott Free Productions
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