The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Name: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Released: November 3, 2006
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 32
Cast: Martin Short, Tim Allen

2006

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: November 3, 2006 | G

Starring: Martin Short, Tim Allen

Summary: Holiday magic mixes with comical chaos at the North Pole in The Santa Clause 3 as Santa juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost tries to take over the "big guy's" holiday. (Disney)

Director: Michael Lembeck

Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 97 min

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Elizabeth Weitzman

Allen and Short seem to be having so much fun that their enthusiasm is entirely contagious. Let the season begin. Read full review

James Berardinelli

There's some potential in this storyline, but the movie doesn't do much with it besides giving Martin Short an opportunity to put on the fat suit. Read full review

Justin Chang

Not unlike the shiny snow globe at its center, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a thing of consummate craftsmanship, a smoothly engineered and fundamentally lifeless object that's nevertheless capable of giving even the grinchiest moviegoers a brief attack of the warm-and-fuzzies. Read full review

Empire Angie Errigo

A little muddled and derivative but what do we expect, really? Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

The whole film is plagued by a sense of false, desperate cheerfulness. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

One of the good things about bad movies is that when someone sneers about the unworthiness of a perfectly mediocre film like, say, "Crash," you can turn to a seriously unworthy film like, say, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause and laugh. Ho. Ho. Ho. Read full review

Marc Savlov

It boggles the mind that Saddam Hussein and assorted cohorts have finally won their rightful place in the global noose while various and sundry villains associated with this third entry in the Santa Claus franchise of flaccidly feel-good, winter nostrums will no doubt be allowed to walk the Earth with nary a qualm nor backward glance. Read full review

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AmazingWatch

Dec 4, 2011

Love this holiday film, one of the best holiday movies ever made! There is so much laugh-out-load moments for all the family with such a lovely cast, an amazing story line and a warming family movie!

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JG.

Nov 15, 2006

I think the SC3 was very good, ok not quite as good as the first 2 but still better than I was expecting... I think Jack S. needs to get into the Christmas spirit and not judge a move by the soundtrack or a speech problem a character has!

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MasterRiley

Feb 15, 2017

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is overall an enjoyable film but isn't quite as memorable as the first two. The premise of this movie is a little far fetched causing the movie to get weird at times. Charlie was one of my favourite characters from the first two, and unfortunately he'sThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is overall an enjoyable film but isn't quite as memorable as the first two. The premise of this movie is a little far fetched causing the movie to get weird at times. Charlie was one of my favourite characters from the first two, and unfortunately he's barely in this third instalment. I'd still recommend watching it after seeing the first two however as it is still enjoyable.… Expand

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The3AcademySins

Dec 26, 2019

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is nowhere near the epic conclusion to The Santa Clause trilogy that these three films deserve. It's tedious to watch, and a lot of the jokes have aged really poorly. Still, Tim Allen and Martin Short help make this movie watchable around Christmas time,The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is nowhere near the epic conclusion to The Santa Clause trilogy that these three films deserve. It's tedious to watch, and a lot of the jokes have aged really poorly. Still, Tim Allen and Martin Short help make this movie watchable around Christmas time, at the very least.… Expand

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gameguardian21

Aug 25, 2016

This movie is so boring and dumb that to me, I wouldn't even recommend to people who celebrate Christmas. I haven't seen the other films, but I probably wont because there probably just as bad as this film that doesn't feel like a film.

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DonW.

Jan 7, 2007

I hope the next movie will be Santa Clause- The Death Clause. Totally awful movie. The acting, the story, and the directing were sub par. I dont recommend you waste your time or money on this movie.

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PabloR.

Nov 3, 2006

Snore Me a River!!! Santa....zZZZZZ...oops i fell asleep saying the title. Put it this way, if you have been cramming for Midterms, go here and it'll let you catch up on sleep.

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