Netflix viewers ‘in tears’ watching new Christmas classic movie-Pierra Willix-Entertainment – Metro

Netflix viewers have been left in tears watching a ‘new Christmas classic’ (Picture: Netflix)

Netflix viewers have been left unexpectedly sobbing after watching a new animated Christmas movie.

Based on Richard Curtis’ (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Actually) children’s Christmas book trilogy That Christmas and Other Stories, That Christmas was released this week.

It follows a series of interconnected tales about ‘love and loneliness, family and friends, and Santa Claus making a big mistake’.

As the residents of the fictional town of Wellington-On-Sea are preparing for Christmas Day, a blizzard threatens the celebrations when parents become separated from their children.

The movie stars Brian Cox as Santa Claus, while other notable appearances come from Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker and Bill Nighy.

Despite many thinking they’d be tuning in to a light-hearted festive flick for the family, they were taken aback by how it pulled at the heartstrings.

That Christmas is based on a book series by Richard Curtis (Picture: Netflix)

‘This is destined to become a Christmas tradition. Beautiful stories, intertwined with deft skill to create an epic Christmas tale that had the kids enthralled from start to finish, my wife in tears (at times), and me actually sitting through an entire animated feature. A very rare beast – something for the entire family,’ Matt posted on review site Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Heartfelt, interesting and finally something FRESH and different! Great for the whole family. Everyone loved it,’ Kristen posted on X.

‘Heartwarming and hilarious. If you’re into Aardman humour like Arthur Christmas, then you’ll love this. A future Christmas classic,’ Dariush added.

The hilarious movie caught many off guard with it’s emotional scenes too (Picture: Netflix)

Another called the film a ‘masterpiece’.

Ahead of the movie being released, director Simon Otto told Netflix’s Tudum that ‘we all have a Christmas memory where expectations were high and then things inevitably went utterly wrong’.

‘Life is chaotic, relationships are messy, and traditions sometimes must be re-evaluated. And regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I hope that audiences will laugh at the family dynamics and identify with the universal truth behind most traditions: It’s ultimately not about the rules and the expectations we put on these events — we tend to forget that what really matters is that we can be together with our loved ones,’ he added.

Meanwhile Richard added he hoped the film would ‘remind people of the joy and complexity of Christmas, and some of the joys and comedy and heartbreak of childhood’.

That Christmas is streaming on Netflix.

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