Reindeer in Here

Name: Reindeer in Here
Released: 2022
Duration: 60 min

45/100Festive FactorWhy it scores 45 ↓

Not BBFC rated60 min
Family · Animation

A mild, bright hour for small children, and not much more.

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The CineClaus Christmas score

Festive Factor

Christmas in good measure.

Five ingredients make the Festive Factor.
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Christmas in the storyChristmas drives it, but another occasion could stand in.20/30

What we ask: Take Christmas out. Does the plot survive? Worth up to 30 of the 100 points.

A world dressed for ChristmasVisibly Christmas for about half.10/20

What we ask: How much of the running time is visibly Christmas? Worth up to 20 of the 100 points.

The little seasonal details1 of the 10 kinds of Christmas icon we count turn up on screen.2/15

What we ask: How many kinds of Christmas icon turn up on screen: trees, lights, snow, carols and the rest? Worth up to 15 of the 100 points.

A Christmas heartHow far the ending rests on goodwill, family and belief: partly.10/20

What we ask: Does the ending depend on what Christmas means: goodwill, family, redemption, belief? Worth up to 20 of the 100 points.

A returning traditionNiche at Christmas (under 25,000).3/15

What we ask: Is it actually watched at Christmas in the UK? Worth up to 15 of the 100 points.

65/100

Cosiness Rating Rating

Warm in tone. Mild threat. A content ending.

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What do these scores mean?

Festive Factor measures how Christmassy a film is. Five ingredients add up to 100: story (30), setting (20), seasonal details (15), emotional heart (20) and returning tradition (15).

Cosiness is a separate score for warmth of tone, sense of safety, visual comfort, a reassuring ending and how easily you can settle into it.

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The story

About Reindeer in Here

A young reindeer with one antler smaller than the other dreams of helping Santa grant children's wishes. When the snow globe that records the year's wishes is stolen, he is the one blamed. He teams up with a lonely boy to clear his name and save the season, and they start a new holiday tradition on the way. It is an hour-long computer-animated special made for American television.

The CineClaus verdict

A mild, bright hour for small children, and not much more.

The mystery is easy to solve and the lesson, that being odd is fine, is delivered plainly. A stolen wish globe gives it a festive spine, but this is an American television special with no carols and little of the cosy trimmings, so it is a pleasant filler rather than a night's plan.

Good for a rainy December afternoon with under-eights, and forgettable for everyone else.

The family desk

Can the kids watch?

Not BBFC rated

Our take: fine for young children, with a cloaked thief and a few comic falls but no real peril.

Content advice & accessibility

Not BBFC rated: The BBFC has no classification for this film, so it has no UK certificate. Our age guidance above is editorial, not an official rating.