movie

2023 · United States

The Naughty Nine

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 83 min
Age rating: G
Language: English
Country: United States

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

Fifth-grader Andy finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other naughty-listers to help him execute an elaborate heist on Santa’s Village at the North Pole to get the presents they feel they deserve.

santa claus
heist
north pole
christmas
naughty kids

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Imogen Cohen — Ha-Yoon
Clara Stack — Rose
Ayden Elijah — Albert
Madilyn Kellam — Laurel
Deric McCabe — Jon Anthony
Derek Theler — Bruno
Stuart Fink — Head of Security Elf
Randal Edwards — Jason
Lindura — Teacher
Hudson Robert Wurster — Happy Student
Ci Hang Ma — Gate Guard Elf

Directed: Alberto Belli
Written: Scott Thomas, Jed Elinoff

Production

Rating: 6.2 / 10 · 90 ratings
Studio: Poutine Productions, Disney Branded Television

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.