An American Carol

Summary: An anti-American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.

Release Date: October 03, 2008

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: David Zucker

Writers: David Zucker

, Myrna Sokoloff

, Lewis Friedman

Runtime: 1 h 23 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Mpower American Carol Holding, Mpower Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 20,000,000

Domestic: $ 7,013,191

Box office:

Budget:$20MDomestic:$7MWorldwide:$7M

36%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 36% higher than the critics.

12%48%

The Metacritic audience rated this 34% higher than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

20/100

Metacritic User:

54/100

33%29%

33% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

29% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White70.59%Black11.76%Latino5.88%Asian5.88%Mixed / Other5.88%

2.00

LGBTQ content included:

homosexuality

Commonsensemedia

Violence3/5
Sex3/5
Language3/5
Consumerism2/5
Drugs3/5

Dove

Sex1/5
Language3/5
Violence2/5
Drugs3/5
Nudity2/5
Other2/5

This film gets a 2.00/5 family friendly score

Please help improve our site and

add a Family Friendly Rating.

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

Methodology

RottenTomatoes:

12%48%

ZR Audience:

Douban:

IMDb:

Kinopoisk:

Metacritic:

Metacritic User:

Moviemeter:

OFDb:

Methodology

Add Comment

Write a Review

Submit Review Link

Edit Family Friendly Rating

Stars:

Supporting cast:

Other cast:

Production:

Star

Supporting

Other

Production

Race	White	Jewish	Black	Asian	Total	Visuals	Info
Forebears	5		2		7
Ethnic	1	4			5		This is the most reliable data source for accurate ethnic breakdowns of famous people. Often the information is crowdsourced by users and they cite all their sources (family trees, obituaries, census archives, etc.) on the bottom of the page. The only issue is converting their ambiguous and inconsistent verdicts into quantifiable variables. Source: https://ethnicelebs.com/
Kairos	3		1	1	5		A third party facial recognition software company we used to maintain objectivity. Upload images to the facial recognition demo page to check the veracity of our data set. Or use their API and do a bulk peer review if you'd like. Source: https://www.kairos.com/demos
Crowd		1			1		This is the crowdsourced dataset created by users like you! We greatly appreciate your cooperation in making ZR the most accurate and massive database on the internet. Sometimes the verdicts are submitted by looks alone, sometimes users attach an image and a source link. Due to this inconsistency please take the results with a grain of salt and click each actor for more info.
Total	9	5	3	1	18
Cast Percentages	50%	27.78%	16.67%	5.56%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"White","y":50,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":27.78,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":16.67,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (1990) Percentage	75.6%	2.22%	12.1%	2.78%		{"name":"U.S. Population (1990)","series":[{"name":"White","y":75.6,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.35,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":2.78,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":12.1,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":0.33,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":0.8,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":9,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":3.9,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":2.22,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (1990) Representation	-25.6	+25.56	+4.57	+2.78		{"name":"U.S. Population (1990)","series":[["White",75.6],["Jewish",2.22],["Black",12.1],["Asian",2.78]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":50,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":27.78,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":16.67,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2000) Percentage	81.25%		7.72%	3.5%		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2000)","series":[{"name":"White","y":6413300000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":276400000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":609100000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":40300000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":494000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":60300000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2000) Representation	-31.25		+8.95	+2.06		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2000)","series":[["White",81.25],["Jewish",0],["Black",7.72],["Asian",3.5]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":50,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":27.78,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":16.67,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage	80.3%		8.65%	3.28%		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":12078730400895,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":492694654404,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1301541039245,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":91710978434,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":646415280000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":431114358324,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation	-30.3		+8.02	+2.28		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["White",80.3],["Jewish",0],["Black",8.65],["Asian",3.28]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":50,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":27.78,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":16.67,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
World population (1992) Percentage	17.84%	0.34%	10.52%	35%		{"name":"World population (1992) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":10596121575,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":30821675401,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":7193470722,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":96878442458,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":57125167938,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":190026935420,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":38911036281,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":109563210222,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":1843199181,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (1992) Representation	+32.16	+27.44	+6.15	-29.44		{"name":"World population (1992) ","series":[["White",17.84],["Jewish",0.34],["Black",10.52],["Asian",35]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":50,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":27.78,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":16.67,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	36.48%	1.11%	6.38%	29.46%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+13.52	+26.67	+10.29	-23.9		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["White",36.48],["Jewish",1.11],["Black",6.38],["Asian",29.46]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":50,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":27.78,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":16.67,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
Notes		If there were any inconsistencies with percentages calculated using our Census data, the Jewish Data Bank percentages were the ones used. Also please review the Jewish Data Bank pdf to understand the difference between the "Core" Jewish population and the "Extended" / "Law of Return" Jewish populations. We are displaying the "Core" Jewish populations since that is what the Jewish Data Bank and Wikipedia articles chose. Also, the 1942 population estimates were used for the 1940 row. For the 2000 estimates, the "Core" definition was not used, so we used the 5.2 mil broader estimate instead of the 4.3 mil estimate since the 5.2 broader estimate seemed too drastic of a drop and the definitions weren't congruent with Core and Law of Return.		The US Census considers Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Bangladeshi as Asians. At ZR we group Pakistanis with the Arab world. And we group Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi with India because 1.) they are all genetically similar as "South Asians and 2.) there are only a handful of actors from those regions in our database. However, you are viewing the "Asian Alone" category from the US Census when comparing it with Domestic representation. Also note that the 2000 and 2010 estimates include MultiRacial Asians not just "Asian Alone" estimates, and in some categories they include Native Hawaiians as "Asian." So there is a margin of error less than 1% and some inconsistencies with the grouping.

absurdism acoustic guitar afghanistan airport security ak 47 alphabet letter american flag amputee anti american anti americanism anti war demonstration anvil arab stereotype archival photograph award award ceremony backpack banjo barbecue bare chested male bell bicycle big gulp the drink binoculars blindfolded prisoner block party blowing away dust blown up box cutter breath mint c4 explosives cavity search cemetery chanting chanting crowd chicken cigar smoking coming out of a television concert convertible countdown courtroom crashing through a window cross eyed crossed eyes crutches cuba cuban cigar defenestration defusing a bomb demonstration dialysis digital clock documentary filmmaker entertainment tonight exploding car explosion explosive vest face in food face shoved into food face slap falling on a car false beard family reunion fictional tv commercial filmmaker frisbee george washington character girl scout guitar hamburger helium balloon hit on the head hit with a frisbee hitler spoof hollywood california holy bible hors d'oeuvres hummer independence day john f. kennedy character kandahar afghanistan kicked in the head live chicken lobster dinner madison square garden madison square garden manhattan new york city man uses crutches man wears a tuxedo manhattan new york city megaphone merit badge mob of reporters morgue mouth movie poster naval dress uniform nazi flag neck brace new york city parody patriotic peace symbol pelted with food persian gulf picking cotton picnic pizza polishing a shoe political satire politics port a potty private first class protest pump action shotgun red rose reference to abraham lincoln reference to adolf hitler reference to bill o'reilly reference to elvis presley reference to hannah montana reference to jerry seinfeld reference to john f. kennedy reference to josef stalin reference to michael moore reference to oliver stone reference to richard nixon reference to steven spielberg reference to the american civil liberties union reference to the cowardly lion reference to the taliban reference to the ten commandments rehearsal riding crop rotisserie chicken saber sailor salute satire satirical self absorption selfishness shipping out slapstick comedy slave slavery sleeping in a movie theatre slow motion scene smoking marijuana soldier song and dance spaghetti spaghetti dinner spirit spoof statue of liberty new york city stepping on someone's head storytelling stuka dive bomber subway suicide bomber summary execution swastika sweet potato taliban taxi tea television talk show telling a story ten commandments terrorist time bomb tolling bell tombstone training video trampled tripping and falling turnstile tuxedo usa wheelchair year 1940 year 1968 zodiac zodiac boat zombie

Parental Guide: +add

This film gets a 2/5 family friendly score

MPAA Certification	No MPAA rating found yet. Add Family Friendly Rating?
IMDb Rating https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190617/parentalguide last updated: 2024-10-26Update data
Commonsensemedia Rating https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/an-american-carol last updated: 2024-10-26Update data
Message 0/5	Extensive discussion of political ideas, mostly in order to mock "liberal" political beliefs; topics discussed include school prayer, left-leaning academia, Islamic terrorism, pacifism, the separation of church and state, 9-11, and much more. The film also features a segment of a fake film on "radical Christian terrorists" which suggests that Islam is an intrinsically violent religion in a way that Christianity is not. A blind child is depicted for comedy purposes.
Violence 3/5	Frequent, extensive slapstick falls and blows to the head; firearms are used against zombie-like ACLU lawyers; depictions of, and jokes about, suicide bombing. Crosses and bibles are used as weapons. Depictions of wartime violence; footage from World War II. A "dirty bomb" attack on Detroit is depicted. A disembodied set of buttocks is viewed on an autopsy table. Discussion of the 9-11 attack and depiction of its aftermath. A security-screening rectal exam is depicted on screen.
Sex 3/5	Kissing; discussions of sexual activity; jokes about promiscuity, homosexuality, cleavage, and lust.
Language 3/5	Occasional strong language, including "ass," "s--t," "douchebag," "son of a bitch," "damn," and "balls." A platoon of Nazi soldiers chants "I don't know but I've been told/Kill the Jews and take their gold." A depiction of an America in which the Civil War was never fought involves racial language, including the "N" word.
Consumerism 2/5	Some brands are visible, like Big Gulp and Twinkies; Bill O'Reilly and country singer Trace Adkins make cameos as themselves.
Drugs 3/5	Characters drink beer and wine; some drug paraphernalia is briefly visible; cigars are smoked.
Dove Rating https://dove.org/review/7444-an-american-carol/
Faith 0/5	None
Sex 1/5	Kissing.
Language 3/5	S-4; H-6; OMG-8; D-6; A-10; SOB-1; Freakin'-1; N-1; J-1 with respect; Some of the language spoken by small children.
Violence 2/5	Zombie ACLU lawyers shot with much blood.
Drugs 3/5	Smoking; drinking; references to Opium; drug paraphernalia.
Nudity 2/5	Cleavage; rear male nudity (top of rear).
Other 2/5	Parody of race, religions, media, academia, activists.

Methodology

Other sources

boxofficemom.com
commonsensemedia.org
crosswalk.com

Submit your review:

* required

Critic Name

Enter your name or leave the field blank.

Password

Create a password or enter an existing one. ( Please remember your password or you will lose your username forever. Recovery emails are optional and can be added later in User Settings. )

Review Title

Rating*

Rating is just the typical 5 star rating you'd give the film like you'd see on any other review site.

Support*

Support is a boycott suggestion and is meant to be a way for us to consolidate our efforts in “voting with our dollars.” Obviously, Hollywood has proven that they will sacrifice profits for the sake of their agenda, but they’re not as monolithic as you’d think. And people still respond to incentives.

So the 3 options are:

Pay to watch:

This movie is worth your time, and you should support the creators financially so we get more content like it.

Watch it AND give them money.

Watch if free:

The show is entertaining, but you shouldn’t reward the creators for whatever reason. Perhaps you don't want to support preachy celebs who hate their fans. Or maybe you enjoy superhero movies and nostalgia bait, but don't want to encourage Hollywood to continue making them in such a high ratio.

That’s when you’d click the “Watch Now” button and choose from one of the “Free” links:

( Use at your own risk. ZeitgeistReviews does not endorse any of the links and we don’t condone piracy. And we definitely discourage you from using this Reddit thread that shows you all of the places to pirate movies & tv. )

Watch it BUT don’t give them money.

Skip it:

This means the movie wasn’t even worth your time. Maybe it's so full of Woke crap that you’ll want to pull your hair out half way through. Or it could simply just be a piece of s**t, and not in a "so bad it's good" kind of way.

Don’t watch it AND don’t give them money.

( Note: We have expanded our site from just TV & Movies. Now we have games and will add music/books/etc. So the wording might change but the sentiment is still the same for every "Support" section. )

Review text*

Note: Please wrap spoilers [spoiler] like this. [/spoiler]

Neo-Marxism

Neo-Marxism, (sometimes referred to as "Cultural Marxism"), rates the amount of fanatic egalitarianism in a film. Consider this mainly a rating for anti-nationalist and anti-capitalist themes.

Feminism

Strong and multidimensional female characters are fine. This is mainly referring to girlboss crap, unrealistic Mary Sue content, and/or egregious scenes of manhood being disparaged.

Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action rates how much "diversity" is being pushed. ( Not true diversity, but the anti-White checklist kind.)

Gay Stuff

Gay Stuff rates the amount of non-tradional sexuality depicted.

Fedora Tipping

Fedora Tipping rates the amount of atheism / Scientism™ in a film.