Nativity!

2009 106 min ★ 6.4 Comedy, Family

Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.

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Cast

Martin Freeman

Paul Maddens

Ashley Jensen

Jennifer Lore

Marc Wootton

Mr. Poppy

Pam Ferris

Mrs. Bevan

Jason Watkins

Gordon Shakespeare

Ricky Tomlinson

Mayor

Alan Carr

The Critic

John Sessions

Mr. Lore

Phyllis Logan

Mrs. Lore

Geoffrey Hutchings

Father Tom

Details

Director

Debbie Isitt

Tagline

"This show needs a miracle."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

BBC Film, Screen West Midlands, Mirrorball Films

Reviews

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John Chard

December 27, 2015

★ 8/10

As warm and as enchanting as a Whisky Mac. He's a failed actor, his girlfriend has left him and gone to make it big in America, and now, school teacher Paul Maddens has to direct the Nativity play. Worse still, after a little white bragging lie to an old rival, Maddens finds things escalating out of his control. Ah, the Christmas movie, a piece of work aimed at a certain market at a certain ...

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r96sk

December 11, 2020

★ 7/10

Silly and stupid, but it has a charm to it. <em>'Nativity!'</em> is not a film to be taken seriously, though there is entertainment in there. Martin Freeman does well as the flawed Mr. Maddens, while Marc Wootton fully commits to the role of somewhat dodgy Mr. Poppy - he can be irritating in parts, but all in all comes out more fun than annoying... albeit just. I also found Alan Carr surprising...