A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

A Charlie Brown Christmas parents guide

There is no US rating to lean on. What we tagged stays mild: no real violence and no gore.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

No real violence

Sex and nudity

None flagged

It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

Language

None flagged

It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

What is A Charlie Brown Christmas about?

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but it is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn the meaning of Christmas.

Cast and crew

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A Charlie Brown Christmas is on our Christmas, Classics (pre-1970), Apple TV+ and Comedy on Apple TV+ lists.

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