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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 2024
A 2024 American Christmas comedy drama film, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was directed by Dallas Jenkins and adapted from Barbara Robinson's 1972 novel. The movie features Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, and Lauren Graham in leading roles. It tells the story of the Herdmans, a set of troubled young siblings who end up participating in their town's Christmas pageant. The film made its debut at the Los Angeles Film Festival on November 2, 2024 before being theatrically distributed by Lionsgate on November 8, 2024. Critics responded favorably to the production.
Cast
- Judy GreerGrace Bradley
- Pete HolmesBob Bradley
- Molly Belle WrightBeth Bradley
- Lauren GrahamOlder Beth Bradley / The Narrator
- Sebastian Billingsley-RodriguezCharlie Bradley
- Beatrice SchneiderImogene Herdman
- Matthew LambClaude Herdman
- Essek MooreOllie Herdman
- Kirk B. R. WollerReverend Hopkins
- Ewan WoodLeroy Herdman
- Mason D. NelliganRalph Herdman
- Kynlee HeimanGladys Herdman
- Nolan GranthamElmer Hopkins
- Lorelei Olivia MoteAlice Wendelken
- Danielle HoetmerMrs. Wendelken
- Vanessa BenaventeFirst-grade teacher
- Elizabeth TabishMrs. Grady
Crew
- Director
- Dallas Jenkins
- Screenplay
- Ryan Swanson, Platte Clark, Darin McDaniel
- Producer
- Kevin Downes, Erwin brothers, Darin McDaniel, Pinch Thomas, Daryl Lefever
- Cinematography
- C. Kim Miles
- Editing
- John Quinn
- Music
- Matthew S. Nelson, Dan Haseltine
Details
- Production
- Fletchet Entertainment, Kingdom Story Company, Lumenas Studios
- Distributor
- Lionsgate
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $40.3 million
