The Flight Before Christmas (2008)

Name: The Flight Before Christmas
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Released: 2020-06-28
Duration: 1 hr 20 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Olli Jantunen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Vuokko Hovatta, Vesa Vierikko, Jussi Lampi

"An All-New Holiday Movie About Santa And His Little Helpers"

Audience Score

NR 1 hr 20 minSep 22nd, 2008Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama

Part of Niko Collection

A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.

StarringOlli JantunenHannu-Pekka BjörkmanVuokko Hovatta

DirectorsMichael HegnerKari Juusonen

WritersMarteinn ThorissonHannu TuomainenMark Hodkinson

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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 22nd, 2008

On DVD & Blu-ray:October 28th, 2008 - Buy DVD

Movie Budget:$6,100,000

Movie Box Office Gross:$21,897,141 (Worldwide)

Original Language:Finnish

Executive Producers:Marc Gabizon

Production Companies:A. Film Production, Anima Vitae, Cinemaker, Animaker, Ulysses Filmproduktion, Europool, Magma Films, TV 2, The Weinstein Company, Universum Film (UFA), ZDF Tivi, YLE

Movie Tags:christmas, holiday

Niko Collection

Niko & The Way to the Stars is a 2008 Finnish-Irish computer-animated Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen. It is about a young reindeer who must overcome his fear of flying by heading to Santa Claus' fell to save him, and his fleet of flying reindeer from a pack of wolves. The sequel follows the story of Niko, who must deal with his mother for getting re-married. But along the way, he needs to look after his little step brother.