Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
A betrayed toymaker, his granddaughter, and the invention that can save them both.
Jeronicus Jangle's partner stole his designs and his joy; decades later his granddaughter Journey arrives with curiosity, courage, and a little wind-up robot named Buddy 3000. David E. Talbert's musical — Forest Whitaker, Madalen Mills, Keegan-Michael Key, songs by John Legend and others — earned 10 NAACP Image Award nominations and plays like an instant classic.
David E. Talbert wrote and directed this original Victorian musical, and its ambition is the headline: a Black-led Christmas fantasy with clockwork inventions, step-dance numbers, and stop-motion storybook sequences, built to stand next to the classics. Forest Whitaker plays toymaker Jeronicus Jangle as a man whose grief literally bankrupted his imagination; the songs, produced with John Legend among the writers, carry the wonder. Netflix positioned it as a flagship holiday film, and its young heroine Journey — Jeronicus's granddaughter, armed with math and faith — gives the season a hero of a new kind.
From the Film
The Facts
- Year
- 2020
- Director
- David E. Talbert
- Runtime
- 122 minutes
- Network / Studio
- Netflix
- Genres
- Family, Comedy, Drama
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Forest Whitaker | Jeronicus Jangle |
| Madalen Mills | Journey Jangle |
| Keegan-Michael Key | Gustafson |
| Hugh Bonneville | Mr. Delacroix |
| Anika Noni Rose | Jessica Jangle |
| Phylicia Rashad | Grandmother Journey |
Good to know: It received 10 nominations at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards, at the time tied for the most nominations held by a motion picture.
Where to watch Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
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