

The Snowman
Directed by Dianne JacksonWordless (save for the opening narration and song "Walking in the Air") animated adventure about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, only for it to come to life that night and take him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
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The Snowman Ratings & Reviews
- Utahguy20 December 2025Great to watch beautiful art and storytelling. Also like to put it on for background Christmas music.
- Craig31 December 2025I have been watching this every year for 30 years, it’s not Christmas without it A true classic
- Blue Mantis27 December 2025One of the greatest animations of all time.
- crustypoochin26 December 2025It's not Christmas without it
- Durosity24 December 2025Christmas perfection.
The Snowman Trivia
The Snowman was released on 26 December 1982.
The Snowman was directed by Dianne Jackson.
The Snowman has a runtime of 25m.
The Snowman was produced by John Coates.
Wordless (save for the opening narration and song "Walking in the Air") animated adventure about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, only for it to come to life that night and take him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
The key characters in The Snowman are Older James / Narrator (uncredited) (Raymond Briggs).
The Snowman is rated U.
The Snowman is an Adventure, Animation, Family film.
The Snowman has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.





