The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (film)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dallas Jenkins
Screenplay by	Ryan Swanson; Platte Clark; Darin McDaniel;
Based on	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Produced by	Kevin Downes; Jon Erwin; Andrew Erwin; Darin McDaniel; Chet Thomas; Daryl Lefever;
Starring	Judy Greer; Pete Holmes; Molly Belle Wright; Lauren Graham;
Cinematography	C. Kim Miles
Edited by	John Quinn
Music by	Matthew S. Nelson; Dan Haseltine;
Production; companies	Kingdom Story Company; Lumenas Studios; Media Capital Technologies; Fletchet Entertainment
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	November 2, 2024 (Los Angeles); November 8, 2024 (United States);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$40.3 million

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a 2024 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Dallas Jenkins, based on the 1972 novel by Barbara Robinson. Starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, and Lauren Graham, the plot centers around the Herdmans, a group of juvenile delinquent siblings who have unexpectedly found themselves starring in their small town's Christmas pageant.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on November 2, 2024, and was released theatrically by Lionsgate on November 8, 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics.